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US 2017/0283683 A1Published application
Milled fibers for fracture sealing performance improvement
AssigneeM-I L.L.C.
InventorsJoshua Sheldon, Aaron Blue
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Abstract
A wellbore fluid may include a base fluid and milled polymeric fibers, wherein the base fluid is an oil-based fluid or an aqueous-based fluid, and wherein the milled polymeric fibers may have a length distribution in which the lowest point in the length distribution is up to about 50% of the average fiber length.
Claims23
A wellbore fluid, comprising:
- a base fluid;
- and
- milled polymeric fibers.
A method of reducing lost circulation in a wellbore, comprising:
- introducing into the wellbore a wellbore fluid, comprising:
- a base fluid;
- and
- milled polymeric fibers.
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A method of sealing a fracture in a wellbore, comprising:
- introducing into the wellbore a wellbore fluid, comprising:
- a base fluid;
- and
- milled polymeric fibers that have up to about 60% of fibers having a length that is smaller than an estimated fracture width of the fracture to be sealed.
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A wellbore fluid, comprising:
- a base fluid;
- and
- milled fibers having a length distribution in which the lowest point in the length distribution is up to about 50% of the average fiber length or the highest point in the length distribution is at least 150% of the average fiber length.
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