Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Simulfrac pulsed treatment
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Application No.: US17419216Application Date: 2019-01-10
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Publication No.: US11668174B2Publication Date: 2023-06-06
- Inventor: Aaron Michael Beuterbaugh , Philip D. Nguyen , Stanley V. Stephenson , Jonathan Smith
- 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: McGuireWoods LLP
- International Application: PCT/US2019/013063 2019.01.10
- International Announcement: WO2020/145978A 2020.07.16
- Date entered country: 2021-06-28
- Main IPC: E21B43/26
- IPC: E21B43/26 ; E21B34/02 ; E21B43/12 ; E21B43/16 ; E21B43/247

Abstract:
A method and system pulse for treating a plurality of wells simultaneously includes applying a high pressure of fracturing fluid to one or more switching valves and repeatedly opening and closing the one or more switching valves to divert the fracturing fluid near instantaneously from one well to the other well to creating a pulse wave into the plurality of wells for fracturing subterranean formations. The one or more switching valves may be a single 3-way valve incorporating the function of two or more switching valves. This technique reduces wear of surface equipment including high pressure pumps that need only provide a constant pressure.
Public/Granted literature
- US20220112797A1 SIMULFRAC PULSED TREATMENT Public/Granted day:2022-04-14
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