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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 04, 2026
Filed:
Feb. 28, 2023
Carbo Ceramics Inc., Houston, TX (US);
Souvik Mukherjee, Katy, TX (US);
CARBO CERAMICS INC., Houston, TX (US);
Abstract
A method for determining a location of a proppant in a subterranean formation includes obtaining a first set of data in a wellbore using a downhole tool. The proppant is pumped into the wellbore after the first set of data is obtained. The proppant is pumped while or after the subterranean formation is fractured. A second set of data is obtained in the wellbore using the downhole tool after the proppant is pumped into the wellbore. The first set of data and the second set of data include a gravitational field measurement. The first and second sets of data are compared, and in response to the comparison, the location of the proppant in the subterranean formation is determined.