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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:
Feb. 12, 2013
Filed:
Jan. 16, 2009
Applicants:
Phillip C. Harris, Duncan, OK (US);
Stanley J. Heath, Duncan, OK (US);
Harold G. Walters, Duncan, OK (US);
Inventors:
Phillip C. Harris, Duncan, OK (US);
Stanley J. Heath, Duncan, OK (US);
Harold G. Walters, Duncan, OK (US);
Assignee:
Halliburton Energy Services, Inc., Duncan, OK (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 43/267 (2006.01); G01N 31/00 (2006.01); G01N 11/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Methods that comprise selecting proppant for use in a fracturing fluid based on one or more factors, wherein the one or more factors comprise an interaction between the proppant and the fracturing fluid. Methods that comprise designing a treatment fluid that comprises a gelled base fluid and a particulate based on one or more factors, wherein the one or more factors comprise an interaction between the particulate and the gelled base fluid.