公开(公告)号：US10316242B2

公开(公告)日：2019-06-11

申请号：US14213276

申请日：2014-03-14

申请人： CARBO Ceramics Inc.

发明人： Robert Duenckel ,  Mark Conner ,  Chad Cannan ,  Daniel Cady ,  Joshua Leasure ,  Thu Lieng ,  Todd Roper ,  Peter A. Read

IPC分类号： C09K8/80 ,  E21B43/267 ,  E21B47/10 ,  E21B43/26 ,  C09K8/66

摘要： A composition and method for hydraulically fracturing an oil or gas well to improve the production rates and ultimate recovery using a porous ceramic proppant infused with a chemical treatment agent is provided. The chemical treatment agent may be a tracer material that provides diagnostic information about the production performance of a hydraulic fracture stimulation by the use of distinguishable both water soluble and hydrocarbon soluble tracers. The tracer can be a biological marker, such as DNA. The porous ceramic proppant can be coated with a polymer which provides for controlled release of the chemical treatment agent into a fracture or well bore area over a period of time.

公开(公告)号：US20160264853A1

公开(公告)日：2016-09-15

申请号：US15066936

申请日：2016-03-10

申请人： CARBO Ceramics Inc.

发明人： Benjamin T. Eldred ,  Brett A. Wilson ,  Clayton F. Gardinier ,  Robert Duenckel ,  Todd Roper

IPC分类号： C09K8/80 ,  E21B43/267

CPC分类号： C09K8/80 ,  C04B33/04 ,  C04B33/32 ,  C04B35/1115 ,  C04B35/6263 ,  C04B35/62655 ,  C04B35/62695 ,  C04B35/632 ,  C04B35/634 ,  C04B35/63424 ,  C04B35/636 ,  C04B35/64 ,  C04B2235/3206 ,  C04B2235/3208 ,  C04B2235/3213 ,  C04B2235/3217 ,  C04B2235/3272 ,  C04B2235/349 ,  C04B2235/444 ,  C04B2235/94

摘要： A method for making proppant particles is provided. The method can include providing a slurry of ceramic raw material, the slurry containing a reactant including a polycarboxylic acid, and flowing the slurry through a nozzle in a gas while vibrating the slurry to form droplets. The method can also include receiving the droplets in a vessel containing a liquid having an upper surface in direct contact with the gas, the liquid containing a coagulation agent. The method can further include reacting the reactant with the coagulation agent to cause coagulation of the reactant in the droplets. The droplets can then be transferred from the liquid and dried to form green pellets. The method can include sintering the green pellets in a selected temperature range to form the proppant particles. In one or more exemplary embodiments, the reactant can be or include a PMA:PAA copolymer.

摘要翻译： 提供了制造支撑剂颗粒的方法。 该方法可以包括提供陶瓷原料的浆料，所述浆料含有包含多元羧酸的反应物，并且使浆料在气体中流过喷嘴，同时振动浆料以形成液滴。 该方法还可以包括在容器中容纳液滴，所述容器含有与气体直接接触的上表面的液体，所述液体含有凝结剂。 该方法还可以包括使反应物与凝结剂反应以引起反应物在液滴中的凝结。 然后可以将液滴从液体中转移并干燥以形成生球团。 该方法可以包括在选定的温度范围内烧结生球团矿以形成支撑剂颗粒。 在一个或多个示例性实施方案中，反应物可以是或包括PMA：PAA共聚物。

公开(公告)号：US20150166880A1

公开(公告)日：2015-06-18

申请号：US14502483

申请日：2014-09-30

申请人： Carbo Ceramics Inc.

发明人： Benjamin T. Eldred ,  Brett A. Wilson ,  Clayton F. Gardinier ,  Robert Duenckel

IPC分类号： C09K8/80 ,  E21B43/267

CPC分类号： C04B38/0009 ,  C04B33/04 ,  C04B35/1115 ,  C04B35/62695 ,  C04B35/636 ,  C04B40/00 ,  C04B2235/3217 ,  C04B2235/349 ,  C04B2235/5436 ,  C04B2235/6023 ,  C04B2235/95 ,  C04B2235/963 ,  C09K8/62 ,  C09K8/68 ,  C09K8/70 ,  C09K8/80 ,  C09K2200/026 ,  Y10T428/2982

摘要： Proppant particles formed from slurry droplets and methods of use are disclosed herein. The proppant particles can include a sintered ceramic material and can have a size of about 80 mesh to about 10 mesh and an average largest pore size of less than about 20 microns. The methods of use can include injecting a hydraulic fluid into a subterranean formation at a rate and pressure sufficient to open a fracture therein and injecting a fluid containing a proppant particle into the fracture, the proppant particle including a sintered ceramic material, a size of about 80 mesh to about 10 mesh, and an average largest pore size of less than about 20 microns.

