Methods for providing proppant slugs in fracturing treatments
US9447673B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | May 17, 2010 |
| Grant date | Sep 20, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 17, 2030 |
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- Technology area (CPC E)Fixed Constructions
- CPC primaryE21B21/062
- WIPO fieldCivil engineering
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A proppant pack may be formed in a fracture that extends from a wellbore formed in a subterranean formation and is accomplished through different methods. The methods involve providing multiple spaced apart proppant slugs within a hydraulic fracturing fluid that is introduced into the wellbore at a pressure above the fracturing pressure of the formation.
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