Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Low-energy proppants for downhole operations
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Application No.: US15544242Application Date: 2015-03-12
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Publication No.: US10208243B2Publication Date: 2019-02-19
- Inventor: Jody Marie Burks , Ali Alwattari , Tatyana V Khamatnurova
- Applicant: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
- Applicant Address: US TX Houston
- Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
- Current Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US TX Houston
- Agency: McAfee & Taft
- International Application: PCT/US2015/020189 WO 20150312
- International Announcement: WO2016/144361 WO 20160915
- Main IPC: E21B43/26
- IPC: E21B43/26 ; C09K8/80 ; C09K8/60 ; C09K8/68 ; C09K8/86 ; E21B43/267

Abstract:
This present application relates generally to enhancing flow of fluids during fracturing operations. More specifically, the application relates to providing a proppant with a low surface energy, introducing the proppant into a subterranean formation with a surfactant selected to interact with the proppant such that the recovery of hydrocarbons from the subterranean formation is enhanced.
Public/Granted literature
- US20170369769A1 LOW-ENERGY PROPPANTS FOR DOWNHOLE OPERATIONS Public/Granted day:2017-12-28
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