System for fracturing an underground geologic formation
Abstract
An explosive system for fracturing an underground geologic formation adjacent to a wellbore can comprise a plurality of explosive units comprising an explosive material contained within the casing, and detonation control modules electrically coupled to the plurality of explosive units and configured to cause a power pulse to be transmitted to at least one detonator of at least one of the plurality of explosive units for detonation of the explosive material. The explosive units are configured to be positioned within a wellbore in spaced apart positions relative to one another along a string with the detonation control modules positioned adjacent to the plurality of explosive units in the wellbore, such that the axial positions of the explosive units relative to the wellbore are at least partially based on geologic properties of the geologic formation adjacent the wellbore.
- Inventors:
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- Los Alamos National Lab. (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)
- Sponsoring Org.:
- USDOE
- OSTI Identifier:
- 1568516
- Patent Number(s):
- 10,329,890
- Application Number:
- 15/421,077
- Assignee:
- Triad National Security, LLC (Los Alamos, NM)
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC52-06NA25396
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Resource Relation:
- Patent File Date: 01/31/2017
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
Citation Formats
Mace, Jonathan L., Tappan, Bryce C., Seitz, Gerald J., and Bronisz, Lawrence E. System for fracturing an underground geologic formation. United States: N. p., 2019.
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Mace, Jonathan L., Tappan, Bryce C., Seitz, Gerald J., & Bronisz, Lawrence E. System for fracturing an underground geologic formation. United States.
Mace, Jonathan L., Tappan, Bryce C., Seitz, Gerald J., and Bronisz, Lawrence E. Tue .
"System for fracturing an underground geologic formation". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1568516.
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abstractNote = {An explosive system for fracturing an underground geologic formation adjacent to a wellbore can comprise a plurality of explosive units comprising an explosive material contained within the casing, and detonation control modules electrically coupled to the plurality of explosive units and configured to cause a power pulse to be transmitted to at least one detonator of at least one of the plurality of explosive units for detonation of the explosive material. The explosive units are configured to be positioned within a wellbore in spaced apart positions relative to one another along a string with the detonation control modules positioned adjacent to the plurality of explosive units in the wellbore, such that the axial positions of the explosive units relative to the wellbore are at least partially based on geologic properties of the geologic formation adjacent the wellbore.},
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