Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Controlling redistribution of suspended particles in non-Newtonian fluids during stimulation treatments
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Application No.: US16487347Application Date: 2017-04-19
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Publication No.: US11215034B2Publication Date: 2022-01-04
- Inventor: Andrey Filippov , Jianxin Lu
- Applicant: Landmark Graphics Corporation
- Applicant Address: US TX Houston
- Assignee: Landmark Graphics Corporation
- Current Assignee: Landmark Graphics Corporation
- Current Assignee Address: US TX Houston
- Agency: Haynes and Boone, LLP
- International Application: PCT/US2017/028426 WO 20170419
- International Announcement: WO2018/194597 WO 20181025
- Main IPC: E21B43/16
- IPC: E21B43/16 ; E21B41/00 ; C09K8/80 ; E21B43/267 ; G06N5/04 ; G06F111/10

Abstract:
System and methods for controlling suspended particle redistribution during stimulation treatments. Fluid flow in a wellbore is simulated for a stimulation treatment to be performed along a section of the wellbore within a subterranean formation, based on a flow model associated with the wellbore. Based on the simulation, dimensionless parameters characterizing a flow of suspended particles within a treatment fluid to a fractured area of the formation via at least one perforation along the section of the wellbore are calculated. A collection efficiency of the suspended particles within the fluid is determined, based on the dimensionless parameters. The collection efficiency is used to calculate a flow rate of the suspended particles to the fractured area of the formation via the perforation. The flow rate is used to estimate an amount of the suspended particles to be injected into the wellbore during the stimulation treatment along the wellbore section.
Public/Granted literature
- US20200056459A1 Controlling Redistribution of Suspended Particles in Non-Newtonian Fluids During Stimulation Treatments Public/Granted day:2020-02-20
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