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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 12, 2016
Filed:
Jul. 20, 2012
Jonathan Paul Smith, Katy, TX (US);
Jonathan Worley, Lafayette, LA (US);
Dave B. Allison, Duncan, OK (US);
Kembe Dane Kleinwolterink, Pearland, TX (US);
Philip D. Nguyen, Houston, TX (US);
Tingji Tang, Spring, TX (US);
Jimmie D. Weaver, Duncan, OK (US);
Jonathan Paul Smith, Katy, TX (US);
Jonathan Worley, Lafayette, LA (US);
Dave B. Allison, Duncan, OK (US);
Kembe Dane Kleinwolterink, Pearland, TX (US);
Philip D. Nguyen, Houston, TX (US);
Tingji Tang, Spring, TX (US);
Jimmie D. Weaver, Duncan, OK (US);
Halliburton Energy Services, Inc., Houston, TX (US);
Abstract
A method using a propping fluid comprising a first carrier fluid and a plurality of propping agents and a spacer fluid comprising a second carrier fluid and an expandable filler material. The method introduces the propping fluid into a fracture in a subterranean formation and introduces the spacer fluid into the fracture. Then the expandable filler material is exposed to an expanding agent that causes the expandable filler material to expand and press against the adjacent propping agents.