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Date of Patent:
May. 18, 2021

Filed:

Oct. 14, 2016
Applicants:

Cnooc Petroleum North America Ulc, Calgary, CA;

Roberto Aguilera, Calgary, CA;

Daniel Orozco, Calgary, CA;

Inventors:

Roberto Aguilera, Calgary, CA;

Daniel Orozco, Calgary, CA;

Karthikeyan Selvan, Calgary, CA;

Faisal Qureshi, Calgary, CA;

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 43/26 (2006.01); E21B 47/07 (2012.01); E21B 47/06 (2012.01); E21B 49/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 43/26 (2013.01); E21B 47/06 (2013.01); E21B 47/07 (2020.05); E21B 49/02 (2013.01);
Abstract

A method for capturing hydrocarbons from a formation is provided. After a first hydraulic fracturing of a formation to produce a first conditioned formation, and while hydrocarbons are being produced from the first conditioned formation, a predetermined wellbore characteristic is monitored for. The predetermined wellbore characteristic is based on at least a pressure within the first conditioned formation. After detecting the predetermined wellbore characteristic, a second hydraulic fracturing of the formation is effected to produce a second conditioned formation.


Find Patent Forward Citations

Aguilera, Roberto. (2021). Methods for hydraulic fracturing (U.S. Patent No. 11008842). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/11008842

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