摘要翻译： 本文公开了由浆料液滴形成的支撑剂颗粒和使用方法。 支撑剂颗粒可以包括烧结陶瓷材料，并且可以具有约80目至约10目的尺寸和小于约20微米的平均最大孔径。 使用的方法可以包括以足以在其中打开断裂的速率和压力将液压流体注入到地层中，并将含有支撑剂颗粒的流体注入断裂中，支撑剂颗粒包括烧结陶瓷材料，尺寸约为 80目至约10目，平均最大孔径小于约20微米。

公开(公告)号：US12037545B2

公开(公告)日：2024-07-16

申请号：US17706688

申请日：2022-03-29

申请人： CARBO CERAMICS INC.

发明人： Robert Duenckel ,  Mark Conner ,  Chad Cannan ,  Daniel Cady ,  Joshua Leasure ,  Thu Lieng ,  Todd Roper ,  Peter A. Read

IPC分类号： C09K8/80 ,  C09K8/66 ,  E21B43/26 ,  E21B43/267 ,  E21B47/11

CPC分类号： C09K8/80 ,  C09K8/66 ,  E21B43/26 ,  E21B43/267 ,  E21B47/11 ,  C09K2208/10

摘要： A composition and method for hydraulically fracturing an oil or gas well to improve the production rates and ultimate recovery using a porous ceramic proppant infused with a chemical treatment agent is provided. The chemical treatment agent may be a tracer material that provides diagnostic information about the production performance of a hydraulic fracture stimulation by the use of distinguishable both water soluble and hydrocarbon soluble tracers. The tracer can be a biological marker, such as DNA. The porous ceramic proppant can be coated with a polymer which provides for controlled release of the chemical treatment agent into a fracture or well bore area over a period of time.

公开(公告)号：US11124697B2

公开(公告)日：2021-09-21

申请号：US15960395

申请日：2018-04-23

申请人： CARBO CERAMICS INC.

发明人： Robert Duenckel ,  Mark Conner ,  Chad Cannan ,  Todd Roper ,  Joshua Leasure ,  Thu Lieng ,  Daniel Cady ,  Peter A. Read

IPC分类号： C09K8/80 ,  E21B47/11 ,  C09K8/524 ,  C09K8/64 ,  C09K8/70 ,  C09K8/92 ,  E21B43/267 ,  C09K8/528 ,  C09K8/60 ,  E21B43/08 ,  C09K8/66

摘要： Proppant compositions and methods for using same are disclosed herein. In particular, a proppant composition for use in hydraulic fracturing is disclosed herein. The proppant composition can contain a plurality of particulates and at least one particulate of the plurality of particulates containing a chemical treatment agent. The at least one particulate having a long term permeability measured in accordance with ISO 13503-5 at 7,500 psi of at least about 10 D. The at least one chemical treatment agent can separate from the at least one particulate when located inside a fracture of a subterranean formation after a period of time.

公开(公告)号：US20190242232A1

公开(公告)日：2019-08-08

申请号：US16231655

申请日：2018-12-24

申请人： CARBO CERAMICS INC.

发明人： Xiaogang Han ,  Harry D. Smith ,  Robert Duenckel ,  Jeremy Zhang

IPC分类号： E21B43/267 ,  E21B47/10

CPC分类号： E21B43/267 ,  E21B47/1015

摘要： Methods are provided for determining the location and height of a fracture in a subterranean formation using pulsed neutron capture (PNC) logging tools. The methods include obtaining a pre-fracture data set, hydraulically fracturing the formation with a slurry that includes a liquid and a proppant in which at least a portion of the proppant is tagged with a thermal neutron absorbing material, obtaining a post-fracture data set, comparing the pre-fracture data set and the post-fracture data set to determine the location of the proppant, and correlating the location of the proppant to a depth measurement of the borehole to determine the location and height of the propped fracture.

公开(公告)号：US10161237B2

公开(公告)日：2018-12-25

申请号：US14805213

申请日：2015-07-21

申请人： CARBO Ceramics Inc.

发明人： Xiaogang Han ,  Harry D. Smith, Jr. ,  Robert Duenckel ,  Qianmei (Jeremy) Zhang

IPC分类号： E21B43/267 ,  E21B47/10

摘要： Methods are provided for determining the location and height of a fracture in a subterranean formation using pulsed neutron capture (PNC) logging tools. The methods include obtaining a pre-fracture data set, hydraulically fracturing the formation with a slurry that includes a liquid and a proppant in which at least a portion of the proppant is tagged with a thermal neutron absorbing material, obtaining a post-fracture data set, comparing the pre-fracture data set and the post-fracture data set to determine the location of the proppant, and correlating the location of the proppant to a depth measurement of the borehole to determine the location and height of the propped fracture.

