Hydraulic fracturing with spaced props

Patent · Tue Nov 28 04:00:00 EST 1967

OSTI ID:6330415

Fast, C R; Howard, G C; Rixe, F H

This method of hydraulic fracturing with spaced props causes the fracture props and soluble spacers to move along in a fracture at more nearly the same velocity, even though they have different densities. This is accomplished by changing the size of the spacer particles to cause them to move at the same velocity as the props. The ratio of diameters of high density and low density particles can vary considerably depending on particle size, liquid velocity, particle density differences, and the like. The propping particles used are hard plant seed particles such as rounded black walnut shells having a density of about 1.4, while the spacer particles are an oil-soluble resin having a density of about 1.1. The diameters of the oil-soluble resin particles are about 0.9 times the diameter of the hard plant seed particles. (5 claims)

• Assignee: Pan American Petr Corp
• Patent Number(s): US 3354959
• OSTI ID: 6330415
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

02 PETROLEUM
020300* -- Petroleum-- Drilling & Production
COMMINUTION
ENERGY SOURCES
FOSSIL FUELS
FRACTURING
FUELS
HYDRAULIC FRACTURING
OIL WELLS
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
ORGANIC POLYMERS
PARTICLE SIZE
PETROCHEMICALS
PETROLEUM
PETROLEUM PRODUCTS
POLYMERS
PROPPING AGENTS
RESINS
SEEDS
SIZE
STIMULATION
VELOCITY
WELL STIMULATION
WELLS