Wells – Processes – Specific propping feature
Patent
1995-03-02
1996-03-26
Suchfield, George A.
Wells
Processes
Specific propping feature
166281, 166292, E21B 43267
Patent
active
055012752
ABSTRACT:
The addition of fibrous mixtures in intimate mixtures with particulates for fracturing and gravel packing decreases or eliminates the undesirable flowback of proppant or formation fines while stabilizing the sand pack and lowering the demand for high polymer loadings in the placement fluids. Fibers are useful for forming a porous pack in the subterranean formation. In some cases, channels or fingers of void spaces with reduced concentrations of proppant may be introduced into the proppant pack.
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Card Roger J.
Constien Vernon G.
Feraud Jean-Pierre
Howard Paul R.
Dowell, a division of Schlumberger Technology Corporation
Suchfield George A.
Vick, Jr. John E.
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