Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Acid fracturing treatments in hydrocarbon-bearing formations in close proximity to wet zones
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Application No.: US17164324Application Date: 2021-02-01
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Publication No.: US11408261B2Publication Date: 2022-08-09
- Inventor: Moataz Mohammad Alharbi
- Applicant: Saudi Arabian Oil Company
- Applicant Address: SA Dhahran
- Assignee: Saudi Arabian Oil Company
- Current Assignee: Saudi Arabian Oil Company
- Current Assignee Address: SA Dhahran
- Agency: Fish & Richardson P.C.
- Main IPC: E21B43/26
- IPC: E21B43/26 ; E21B47/07 ; E21B41/00 ; E21B49/00

Abstract:
System, methods, and devices for simultaneously fracturing a target formation and an adjacent secondary formation are disclosed. The simultaneous fracturing operations interfere with each other to form in-situ dynamic barriers. The in-situ barriers prevent acid from the fracturing treatment in the target formation from invading the secondary formation and, in some instances, sealing formation rock at the location of the in-situ barrier to prevent or reduce water movement from the secondary formation into the primary formation.
Public/Granted literature
- US20210156239A1 Acid Fracturing Treatments in Hydrocarbon-Bearing Formations in Close Proximity to Wet Zones Public/Granted day:2021-05-27
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