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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 09, 2026
Filed:
May. 28, 2024
Exxonmobil Technology and Engineering Company, Spring, TX (US);
Robert M. Shirley, The Woodlands, TX (US);
Xiao Jin, Kingwood, TX (US);
Lee J. Hall, The Woodlands, TX (US);
P. Matthew Spiecker, Manvel, TX (US);
Jonathan M. Gieseke, Pinehurst, TX (US);
Carlos A. Amaya, Calgary, CA;
ExxonMobil Technology and Engineering Company, Spring, TX (US);
Abstract
A method for producing hydrocarbon fluids via a hydrocarbon well comprises providing petroleum coke proppant particles having an Amott index for oil of at least 0.02, an Amott index for water of at most 0.1, and a pseudo Amott index of at most 0.35. The method also comprises, for each of a number of stages of the hydrocarbon well, introducing a fracturing fluid comprising a carrier fluid and the petroleum coke proppant particles into a subterranean formation via a wellbore of the hydrocarbon well and then producing hydrocarbon fluids from the subterranean formation via the wellbore of the hydrocarbon well.