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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 05, 2010
Filed:
Oct. 17, 2008
Applicants:
George Waters, Oklahoma City, OK (US);
Paul R. Howard, Sugar Land, TX (US);
Don Williamson, Katy, TX (US);
John W. Still, Katy, TX (US);
Inventors:
George Waters, Oklahoma City, OK (US);
Paul R. Howard, Sugar Land, TX (US);
Don Williamson, Katy, TX (US);
John W. Still, Katy, TX (US);
Assignee:
Schlumberger Technology Corporation, Sugar Land, TX (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 21/06 (2006.01); E21B 43/26 (2006.01); E21B 43/267 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A subterranean formation stimulation method utilizes a treatment fluid comprising residual drilling fluid injected into the formation, and producing the stimulated formation. In one embodiment, a tight gas formation is fractured and the fracture has a higher conductivity than the formation.