Stimulating wells in unconsolidated formations

A method of stimulating fluid production from an unconsolidated formation penetrated by a wellbore while preventing the migration of formation sands with fluids produced from the formation, comprising the steps of:

• (a) injecting a hardenable resin composition into a portion of said formation adjacent to and surrounding said wellbore and causing said resin composition to harden whereby said portion of said formation is consolidated into a hard permeable mass;
• (b) forming a pair of opposing indentations in said wellbore which extend into said consolidated portion of said formation to facilitate the initiation of a bi-wing fracture extending from said wellbore;
• (c) creating a bi-wing fracture in said formation extending from said wellbore through said consolidated portion of said formation into unconsolidated portions thereof;
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• (d) depositing hardenable resin composition coated proppant in said fracture and causing said resin composition to harden whereby said proppant is consolidated into a hard permeable mass which filters out and prevents the migration of formation sands with fluids produced through said fracture into said wellbore.