DRY LIQUID CONCENTRATE SLURRIES FOR HYDRAULIC FRACTURING OPERATIONS
First Claim
1. A fracturing-fluid product for hydraulic-fracturing operations on a formation, said fracturing-fluid product comprising:
- (i) a carrier substrate of chosen from a group consisting of scoria, perlite, pumice, aerogels, activated alumina, fullerenes, graphite, molybdenum, magnetite, vermiculite, and activated charcoal;
(ii) a liquid-state fluid comprising at least one substance chosen from a group consisting of liquids, solutions of solids dissolved in liquids, suspensions, or solids heated to reduce viscosity;
where said liquid-state fluid is loaded onto said carrier substrate to form a dry liquid concentrate slurry;
where, in use, said dry liquid concentrate slurry is introduced into the formation by means known in the art, including mixing with propellants; and
where, in use, said dry liquid concentrate slurry imparts at least one desired characteristic to said fracturing-fluid product.
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Abstract
Fracturing-fluid products and a method of making up an expanded list of viable chemical carriers that improve the economic considerations and competition in the industry, improve carrier stability and chemical retention duration, and provide the most effective and safest fracturing fluid for each of the many varied conditions and varied processes which use some form of hydraulic fracturing, by loading liquids, solutions of solids dissolved in liquids, suspensions, or solids heated to reduce viscosity onto scoria, perlite, pumice, aerogels, activated alumina, fullerenes, graphite, molybdenum, magnetite, vermiculite, and activated charcoal to achieve a dry liquid concentrate (“DLC”) or slurry, for use in processes where a substance or substrate is to be expanded by a pressurized propellant and held in an expanded state by a proppant of granular solid material, including, without limitation, hydraulic fracturing for hydrocarbons, manufacturing, oil well treatment and production chemicals, biological treatment and remediation systems, bio-reactor substrates, animal attractants or repellants, flavors (such as in coffee and tea packets), fragrances, cleaning chemicals, pesticides, herbicides, fungicides, vitamins, fertilizers, combinations of the above, and any material, manufacturing process, or remediation process benefitting from a DLC or slurry.
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18 Claims
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1. A fracturing-fluid product for hydraulic-fracturing operations on a formation, said fracturing-fluid product comprising:
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(i) a carrier substrate of chosen from a group consisting of scoria, perlite, pumice, aerogels, activated alumina, fullerenes, graphite, molybdenum, magnetite, vermiculite, and activated charcoal; (ii) a liquid-state fluid comprising at least one substance chosen from a group consisting of liquids, solutions of solids dissolved in liquids, suspensions, or solids heated to reduce viscosity; where said liquid-state fluid is loaded onto said carrier substrate to form a dry liquid concentrate slurry; where, in use, said dry liquid concentrate slurry is introduced into the formation by means known in the art, including mixing with propellants; and where, in use, said dry liquid concentrate slurry imparts at least one desired characteristic to said fracturing-fluid product. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method of creating an expanded list of viable chemical carriers for improved economic conditions, competition, carrier stability, and chemical retention duration, as well as effective and safe fracturing fluid for each of the many varied conditions and varied processes that use hydraulic fracturing on a formation, said method comprising:
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(i) providing a fracturing-fluid product, said fracturing-fluid product comprising; (a) a carrier substrate chosen from a group consisting of scoria, perlite, pumice, aerogels, activated alumina, fullerenes, graphite, molybdenum, magnetite, vermiculite, and activated charcoal; and (b) a liquid-state fluid comprising at least one substance chosen from a group consisting of liquids, solutions of solids dissolved in liquids, suspensions, or solids heated to reduce viscosity; where said liquid-state fluid is loaded onto said carrier substrate to form a dry liquid concentrate slurry; and (ii) introducing said dry liquid concentrate slurry into the formation by means known in the art, including mixing with propellants; and where, in use, said dry liquid concentrate slurry imparts at least one desired characteristic to said fracturing-fluid product. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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