Hydraulic fracturing method
CA 1237654 A · Owner: Mobil Oil Corporation · Inventors: Stowe, Lawrence R.
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The improved method includes hydraulic fracturing in combination with a method for controlling fines or sand in an unconsolidated or loosely consolidated formation or reservoir containing hydrocarbonaceous fluids where said reservoir is penetrated by at least one wellbore. By control of the critical salinity rate and the critical fluid flow velocity of the formation surrounding the wellbore, the fines or sand are controlled to enhance the production of hydrocarbonaceous fluids.
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- Granted June 7, 1988. A Canadian patent filed before October 1, 1989 lasted 17 years from grant, so its term ended June 7, 2005.
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