Pressure pulse fracturing system
US9010458B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 27, 2011 |
| Grant date | Apr 21, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 27, 2031 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB02C2019/183
- WIPO fieldCivil engineering
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
The present invention provides for an assembly for creating a pressure pulse in a liquid-filled cavity within a fracturable material such as a boulder wherein the primary energy storage element is disposed in a transducer at the boulder to improve the coupling of energy between the energy storage unit and the fluid in the boulder.
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