AU541041B2 - Hydraulically fracturing a geological formation - Google Patents

Hydraulically fracturing a geological formation

Info

Publication number: AU541041B2
Authority: AU; Australia
Prior art keywords: geological formation; hydraulically fracturing; fracturing; hydraulically; geological
Prior art date: 1981-05-22
Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.): Ceased

Application number

AU70968/81A

Other versions

AU7096881A (en

Inventor

Jacques Lessi

Current Assignee (The listed assignees may be inaccurate. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy of the list.)

IFP Energies Nouvelles IFPEN

Original Assignee

IFP Energies Nouvelles IFPEN

Priority date (The priority date is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the date listed.)

1981-05-22

Filing date

1981-05-22

Publication date

1984-12-13

1981-05-22 Application filed by IFP Energies Nouvelles IFPEN filed Critical IFP Energies Nouvelles IFPEN

1981-05-22 Priority to AU70968/81A priority Critical patent/AU541041B2/en

1981-11-26 Publication of AU7096881A publication Critical patent/AU7096881A/en

1984-12-13 Application granted granted Critical

1984-12-13 Publication of AU541041B2 publication Critical patent/AU541041B2/en

2001-05-22 Anticipated expiration legal-status Critical

Status Ceased legal-status Critical Current

Links

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Classifications

- E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
- E21—EARTH OR ROCK DRILLING; MINING
- E21B—EARTH OR ROCK DRILLING; OBTAINING OIL, GAS, WATER, SOLUBLE OR MELTABLE MATERIALS OR A SLURRY OF MINERALS FROM WELLS
- E21B43/00—Methods or apparatus for obtaining oil, gas, water, soluble or meltable materials or a slurry of minerals from wells
- E21B43/25—Methods for stimulating production
- E21B43/26—Methods for stimulating production by forming crevices or fractures
- E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
- E21—EARTH OR ROCK DRILLING; MINING
- E21B—EARTH OR ROCK DRILLING; OBTAINING OIL, GAS, WATER, SOLUBLE OR MELTABLE MATERIALS OR A SLURRY OF MINERALS FROM WELLS
- E21B43/00—Methods or apparatus for obtaining oil, gas, water, soluble or meltable materials or a slurry of minerals from wells
- E21B43/16—Enhanced recovery methods for obtaining hydrocarbons
- E21B43/17—Interconnecting two or more wells by fracturing or otherwise attacking the formation
- E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
- E21—EARTH OR ROCK DRILLING; MINING
- E21B—EARTH OR ROCK DRILLING; OBTAINING OIL, GAS, WATER, SOLUBLE OR MELTABLE MATERIALS OR A SLURRY OF MINERALS FROM WELLS
- E21B43/00—Methods or apparatus for obtaining oil, gas, water, soluble or meltable materials or a slurry of minerals from wells
- E21B43/30—Specific pattern of wells, e.g. optimising the spacing of wells

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Life Sciences & Earth Sciences (AREA)
Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
Geology (AREA)
Mining & Mineral Resources (AREA)
Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
Environmental & Geological Engineering (AREA)
Fluid Mechanics (AREA)
General Life Sciences & Earth Sciences (AREA)
Geochemistry & Mineralogy (AREA)

AU70968/81A 1981-05-22 1981-05-22 Hydraulically fracturing a geological formation Ceased AU541041B2 (en)

Priority Applications (1)

Application Number	Priority Date	Filing Date	Title
AU70968/81A AU541041B2 (en)	1981-05-22	1981-05-22	Hydraulically fracturing a geological formation

Applications Claiming Priority (1)

Application Number	Priority Date	Filing Date	Title
AU70968/81A AU541041B2 (en)	1981-05-22	1981-05-22	Hydraulically fracturing a geological formation

Publications (2)

Publication Number	Publication Date
AU7096881A AU7096881A (en)	1981-11-26
AU541041B2 true AU541041B2 (en)	1984-12-13

Family

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Family Applications (1)

Application Number	Title	Priority Date	Filing Date
AU70968/81A Ceased AU541041B2 (en)	1981-05-22	1981-05-22	Hydraulically fracturing a geological formation

Country Status (1)

Country	Link
AU (1)	AU541041B2 (en)

1981
- 1981-05-22 AU AU70968/81A patent/AU541041B2/en not_active Ceased

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Publication number	Publication date
AU7096881A (en)	1981-11-26

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