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Pressure pulse fracturing system

US9010458B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateDec 27, 2011
Grant dateApr 21, 2015
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Expiry dateDec 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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