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Abstract
A method of treating a subterranean formation, comprising: at least partially coating particulates with a first layer of a first curable resin and allowing the first curable resin to substantially cure; and then, at least partially coating the particulates with a second layer of a second curable resin; and allowing the second layer of the second curable resin to substantially cure;
and then, slurrying the coated particulates into a treatment fluid and placing the slurry into a subterranean formation. Improved particulates suitable for use in subterranean formations, comprising low-quality particulates that have been at least partially coated with a first layer of a first curable resin and then at least partially coated with a second layer of a second curable resin and wherein the first layer of the first curable resin is allowed to substantially cure before the application of the second layer of the second curable resin.
and then, slurrying the coated particulates into a treatment fluid and placing the slurry into a subterranean formation. Improved particulates suitable for use in subterranean formations, comprising low-quality particulates that have been at least partially coated with a first layer of a first curable resin and then at least partially coated with a second layer of a second curable resin and wherein the first layer of the first curable resin is allowed to substantially cure before the application of the second layer of the second curable resin.
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LOW-QUALITY PARTICULATES AND METHODS OF MAKING AND USING
IlVIPROVED LOW-QUALITY PARTICULATES
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to improved low-quality particulates, to methods for improving low-quality particulates, and to methods of using impr6ved low-quality particulates in hydraulic fracturing, frac packing, and gravel packing treatments.
Hydrocarbon-producing wells are often stimulated by hydraulic fracturing treatments.
In hydraulic fracturing treatments, a viscous fracturing fluid is pumped into a producing zone at a rate and pressure such that the subterranean formation breaks down and one or more fractures are formed in the zone. Particulate solids, such as graded sand, which are often referred to as "proppant" are suspended in a portion of the fracturing fluid and then deposited in the fractures when the fracturing fluid is converted to a thin fluid to be returned to the surface. These particulates serve, inter alia, to prevent the fractures from fully closing so that conductive channels are formed through which produced hydrocarbons can flow.
Hydrocarbon-producing wells may also undergo gravel packing treatments to reduce the migration of unconsolidated formation particulates into the well bore. In gravel packing operations, particulates, often referred to in the art as gravel, are carried to a well bore in a subterranean producing zone by a servicing fluid that acts as a gravel carrier fluid. That is, the particulates are suspended in a carrier fluid, which may be and usually is viscosified, and the carrier fluid is pumped into a well bore in which the gravel pack is to be placed. As the particulates are placed in or near the zone, the carrier fluid leaks off into the subterranean zone and/or is returned to the surface. The resultant gravel pack acts as a sort of filter to prevent the production of the formation solids with the produced fluids.
Traditional gravel pack operations involve placing a gravel pack screen in the well bore before packing the surrounding annulus between the screen and the well bore with gravel. The gravel pack screen is generally a filter assembly used to support and retain the gravel placed during the gravel pack operation. A wide range of sizes and screen configurations is available to suit the characteristics of a well bore, the production fluid, and any particulates in the subterranean formation. Gravel packs are used, among other reasons, to stabilize the formation while causing-minimal impairment to well productivity.
IlVIPROVED LOW-QUALITY PARTICULATES
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to improved low-quality particulates, to methods for improving low-quality particulates, and to methods of using impr6ved low-quality particulates in hydraulic fracturing, frac packing, and gravel packing treatments.
Hydrocarbon-producing wells are often stimulated by hydraulic fracturing treatments.
In hydraulic fracturing treatments, a viscous fracturing fluid is pumped into a producing zone at a rate and pressure such that the subterranean formation breaks down and one or more fractures are formed in the zone. Particulate solids, such as graded sand, which are often referred to as "proppant" are suspended in a portion of the fracturing fluid and then deposited in the fractures when the fracturing fluid is converted to a thin fluid to be returned to the surface. These particulates serve, inter alia, to prevent the fractures from fully closing so that conductive channels are formed through which produced hydrocarbons can flow.
Hydrocarbon-producing wells may also undergo gravel packing treatments to reduce the migration of unconsolidated formation particulates into the well bore. In gravel packing operations, particulates, often referred to in the art as gravel, are carried to a well bore in a subterranean producing zone by a servicing fluid that acts as a gravel carrier fluid. That is, the particulates are suspended in a carrier fluid, which may be and usually is viscosified, and the carrier fluid is pumped into a well bore in which the gravel pack is to be placed. As the particulates are placed in or near the zone, the carrier fluid leaks off into the subterranean zone and/or is returned to the surface. The resultant gravel pack acts as a sort of filter to prevent the production of the formation solids with the produced fluids.
