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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 27, 2021
Filed:
Dec. 27, 2018
Applicant:
Multi-chem Group, Llc, San Angelo, TX (US);
Inventors:
Howard Thomas Riley, Jefferson Hills, PA (US);
Teddy Joel Dubois, Canonsburg, PA (US);
James William Ogle, Livingston, TX (US);
Assignee:
Multi-Chem Group, LLC, Houston, TX (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 43/26 (2006.01); C09K 8/68 (2006.01); B01F 15/00 (2006.01); G01N 21/31 (2006.01); G01N 33/18 (2006.01); B01F 3/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C09K 8/68 (2013.01); B01F 3/0803 (2013.01); B01F 15/00227 (2013.01); B01F 15/00233 (2013.01); B01F 15/00344 (2013.01); G01N 33/182 (2013.01); B01F 2215/0081 (2013.01); C09K 2208/28 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method may include: determining a total dissolved solids (TDS) concentration of a water source; correlating the TDS concentration to an ion concentration; and selecting at least one friction reducing polymer for a hydraulic fracturing operation based at least in part on the ion concentration.