Shutting off water in vertical fractures

Patent · Tue Mar 22 04:00:00 EST 1966

OSTI ID:6896233

Kern, L R; Wyant, R E; Perkins, T K

This is a method of vertical fracturing of oil and gas wells to increase oil production without proportionally increasing the water production. The method consists of passing into the fracture a mixture of a carrier fluid and a particle-form propping agent, followed by a particulate sealing material composed of a material different from the particle-form propping agent. The particle-form propping agent has a settling rate in the carrier fluid of at least 0.1 ft per min whereby the particles settle to form a pack in the fracture. The particulate sealing material is sufficient to seal openings between the deposited particles. Thereafter there is passed into the fracture a second mixture of a carrier fluid containing only a fracture- propping agent. (12 claims)

• Assignee: TUL; EDB-81-043532
• Patent Number(s): US 3241613
• OSTI ID: 6896233
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

02 PETROLEUM
020300* -- Petroleum-- Drilling & Production
03 NATURAL GAS
030300 -- Natural Gas-- Drilling
Production
& Processing
COMMINUTION
CONTROL
ENERGY SOURCES
FAILURES
FOSSIL FUELS
FRACTURES
FRACTURING
FUELS
HYDROGEN COMPOUNDS
MATERIALS
NATURAL GAS WELLS
OIL WELLS
OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
PETROLEUM
PLUGGING
PROPPING AGENTS
SEALING MATERIALS
STIMULATION
WATER
WELL STIMULATION
WELLS