Traditional gravel pack operations involve placing a gravel pack screen in the well bore before packing the surrounding annulus between the screen and the well bore with gravel. The gravel pack screen is generally a filter assembly used to support and retain the gravel placed during the gravel pack operation. A wide range of sizes and screen configurations is available to suit the characteristics of a well bore, the production fluid, and any particulates in the subterranean formation. Gravel packs are used, among other reasons, to stabilize the formation while causing-minimal impairment to well productivity.
In some situations, hydraulic fracturing and gravel packing operations may be combined into a single treatment. Such treatments are often referred to as "frac pack"
operations. In some cases, the treatments are completed with a gravel pack screen assembly in place with the hydraulic fracturing treatment being pumped through the annular space between the casing and screen. In this situation, the hydraulic fracturing treatment ends in a screen-out condition, creating an annular gravel pack between the screen and casing. In other cases, the fracturing treatment may be performed prior to installing the screen and placing a gravel pack.
To prevent the subsequent flow-back of proppant, gravel, and other particulates with the produced fluids, a portion of the particulates introduced into a subterranean formation may be coated with a curable resin that may facilitate the consolidation the particulates in the fracture. A variety of resin-coated proppant materials have been used in modem hydraulic fracturing treatments. These include graded natural materials, such as sand or nut shells, or constructed materials, such as bauxite, ceramic materials, glass materials, polymer beads, composite particles, and the like. Most common of these are high-quality graded natural sands, such as Ottawa sand. Unfortunately, high quality sands such as these are in short supply and are becoming increasingly costly. Lower quality sands could be used; however, proppant packs composed of lower-quality sands (even those coated with curable resins using traditional coating techniques) often contain large amounts of fines, and typically have lower conductivities and are generally more susceptible to proppant crushing, making them inadequate for most fracturing treatments.
SUMMARY OF THE IIWENTION
The present invention relates to improved low-quality particulates, to methods for improving low-quality particulates, and to methods of using improved low-quality particulates in hydraulic fracturing, frac packing, and gravel packing treatments.
One embodiment of the present invention provides a method of improving the quality of particulates comprising: providing particulates; at least partially coating the particulates with a first layer of a first curable resin and allowing the first layer of the first curable resin to substantially cure; and then, at least partially coating the particulates with a second layer of a second curable resin; and allowing the second layer of the second curable resin to substantially cure.
operations. In some cases, the treatments are completed with a gravel pack screen assembly in place with the hydraulic fracturing treatment being pumped through the annular space between the casing and screen. In this situation, the hydraulic fracturing treatment ends in a screen-out condition, creating an annular gravel pack between the screen and casing. In other cases, the fracturing treatment may be performed prior to installing the screen and placing a gravel pack.
To prevent the subsequent flow-back of proppant, gravel, and other particulates with the produced fluids, a portion of the particulates introduced into a subterranean formation may be coated with a curable resin that may facilitate the consolidation the particulates in the fracture. A variety of resin-coated proppant materials have been used in modem hydraulic fracturing treatments. These include graded natural materials, such as sand or nut shells, or constructed materials, such as bauxite, ceramic materials, glass materials, polymer beads, composite particles, and the like. Most common of these are high-quality graded natural sands, such as Ottawa sand. Unfortunately, high quality sands such as these are in short supply and are becoming increasingly costly. Lower quality sands could be used; however, proppant packs composed of lower-quality sands (even those coated with curable resins using traditional coating techniques) often contain large amounts of fines, and typically have lower conductivities and are generally more susceptible to proppant crushing, making them inadequate for most fracturing treatments.
SUMMARY OF THE IIWENTION
The present invention relates to improved low-quality particulates, to methods for improving low-quality particulates, and to methods of using improved low-quality particulates in hydraulic fracturing, frac packing, and gravel packing treatments.
One embodiment of the present invention provides a method of improving the quality of particulates comprising: providing particulates; at least partially coating the particulates with a first layer of a first curable resin and allowing the first layer of the first curable resin to substantially cure; and then, at least partially coating the particulates with a second layer of a second curable resin; and allowing the second layer of the second curable resin to substantially cure.
