Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Enhancing acid fracture conductivity
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Application No.: US16049565Application Date: 2018-07-30
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Publication No.: US10995263B2Publication Date: 2021-05-04
- Inventor: Aslan Bulekbay , Ahmed M. Gomaa
- Applicant: Saudi Arabian Oil Company
- Applicant Address: SA Dhahran
- Assignee: Saudi Arabian Oil Company
- Current Assignee: Saudi Arabian Oil Company
- Current Assignee Address: SA Dhahran
- Agency: Fish & Richardson P.C.
- Main IPC: C09K8/72
- IPC: C09K8/72 ; E21B43/27 ; C09K8/68 ; C09K8/04 ; C09K8/70 ; C09K8/74 ; E21B43/267 ; E21B43/25 ; E21B43/26

Abstract:
Methods and systems for enhancing acid fracture conductivity of acid fracture treatments on subterranean formations are provided. An example method of acid fracture treatment includes initiating fracturing of a subterranean formation in which a wellbore is formed to create a formation fracture, after initiating the fracturing for a period of time, injecting an acidic fluid into the wellbore to etch walls of the formation fracture to thereby create fracture conductivity, introducing a gas into the wellbore to foam fluids in the wellbore, and increasing a foam quality of the fluids with time during the treatment. The foam quality is based on a volume of the introduced gas and a total volume of the fluids in the wellbore.
Public/Granted literature
- US20180334612A1 ENHANCING ACID FRACTURE CONDUCTIVITY Public/Granted day:2018-11-22
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