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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 21, 2014
Filed:
Aug. 27, 2012
Philip D. Nguyen, Houston, TX (US);
Jeff T. Fleming, Duncan, OK (US);
Philip D. Nguyen, Houston, TX (US);
Jeff T. Fleming, Duncan, OK (US);
Halliburton Energy Services, Inc., Houston, TX (US);
Abstract
Methods comprising first introducing a solids-free fracturing fluid into a subterranean formation at a rate sufficient to enhance or create at least one fracture therein. Once a fracture is created or enhanced, a treatment fluid comprising a carrier fluid and a shear-thickening fluid is placed into the fracture. The shear-thickening fluid comprises a propping material selected from the group consisting of: proppant, proppant aggregates, solids free gel bodies, and combinations thereof. The propping material forms a bed within the fracture. In some embodiments, solids-free gel bodies may also be included in the treatment fluid.