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US 11,441,068 B2Granted
Liquid sand treatment optimization
AssigneeHalliburton Energy Services, Inc.
InventorsMehdi Mazrooee, Ubong Akpan Inyang, Alexander Jose Verde Salas
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Abstract
A method of hydraulic fracturing may comprise mixing at least one liquid sand mixture with a fluid to produce a fracturing fluid; and conveying the fracturing fluid to two or more wellbores simultaneously, wherein the wellbores penetrate a subterranean formation.
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A method of hydraulic fracturing comprising:
- mixing at least one liquid proppant mixture having a first proppant concentration with a fluid to produce a fracturing fluid having a second proppant concentration, wherein the first concentration of the liquid proppant mixture is diluted to the second proppant concentration of the fracturing fluid by the fluid, wherein the at least one liquid proppant mixture comprises two or more liquid proppant mixtures, wherein each of the two or more liquid proppant mixtures comprises a proppant, and wherein the proppant in at least one of the two or more liquid proppant mixtures has an average particle size that is disjointed from the average particle size of a remainder of the two or more liquid proppant mixtures;
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- conveying the fracturing fluid to two or more wellbores simultaneously, wherein the wellbores penetrate a subterranean formation.
A system comprising:
- a first source of a first liquid proppant mixture comprising a first proppant;
- a second source of a second liquid proppant mixture comprising a second proppant, wherein the first proppant and the second proppant have different average particle sizes;
- a source of water;
- a first pump hydraulically coupled to the first liquid proppant mixture and a conduit;
- a second pump hydraulically coupled to the second liquid proppant mixture and the conduit;
- a third pump hydraulically coupled to the source of water and the conduit, wherein the third pump is configured to pump water from the source to dilute the first liquid proppant mixture to form a first fracturing fluid, and wherein the third pump is configured to pump water from the source to dilute the second liquid proppant mixture to form a second fracturing fluid;
- a fourth pump hydraulically coupled to the conduit and a first wellbore, wherein the fourth pump is configured to pump the first fracturing fluid and the second fracturing fluid to the first wellbore;
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- a fifth pump hydraulically coupled to the conduit and a second wellbore, wherein the fifth pump is configured to pump the first fracturing fluid and the second fracturing fluid to the second wellbore.
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