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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 14, 2014
Filed:
Sep. 27, 2007
Applicants:
Don Williamson, Katy, TX (US);
Philip F. Sullivan, Bellaire, TX (US);
Marie Noelle Dessinges, Paris, FR;
Inventors:
Don Williamson, Katy, TX (US);
Philip F. Sullivan, Bellaire, TX (US);
Marie Noelle Dessinges, Paris, FR;
Assignee:
Schlumberger Technology Corporation, Sugar Land, TX (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 43/26 (2006.01); E21B 7/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method of fracturing a subterranean formation while drilling a well includes the steps of preparing a fluid useful for drilling a wellbore into the formation; drilling the wellbore into the formation with the fluid; acidizing the fluid such that the acid soluble additive is degraded; and fracturing the formation with the fluid in the wellbore to create a channel in the formation.