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Claims for Patent: 10,005,954


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Summary for Patent: 10,005,954
Title:Plant extracted oil based polyepoxy resin composition for improved performance of natural sand placed in fracture
Abstract: A method of treating a subterranean formation including providing a plant oil-based (POB) liquid hardenable resin, providing proppant particles, providing a hardening agent, combining the POB liquid hardenable resin and the hardening agent to form a resin compound, coating the resin compound onto at least a portion of the proppant particles to create resin-coated proppant particles, and placing the coated proppant particles into a subterranean formation zone, wherein the resin compound does not substantially cure prior to placing the resin coated proppant particles into the subterranean formation zone.
Inventor(s): Raysoni; Neelam Deepak (Pune, IN), Salla; Rajender (Pune, IN), Wadekar; Sushant Dattaram (Pune, IN)
Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc. (Houston, TX)
Application Number:15/315,346
Patent Claims:1. A method comprising: providing a plant oil-based (POB) liquid hardenable resin; providing proppant particles; providing an amine hardening agent encapsulated by a hydrolysable material; combining the POB liquid hardenable resin and the hardening agent to form a resin compound; coating the resin compound onto at least a portion of the proppant particles to create resin-coated proppant particles; preparing a fracturing fluid comprising the resin coated particles and a slickwater carrier fluid; pumping the fracturing fluid into a subterranean formation zone penetrated by a wellbore at a pressure above a fracture gradient of the subterranean formation zone and creating or extending at least one fracture within the subterranean formation zone; forming a proppant pack in the at least one fracture; dissolving the hydrolysable material; and curing the resin compound to form a cured proppant pack.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the POB liquid hardenable resin comprises at least one of a vegetable oil, an epoxidised vegetable oil, an epoxy derivative of monoglyceride of vegetable oil, fruit oil, and combinations thereof.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein the plant oil is at least one selected from linseed oil, soybean oil, palm oil, coconut oil, argemone oil, pongamia oil, jatropha oil, laurel oil, neem oil, cottonseed oil, vernonia oil, Annona squamosa oil, Catunaregam nilotica oil, rubber seed oil, crabe oil, J. curcas oil, rapeseed oil, canola oil, sunflower oil, safflower oil, maize oil, sandalwood oil, castor oil, jojoba oil, peanut oil, cashew oil, sesame oil, olive oil, candle nut oil, and combinations thereof.

4. The method of claim 3, wherein the plant oil is soybean oil.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the ratio of POB liquid hardenable resin to hardening agent is from about 8:2 to about 2:8 by volume.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein a volume by weight ratio of the resin compound to the sand is about 3% to about 15%.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the proppant is at least one selected from sand; bauxite; ceramic materials; glass materials; nut shell pieces; cured resinous particulates comprising nut shell pieces; seed shell pieces; cured resinous particulates comprising seed shell pieces; fruit pit pieces; cured resinous particulates comprising fruit pit pieces, wood; and any combination thereof.

8. The method of claim 7, wherein the proppant is poor quality sand.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein the subterranean zone has overburden stresses of about 6000 PSI or more.

10. A method comprising: providing a plant oil-based (POB) liquid hardenable resin; providing proppant particles; providing an amine hardening agent encapsulated by a hydrolysable material; combining the POB liquid hardenable resin and the hardening agent to form a resin compound; and coating the resin compound onto at least a portion of the proppant particles to create resin-coated proppant particles, wherein the resin compound does not substantially cure during coating.

11. The method of claim 10, wherein the POB liquid hardenable resin comprises at least one of a vegetable oil, an epoxidised vegetable oil, an epoxy derivative of monoglyceride of vegetable oil, fruit oil, and combinations thereof.

12. The method of claim 11, wherein the plant oil is at least one selected from linseed oil, soybean oil, palm oil, coconut oil, argemone oil, pongamia oil, jatropha oil, laurel oil, neem oil, cottonseed oil, vernonia oil, Annona squamosa oil, Catunaregam nilotica oil, rubber seed oil, crabe oil, J. curcas oil, rapeseed oil, canola oil, sunflower oil, safflower oil, maize oil, sandalwood oil, castor oil, jojoba oil, peanut oil, cashew oil, sesame oil, olive oil, candle nut oil, and combinations thereof.

13. A method comprising: providing a plant oil-based (POB) liquid hardenable resin; providing proppant particles wherein the proppant particles produce greater than about 10% fines at overburden stress below about 2000 psi; providing an amine hardening agent encapsulated by a hydrolysable material; combining the POB liquid hardenable resin and the hardening agent to form a resin compound; coating the resin compound onto at least a portion of the proppant particles to create resin-coated proppant particles; providing a fracturing fluid; mixing the resin-coated proppant particles with the fracturing fluid; and placing the fracturing fluid into a subterranean formation zone at a pressure sufficient to extend or create at least one fracture in the subterranean zone, wherein the resin compound does not substantially cure prior to placing the resin coated proppant particles into the subterranean formation zone.

14. The method of claim 13, wherein the zone comprises proppant particles forming a proppant pack in a fracture.

15. The method of claim 13, wherein subterranean zone has overburden stresses of about 6000 PSI or more.

16. A method of treating a subterranean formation comprising: combining a plant oil-based POB liquid hardenable resin, a hardening agent selected from the group consisting of amines, amides, acids, phenols, thiols and combinations thereof, and proppant particles to form resin coated proppant particles, wherein the hardening agent is encapsulated by a hydrolysable material; placing the coated proppant particles into a subterranean formation zone, wherein the resin does not substantially cure prior to placing the resin coated proppant particles into the subterranean formation zone.

17. The method of claim 16, wherein the POB liquid hardenable resin comprises at least one of a vegetable oil, an epoxidised vegetable oil, an epoxy derivative of monoglyceride of vegetable oil, fruit oil, and combinations thereof.

18. The method of claim 17, wherein the plant oil is at least one selected from linseed oil, soybean oil, palm oil, coconut oil, argemone oil, pongamia oil, jatropha oil, laurel oil, neem oil, cottonseed oil, vernonia oil, Annona squamosa oil, Catunaregam nilotica oil, rubber seed oil, crabe oil, J. curcas oil, rapeseed oil, canola oil, sunflower oil, safflower oil, maize oil, sandalwood oil, castor oil, jojoba oil, peanut oil, cashew oil, sesame oil, olive oil, candle nut oil, and combinations thereof.

19. The method of claim 16, wherein the proppant particles are at least partially coated with the POB liquid hardenable resin before the hardening agent is combined with the at least partially coated particles.

20. A well treatment system comprising: a well treatment apparatus configured to: provide a plant oil-based (POB) liquid hardenable resin; provide proppant particles; provide an amine hardening agent encapsulated by a hydrolysable material; combine the POB liquid hardenable resin and the hardening agent to form a resin compound; coat the resin compound onto at least a portion of the proppant particles to create resin-coated proppant particles; and place the coated proppant particles into a subterranean formation zone, wherein the resin compound does not substantially cure prior to placing the resin coated proppant particles into the subterranean formation zone.

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