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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 03, 2012
Filed:
Aug. 20, 2010
Applicants:
Anthony P. Tirio, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Phil Fatula, Beaver Falls, PA (US);
Michael Schelhaas, Cologne, DE;
Inventors:
Anthony P. Tirio, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Phil Fatula, Beaver Falls, PA (US);
Michael Schelhaas, Cologne, DE;
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 43/26 (2006.01); E21B 33/13 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
There is disclosed a process for transporting fracture fluid additives underground to oil and gas wells by attaching a fracture fluid additive to an ion exchange resin and flowing the ion exchange resin underground and thereafter releasing the frac fluid additives from the ion exchange resins and also there is provided the use of an ion exchange resin as a proppant and a frac fluid lubricant.