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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 17, 2022
Filed:
Aug. 29, 2018
Applicant:
Halliburton Energy Services, Inc., Houston, TX (US);
Inventors:
Assignee:
HALLIBURTON ENERGY SERVICES, INC., Houston, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 43/267 (2006.01); E21B 43/25 (2006.01); C09K 8/66 (2006.01); C09K 8/68 (2006.01); C09K 8/70 (2006.01); C09K 8/80 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 43/267 (2013.01); C09K 8/665 (2013.01); C09K 8/685 (2013.01); C09K 8/703 (2013.01); C09K 8/80 (2013.01); E21B 43/255 (2013.01);
Abstract
Methods of fracturing a subterranean formation containing a hydrocarbon include introducing a first fracturing fluid that includes natural gas into the formation at a rate and pressure sufficient to create a complex fracture in the formation; introducing a second fracturing fluid into the formation, wherein the second fracturing fluid comprises water, a gelling agent, a foaming agent, natural gas, and proppant particulates; and allowing the second fracturing fluid to transport a portion of the proppant particulates into the complex fracture.