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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 22, 2024
Filed:
Mar. 29, 2023
Applicant:
Saudi Arabian Oil Company, Dhahran, SA;
Inventors:
Assignee:
SAUDI ARABIAN OIL COMPANY, Dhahran, SA;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 43/26 (2006.01); C09K 8/42 (2006.01); C09K 8/44 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C09K 8/426 (2013.01); C09K 8/44 (2013.01); E21B 43/26 (2013.01);
Abstract
In a method for diverter fracturing, a water-based fracturing fluid including non-convex particles is introduced into a hydraulic fracture of a wellbore at a first location. Each non-convex particle is formed to interlock with another non-convex particle. A diverter plug is formed in the hydraulic fracture when multiple non-convex particles interlock. Flow of another water-based fracturing fluid is diverted to a second location due to the diverter plug, forming another hydraulic fracture at the second location.