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US 11,230,661 B2Granted
Propping open hydraulic fractures
AssigneeSaudi Arabian Oil Company
InventorsRajendra Arunkumar Kalgaonkar, Noor O Baqader, Ahmed M. Gomaa, Khalid R. Alnoaimi
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Abstract
A composition includes an emulsion of nanocomposite in water and a proppant. The nanocomposite includes an epoxy resin and an organically modified montmorillonite compatible to the epoxy resin.
Claims5
A method, comprising:
- introducing, with a carrier fluid, proppant into a well, wherein the carrier fluid comprises an emulsion of nanocomposite in water, wherein the nanocomposite comprises:
- an epoxy resin;
- and
- an organically modified montmorillonite compatible to the epoxy resin;
- and
- maintaining the proppant and the carrier fluid within the well for a time period sufficient for the emulsion to destabilize, thereby allowing the nanocomposite to coat the proppant.
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