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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 10, 2016
Filed:
May. 31, 2012
Gary L. Rytlewski, League City, TX (US);
Jorge Lopez DE Cardenas, Sugar Land, TX (US);
Raymond Dickes, Sugar Land, TX (US);
Philip Kneisl, Pearland, TX (US);
Timothy A. Andrzejak, Sugar Land, TX (US);
Gary L. Rytlewski, League City, TX (US);
Jorge Lopez De Cardenas, Sugar Land, TX (US);
Raymond Dickes, Sugar Land, TX (US);
Philip Kneisl, Pearland, TX (US);
Timothy A. Andrzejak, Sugar Land, TX (US);
Schlumberger Technology Corporation, Sugar Land, TX (US);
Abstract
An explosive pellet for characterizing a fracture in a subterranean formation is provided. The pellet can include a casing having a detonation material and an explosive material disposed within the casing. The pellet can also include a nonexplosive material moveably disposed within the casing. Movement of the nonexplosive material can generate a predetermined amount of energy in the form of friction-generated heat sufficient to detonate the explosive material.