Portable device and method for field testing proppant

A testing system 20 and method for evaluating the time required for shutting in a well after packing fractures 80 in the well with a proppant 79 having curable resin. At the well site, a sample of the proppant 26 is compressed and heated in a portable unit 20. While the sample is being heated and co...

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Hauptverfasser:	AL-SHAMMARY HUSSAIN A, ABASS HAZIM HUSAIN, ALQAM MOHAMMAD H, CALIBOSO EDWIN T
Format:	Patent
Sprache:	chi ; eng
Schlagworte:	EARTH DRILLING EARTH DRILLING, e.g. DEEP DRILLING FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS INVESTIGATING OR ANALYSING MATERIALS BY DETERMINING THEIRCHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROPERTIES MEASURING MINING OBTAINING OIL, GAS, WATER, SOLUBLE OR MELTABLE MATERIALS OR ASLURRY OF MINERALS FROM WELLS PHYSICS TESTING
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Zusammenfassung:	A testing system 20 and method for evaluating the time required for shutting in a well after packing fractures 80 in the well with a proppant 79 having curable resin. At the well site, a sample of the proppant 26 is compressed and heated in a portable unit 20. While the sample is being heated and compressed, its properties are being monitored to determine if the resin in the proppant 26 has cured. Recording the time required for the proppant 26 to cure provides an indication of how long to shut in the well after packing the fractures 80 with the proppant 79. The portable unit 20 includes a gas to fluid intensifier 32 for compressively stressing the sample 26 and a heat source for heating the sample 26. Sensors adjacent the proppant sample 26 monitor the properties.