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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 08, 1977
Filed:
Oct. 28, 1975
Applicant:
Inventors:
Leon H Miles, Plano, TX (US);
Ferman G Martin, Irving, TX (US);
Assignee:
Atlantic Richfield Company, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B / ; E21B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
166281 ; 166294 ; 166295 ;
Abstract
A method for stimulating an unconsolidated formation in a well wherein the unconsolidated formation is fractured in the unconsolidated state, i.e., without having had any prior consolidation treatment practiced thereon, the fracturing step employing a propping agent, and consolidating essentially only a portion of said propping agent in the fractures created by the fracturing step. The unconsolidated formation remains essentially unconsolidated after the method of this invention has been completed.