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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 04, 2017
Filed:
Mar. 11, 2013
Scott Gregory Nelson, Cypress, TX (US);
Richard Wheeler, Crosby, TX (US);
Scott Gregory Nelson, Cypress, TX (US);
Richard Wheeler, Crosby, TX (US);
BAKER HUGHES INCORPORATED, Houston, TX (US);
Abstract
Disclosed herein is a foamed fracturing fluid comprising a carrier fluid; a polymer that is soluble in the carrier fluid; the polymer being a synthetic polymer, wherein the synthetic polymer comprises a labile group that is operative to facilitate decomposition of the synthetic polymer upon activation of the labile group; a foaming agent; and a gas constituent, the synthetic polymer, foaming agent and gas constituent being operative to increase the viscosity of the carrier fluid to about 50 centipoise or greater at 100 s, the foamed fracturing fluid being operative to reduce friction during a downhole fracturing operation and to transport a proppant during the downhole fracturing operation. A method for treating a hydrocarbon-bearing formation is also disclosed herein.