Hydraulic fracturing with a refractory proppant combined with salinity control

Jennings, Jr, A R; Stowe, L R

Title: Hydraulic fracturing with a refractory proppant combined with salinity control

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This patent describes a method for controlling fines or sand in an unconsolidated or loosely consolidated formation, or reservoir which method additionally improves heat transfer. It comprises: placing at least one wellbore in the formation; hydraulically fracturing the formation via the wellbore via a fracturing fluid which creates at least one fracture; placing a fused refractory proppant consisting essentially of silicon carbide or silicon nitride into the fracture which proppant gravel packs the fracture while providing for increased heat transfer into the formation; determining the critical salinity rate and the critical fluid flow velocity of the formation or reservoir surrounding the wellbore; injecting a saline solution into the formation or reservoir at a velocity exceeding the critical fluid flow velocity and at a saline concentration sufficient to cause the fines or clay particles to be transferred and fixed deep within the formation or reservoir without plugging the formation, fracture or wellbore; and producing via a thermal oil recovery method a hydrocarbonaceous fluid from the formation or reservoir at a velocity such that the critical flow velocity is not exceeded deep within the formation, fracture or wellbore.

Inventors:: Jennings, Jr, A R; Stowe, L R

Publication Date:: Tue Aug 01 00:00:00 EDT 1989

OSTI Identifier:: 5323000

Patent Number(s):: US 4852650

Application Number:: PPN: US 138173A

Assignee:: Mobil Oil Corp., New York, NY

Resource Type:: Patent

Resource Relation:: Patent File Date: 28 Dec 1987

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

Subject:: 02 PETROLEUM; 03 NATURAL GAS; NATURAL GAS WELLS; HYDRAULIC FRACTURING; OIL WELLS; ENHANCED RECOVERY; FRACTURING FLUIDS; PROPPING AGENTS; REFRACTORIES; SAND CONSOLIDATION; WELL STIMULATION; COMMINUTION; FLUIDS; FRACTURING; RECOVERY; STIMULATION; WELLS; 020300* - Petroleum- Drilling & Production; 030300 - Natural Gas- Drilling, Production, & Processing

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  abstractNote = {This patent describes a method for controlling fines or sand in an unconsolidated or loosely consolidated formation, or reservoir which method additionally improves heat transfer. It comprises: placing at least one wellbore in the formation; hydraulically fracturing the formation via the wellbore via a fracturing fluid which creates at least one fracture; placing a fused refractory proppant consisting essentially of silicon carbide or silicon nitride into the fracture which proppant gravel packs the fracture while providing for increased heat transfer into the formation; determining the critical salinity rate and the critical fluid flow velocity of the formation or reservoir surrounding the wellbore; injecting a saline solution into the formation or reservoir at a velocity exceeding the critical fluid flow velocity and at a saline concentration sufficient to cause the fines or clay particles to be transferred and fixed deep within the formation or reservoir without plugging the formation, fracture or wellbore; and producing via a thermal oil recovery method a hydrocarbonaceous fluid from the formation or reservoir at a velocity such that the critical flow velocity is not exceeded deep within the formation, fracture or wellbore.},

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