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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 05, 2023
Filed:
Sep. 21, 2022
Applicant:
Saudi Arabian Oil Company, Dhahran, SA;
Inventors:
Misfer J. Almarri, Dammam, SA;
Waheed Syed Arshad, Mississauga, CA;
Mohammad H. Altwaijri, Dhahran, SA;
Assignee:
Saudi Arabian Oil Company, Dhahran, SA;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 36/00 (2006.01); E21B 43/20 (2006.01); E21B 43/267 (2006.01); E21B 43/26 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 36/001 (2013.01); E21B 43/20 (2013.01); E21B 43/267 (2013.01); E21B 43/2607 (2020.05);
Abstract
A method of fracturing subsurface formation includes super-cooling water to a temperature between −4° F. to −30° F. using liquid nitrogen having a temperature in a range of −100° F. to −200° F., pumping the water down a wellbore to create fractures in the subsurface formation, and pumping fracturing fluid containing a proppant down the wellbore after pumping the water down the wellbore.