公开(公告)号：US11739260B2

公开(公告)日：2023-08-29

申请号：US17480130

申请日：2021-09-20

申请人： CARBO Ceramics Inc.

发明人： Robert Duenckel ,  Mark Conner ,  Chad Cannan ,  Todd Roper ,  Joshua Leasure ,  Thu Lieng ,  Daniel Cady ,  Peter A. Read

IPC分类号： C09K8/80 ,  E21B43/267 ,  C09K8/524 ,  C09K8/528 ,  C09K8/60 ,  C09K8/70 ,  C09K8/92 ,  E21B43/08 ,  C09K8/66 ,  C09K8/64 ,  E21B47/11

CPC分类号： C09K8/805 ,  C09K8/524 ,  C09K8/528 ,  C09K8/602 ,  C09K8/605 ,  C09K8/64 ,  C09K8/665 ,  C09K8/70 ,  C09K8/92 ,  E21B43/088 ,  E21B43/267 ,  E21B47/11 ,  C09K2208/10 ,  C09K2208/12 ,  C09K2208/20 ,  C09K2208/24 ,  C09K2208/26 ,  C09K2208/32

摘要： Proppant compositions and methods for using same are disclosed herein. In particular, a proppant composition for use in hydraulic fracturing is disclosed herein. The proppant composition can contain a plurality of particulates and at least one particulate of the plurality of particulates containing a chemical treatment agent. The at least one particulate having a long term permeability measured in accordance with ISO 13503-5 at 7,500 psi of at least about 10 D. The at least one chemical treatment agent can separate from the at least one particulate when located inside a fracture of a subterranean formation after a period of time.

公开(公告)号：US11078771B2

公开(公告)日：2021-08-03

申请号：US16231655

申请日：2018-12-24

申请人： CARBO CERAMICS INC.

发明人： Xiaogang Han ,  Harry D. Smith, Jr. ,  Robert Duenckel ,  Jeremy Zhang

IPC分类号： E21B43/267 ,  E21B47/11

摘要： Methods are provided for determining the location and height of cement in a subterranean borehole region using pulsed neutron capture (PNC) logging tools. The methods include obtaining a pre-cementing data set, placing in the borehole region a cement slurry that includes a liquid a thermal neutron absorbing material, obtaining a post-cementing data set, comparing the pre-cementing data set and the post-cementing data set to determine the location of the cement, and correlating the location of the cement to a depth measurement of the borehole to determine the location and height of the cement placed in the borehole region.

公开(公告)号：US10077398B2

公开(公告)日：2018-09-18

申请号：US15066936

申请日：2016-03-10

申请人： CARBO Ceramics Inc.

发明人： Benjamin T. Eldred ,  Brett A. Wilson ,  Clayton F. Gardinier ,  Robert Duenckel ,  Todd Roper

IPC分类号： C04B35/63 ,  C04B35/64 ,  C09K8/80 ,  C04B33/04 ,  C04B33/32 ,  C04B35/111 ,  C04B35/634 ,  C04B35/636 ,  C04B35/626 ,  C04B35/632

CPC分类号： C09K8/80 ,  C04B33/04 ,  C04B33/32 ,  C04B35/1115 ,  C04B35/6263 ,  C04B35/62655 ,  C04B35/62695 ,  C04B35/632 ,  C04B35/634 ,  C04B35/63424 ,  C04B35/636 ,  C04B35/64 ,  C04B38/009 ,  C04B2235/3206 ,  C04B2235/3208 ,  C04B2235/3213 ,  C04B2235/3217 ,  C04B2235/3272 ,  C04B2235/349 ,  C04B2235/444 ,  C04B2235/94 ,  C04B35/101 ,  C04B38/0051

摘要： A method for making proppant particles is provided. The method can include providing a slurry of ceramic raw material, the slurry containing a reactant including a polycarboxylic acid, and flowing the slurry through a nozzle in a gas while vibrating the slurry to form droplets. The method can also include receiving the droplets in a vessel containing a liquid having an upper surface in direct contact with the gas, the liquid containing a coagulation agent. The method can further include reacting the reactant with the coagulation agent to cause coagulation of the reactant in the droplets. The droplets can then be transferred from the liquid and dried to form green pellets. The method can include sintering the green pellets in a selected temperature range to form the proppant particles. In one or more exemplary embodiments, the reactant can be or include a PMA:PAA copolymer.