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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 23, 2017
Filed:
Dec. 28, 2012
Applicant:
Schlumberger Technology Corporation, Sugar Land, TX (US);
Inventors:
Assignee:
SCHLUMBERGER TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION, Sugar Land, TX (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 43/26 (2006.01); E21B 43/267 (2006.01); E21B 49/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 43/26 (2013.01); E21B 43/267 (2013.01); E21B 49/006 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method of treating a subterranean formation penetrated by a wellbore comprising injecting electrically conductive or electromagnetic fibers into the subterranean formation during hydraulic fracturing is provided. Suitable metallic materials, organic polymers, and organic polymers coated with or containing conductive or electromagnetic materials are described. The treatment is followed by measurement of resistivity and/or electromagnetic properties, optionally by a crosswell technique.