# US 2014/0190693 A1 · Hydraulic fracturing > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2014/0190693 A1 - Document ID: US20140190693A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 14/148,479 - Filed: 2014-01-06 - Published: 2014-07-10 - Earliest claimed: 2011-06-23 - Assignees: Ecopuro, LLC - Applicants: Ecopuro, LLC - Inventors: WILLIAM L. JOHNSON, SR. - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20140190693A1 ## CPC - C09K 8/80: Compositions for reinforcing fractures, e.g. compositions of proppants used to keep the fractures open - C09K 8/032: {Inorganic additives} - C09K 8/38: Gaseous or foamed well-drilling compositions - C09K 8/62: Compositions for forming crevices or fractures - C09K 8/70: characterised by their form or by the form of their components, e.g. foams - E21B 43/26: by forming crevices or fractures - E21B 43/267: reinforcing fractures by propping - C09K 2208/10: Nanoparticle-containing well treatment fluids - C09K 2208/28: Friction or drag reducing additives - C09K: MATERIALS FOR MISCELLANEOUS APPLICATIONS, NOT PROVIDED FOR ELSEWHERE - E21B: EARTH OR ROCK DRILLING; OBTAINING OIL, GAS, WATER, SOLUBLE OR MELTABLE MATERIALS OR A SLURRY OF MINERALS FROM WELLS ## Abstract An improvement over known hydraulic fracturing fluids. Boundary layer kinetic mixing material is added to components of fracturing fluid wherein kinetic mixing material is a plurality of particles wherein at least 25% of particles are several types, i.e., having surface characteristics of thin walls, three dimensional wedge-like sharp blades, points, jagged bladelike surfaces, thin blade surfaces, three-dimensional blade shapes that may have shapes similar to a “Y”, “V” or “X” shape or other geometric shape, slightly curved thin walls having a shape similar to an egg shell shape, crushed hollow spheres, sharp bladelike features, 90° corners that are well defined, conglomerated protruding arms in various shapes, such as cylinders, rectangles, Y-shaped particles, X-shaped particles, octagons, pentagon, triangles, and diamonds. The resulting fluid exhibits improved dispersion of additives as well providing stabilization to a hydraulic fracture by reducing incidents of proppant grain column collapse and by reducing proppant flow back. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A method of increasing flow of drilling fluids through wellbore comprising the steps of: blending a kinetic mixing material with a drilling fluid to form a combined material, wherein said kinetic mixing material is comprised of particles wherein at least 25% of said particles have a complex three dimensional surface area; pumping said combined material into said wellbore; recycling said combined material through the wellbore. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The method according to claim 1 wherein said kinetic mixing material is comprised of: particles having thin walls. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The method according to claim 1 wherein said kinetic mixing material is comprised of: particles defining three dimensional blade shapes. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The method according to claim 1 wherein said kinetic mixing material is comprised of: particles having slightly curved thin walls. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The method according to claim 1 wherein said kinetic mixing material is comprised of: crushed hollow spheres. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The method according to claim 1 wherein said kinetic mixing material is comprised of: particles having corners defined by planes intersecting at 90° or less. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The method according to claim 1 wherein said kinetic mixing material is comprised of: particles having conglomerated protruding arms. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The method according to claim 1 wherein said kinetic mixing material is comprised of: semi-spherical material having hair-like fibers protruding from a surface of said material. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The method according to claim 1 wherein said kinetic mixing material is comprised of: particles having a Mohs hardness value of greater than 2.5. ### Claim 10 (depends on 1) The method according to claim 1 wherein: said complex three-dimensional surface comprises needle-like shapes. ### Claim 11 (depends on 1) The method according to claim 1 wherein: said kinetic mixing material is comprised of perlite. ### Claim 12 (depends on 11) The method according to claim 11 wherein: said perlite is added to said carrier fluid at percentages from 0.05% to 85% by weight of said blend. ### Claim 13 (depends on 1) The method according to claim 1 wherein: said kinetic mixing material is in a fluidized slurry. ### Claim 14 (depends on 1) The method according to claim 1 further comprising the step of: forming a mixture of said kinetic mixing material and an additive formulation before said step of blending. ### Claim 15 (depends on 14) The method according to claim 14 wherein: said mixture comprises 0.05% to 85% by formula weight of said kinetic mixing material. ### Claim 16 (depends on 14) The method according to claim 14 wherein: said additive formulation is a polymer. ### Claim 17 (depends on 14) The method according to claim 14 wherein: said additive formulation is selected from a group consisting of a cross-linked water based fluid, an oil based fluid, an oil-in-water emulsion, and a foam. ### Claim 18 (depends on 14) The method according to claim 14 wherein: said step of forming a mixture comprises introducing said kinetic mixing material and said additive formulation into a mixer, wherein said mixer is a turbine blade system or an impeller system. ### Claim 19 (depends on 14) The method according to claim 14 wherein: said step of forming a mixture comprises introducing said kinetic mixing material and said additive formulation into a mixer, wherein said mixer is a shear system. ### Claim 20 (depends on 19) The method according to claim 19 further comprising the steps of: adjusting a size of said kinetic mixing material to form a particle of a desired size during said step of forming a mixture. ### Claim 21 (depends on 19) The method according to claim 19 wherein: said step of forming a mixture comprising homogenizing said kinetic mixing material and said additive formulation to form an emulsion. ### Claim 22 (depends on 14) The method according to claim 14 wherein: said step of forming a mixture comprises introducing said kinetic mixing material and said additive formulation into a mixer, wherein said mixer is an impingement system. ### Claim 23 (depends on 22) The method according to claim 22 further comprising the steps of: adjusting a size of said kinetic mixing material to form particles of a desired size during said step of forming a mixture. ### Claim 24 (depends on 1) The method according to claim 1 wherein: said step of forming a blend comprises introducing an additive formulation into said carrier fluid by mechanical shear. ### Claim 25 (depends on 1) The method according to claim 1 wherein said step of forming a blend comprises: said step of forming a blend comprises introducing an additive formulation and said carrier fluid into an in-line shear mixing system. ### Claim 26 (depends on 25) The method according to claim 25 wherein: said in-line shear mixing system includes a recycle loop for recycling said blend through said in-line shear mixing system until desired dispersion is achieved. ### Claim 27 (canceled) ### Claim 28 (canceled) ### Claim 29 (depends on 1) The method according to claim 1 wherein: said kinetic mixing material is comprised of 0.5% to 100% of roller milled Frac Sand. ### Claim 30 (canceled) ### Claim 31 (depends on 1) The method according to claim 1 wherein: said particles are shaped with process pressure. ### Claim at position 32 32-34. (canceled) ### Claim 35 (depends on 1) The method according to claim 1 wherein: said drilling fluid is a low viscosity simple drilling fluid. ### Claim 36 (depends on 35) The method according to claim 35 wherein: said low viscosity simple drilling fluid is water and additives. ### Claim 37 (depends on 1) The method according to claim 1 wherein: said low viscosity simple drilling fluid is diesel and additives. ### Claim 38 (depends on 1) The method according to claim 1 wherein: said drilling fluid is a high viscosity complex drilling fluid comprising a variety of suspended solids and additives. ### Claim 39 (depends on 1) The method according to claim 1 further comprising the step of: cleaning mechanical surfaces with said particles during said steps of pumping and said step of recycling. ### Claim 40 (depends on 1) The method according to claim 1 wherein: said kinetic mixing material is comprised of particles selected from the group consisting of particle Type I, particle Type II, particle Type III, particle Type IV, particle Type V, and particle Type VI; wherein said kinetic mixing material facilitates increased fluid flow during said pumping and said recycling steps.