Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Downhole customization of fracturing fluids for micro-fracturing operations
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Application No.: US16493425Application Date: 2018-11-07
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Publication No.: US11236597B2Publication Date: 2022-02-01
- Inventor: Syed Muhammad Farrukh Hamza , Anthony Van Zuilekom , Loan Vo , Dipti Singh
- 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: Haynes and Boone, LLP
- International Application: PCT/US2018/059666 WO 20181107
- International Announcement: WO2020/096592 WO 20200514
- Main IPC: E21B43/26
- IPC: E21B43/26 ; E21B49/10 ; E21B49/08

Abstract:
System and methods for customizing fracturing fluids downhole for real-time optimization of micro-fracturing operations are provided. Downhole operating conditions are monitored during a micro-fracturing operation along a portion of a wellbore within a subterranean formation, based on downhole measurements collected by sensors of a downhole formation tester. Injection parameters for a fracturing fluid to be injected from a bulk storage chamber of the downhole formation tester into the subterranean formation are determined based on the downhole operating conditions. Signals for customizing the fracturing fluid using one or more fluid additives stored within corresponding fluid storage chambers of the downhole formation tester are transmitted to a controller of the downhole formation tester, based on the injection parameters. Injection of the customized fracturing fluid from the downhole formation tester into an area of the subterranean formation surrounding the portion of the wellbore is controlled during the micro-fracturing operation.
Public/Granted literature
- US20210332681A1 Downhole Customization Of Fracturing Fluids For Micro-Fracturing Operations Public/Granted day:2021-10-28
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