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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 30, 2017
Filed:
Jun. 18, 2014
Applicant:
Dri Frac Technologies Ltd., Calgary, CA;
Inventors:
Angela Lee Vandeponseele, Calgary, CA;
Steven Alan Mestemacher, Parkersburg, WV (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 43/26 (2006.01); E21B 43/16 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 43/166 (2013.01); E21B 43/26 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method of hydraulically fracturing a subterranean formation is provided. The method comprises generating a primary fracture using a fracturing fluid. The method further comprises extending the primary fracture and/or creating micro fractures about the primary fracture by initiating a chemical reaction such as an exothermic reaction at about the primary fracture. In one embodiment, the fracturing fluid is used to convey one of the reactive components participating in the chemical reaction.