Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Testing additives for production enhancement treatments
- Patent Title (中): 测试添加剂用于生产增强处理
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Application No.: US13555285Application Date: 2012-07-23
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Publication No.: US08478532B2Publication Date: 2013-07-02
- Inventor: Richard Dale Rickman
- Applicant: Richard Dale Rickman
- Applicant Address: US TX Houston
- Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
- Current Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US TX Houston
- Agency: Fish & Richardson P.C.
- Agent Robert A. Kent
- Main IPC: G01V9/00
- IPC: G01V9/00

Abstract:
Fluid tests may be performed to determine suitability of an additive for a production enhancement treatment. In one aspect, a measuring device is used to determine a result of adding a sample of solid material to a test fluid that includes an additive. The result may include, for example, a change in surface tension, a change in contact angle, and/or another result. The measured result is used to determine the suitability of the additive for use in a stimulation treatment for a subterranean formation. For example, the additive may be determined suitable for use during a pad phase of a fracture treatment, during a proppant-laden phase of a fracture treatment, and/or for other phases and/or types of stimulation treatments.
Public/Granted literature
- US20120285231A1 Testing Additives for Production Enhancement Treatments Public/Granted day:2012-11-15
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