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AssigneeHalliburton Energy Services, Inc.
InventorsMark Parker, Philip Nguyen, Jim Weaver, Mark Kalman, Michael Segura, Billy Slabaugh, Diederik Batenburg, Gerard Glasbergen
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The present invention relates to high porosity propped fractures and methods of creating high porosity propped fractures in portions of subterranean formations. Another embodiment of the present invention provides a method of forming a high porosity propped fracture in a subterranean formation, comprising providing a slurry comprising a fracturing fluid and proppant particulates coated with an adhesive substance; introducing the slurry into a portion of a fracture within the subterranean formation; and, depositing the proppant particulates into the portion of the fracture within the subterranean formation so as to form a high porosity propped fracture. Another embodiment of the present invention provides a high porosity propped fracture comprising proppant particulates substantially coated with an adhesive substance wherein the propped fracture has a porosity of at least about 50%.
A method of fracturing a portion of a subterranean formation so as to form a high porosity propped fracture comprising:
A method of forming a high porosity propped fracture in a subterranean formation, comprising:
A high porosity propped fracture comprising high density plastic particulates substantially coated with an adhesive substance wherein the propped fracture has a porosity of at least about 50%.
The high porosity propped fracture of claim 76 wherein the substantially non-spherical high density plastic particulates have a longest axis and wherein the longest axis is from about 0.02 inches to about 0.3 inches in length.
A high porosity propped fracture comprising proppant particulates substantially coated with an adhesive substance wherein the propped fracture has a porosity of at least about 50%.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.