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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 29, 2012
Filed:
May. 24, 2011
Phillip B. Kaufman, Conroe, TX (US);
D. V. Satyanarayana Gupta, The Woodlands, TX (US);
Allan R. Rickards, Tomball, TX (US);
Christopher J. Stephenson, Houston, TX (US);
Phillip B. Kaufman, Conroe, TX (US);
D. V. Satyanarayana Gupta, The Woodlands, TX (US);
Allan R. Rickards, Tomball, TX (US);
Christopher J. Stephenson, Houston, TX (US);
Baker Hughes Incorporated, Houston, TX (US);
Abstract
Non-spherical particulates are useful in the stimulation of subterranean formations. A proppant pack composed of the non-spherical particulates exhibits greater porosity than a corresponding proppant pack composed of spherical particulates. Non-spherical particulates which are hollow and non-porous may further be at least partially filled with a chemical treatment agent including water-soluble or oil-soluble chemical treatment agents.