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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 20, 2020
Filed:
Jun. 10, 2019
Halliburton Energy Services, Inc., Houston, TX (US);
Leopoldo Sierra, Houston, TX (US);
Larry Steven Eoff, Porter, TX (US);
Halliburton Energy Services, Inc., Houston, TX (US);
Abstract
Method of arranging proppant in a fracture of a subterranean formation are disclosed. The methods can include (a) introducing a first fluid blend through a wellbore and into the fracture to form a first proppant bank in the fracture, and (b) introducing a second fluid blend through the wellbore and into the fracture to form a second proppant bank in the fracture, wherein a viscosity of the first fluid blend is less than a viscosity of the second fluid blend. The flow of the fluids can be alternated or switched between a lower viscosity fluid blend(s) and a higher viscosity fluid blend(s), without stopping a flow of fluid to the fracture.