Another embodiment of the present invention provides a method of treating a portion of a subterranean formation, comprising: providing particulates; at least partially coating the particulates with a first layer of a first curable resin and allowing the first layer of the first curable resin to substantially cure; and then, at least partially coating the particulates with a second layer of a second curable resin; and allowing the second layer of the second curable resin to substantially cure; and then, slurrying the coated particulates into a treatment fluid and placing the slurry into a portion of a subterranean formation.
Another embodiment of the present invention provides improved particulates suitable for use in subterranean formations, comprising low-quality particulates that have been at least partially coated with a first layer of a first curable resin and then at least partially coated with a second layer of a second curable resin and wherein the first layer of the first curable resin is allowed to substantially cure before the application of the second layer of the second curable resin.
The features and advantages of the present invention will be readily apparent to those skilled in the art upon a reading of the description of the preferred embodiments that follows.
DESCRIPTION OF PREFERRED ElVIBODIlVIENTS
The present invention relates to improved low-quality particulates, to methods for improving low-quality particulates, and to methods of using improved low-quality particulates in hydraulic fracturing, frac packing, and gravel packing treatments.
In accordance with the teachings of the present invention, particulates (such as proppant or gravel) may be coated with two or more layers of curable resin to improve the quality of the particulates. In some of the methods of the present invention, once a coating of curable resin is applied it is allowed to substantially cure before a next layer of curable resin is added. By coating the particulates in such a manner, the particulates may be altered to exhibit higher crush resistance, lower angularity, and/or to produce fewer fines when exposed to a crushing force. In particular embodiments, the improved particulates may also offer the ability to rebond and provide adequate consolidation strength for forming a stationary, permeable particulate pack (such as a gravel pack or a proppant pack).
Some embodiments of the present invention are particularly well-suited for use with low quality particulates. As used herein, the term "low-quality particulates"
refers to particulates that do not meet at least one of the standards for sphericity, roundness, size, turbidity, acid solubility, percentage of fines, or crush resistance as recited in American Petroleum Institute Recommended Practices (API RP) standard numbers 56 and 58 for proppant and gravel respectively.
API RP numbers 56 and 58 describe the minimum standard for sphericity as at least 0.6 and for roundness as at least 0.6. As used herein, the terms "sphericity"
and "roundness"
are defined as described in the API RP's and can be determined using the procedures set forth in the API RP's.
API RP 56 also sets forth some commonly recognized proppant sizes as 6/12, 8/16, 12/20, 20/40, 30/50, 40/70, and 70/140 (all values expressed as U.S. Mesh).
Similarly, API
RP 58 also sets forth some commonly recognized gravel sizes as 8/16, 12/20, 16/30, 20/40, 30/50, and 40/60 (all values expressed as U.S. Mesh). The API RP's further note that a minimum percentage of particulates that should fall between designated sand sizes and that not more than 0.1 weight % of the particulates should be larger than the larger sand size and not more than a maximum percentage (1 weight % in API RP 56, and 2 weight % in API RP
58) should be smaller than the small sand size. Thus, for 20/40 proppant, no more than 0.1 weight % should be larger than 20 U.S. Mesh and no more than 1 weight %
smaller than 40 U.S. Mesh.
API RP's 56 and 58 describe the minimum standard for proppant and gravel turbidity as 250 FTU or less. API RP 56 describes the minimum standard for acid solubility of proppant as no more than 2 weight % loss when tested according to API RP 56 procedures for proppant sized between 6/12 Mesh and 30/50 Mesh, U.S. Sieve Series and as no more than 3 weight % loss when tested according to API RP 56 procedures for proppant sized between 40/70 Mesh and 70/140 Mesh, U.S. Sieve Series. API RP 58 describes the minimum standard for acid solubility of gravel as no more than 1 weight % loss when tested according to API RP 58 procedures. API RP 56 describes the minimum standard for crush resistance of proppant as producing not more than the suggested maximum fines as set forth in Table 1, below, for the size being tested:
Table 1: Suggested Maximum Fines for Proppant Subjected to Crushing Strength Mesh Size Crushing Force Stress on Proppant Maximum Fines U.S. Sieve Series) lbs (psi) (% by wei ht 6/12 6,283 2,000 20 8/16 6,283 2,000 18 12/20 9,425 3,000 16 16/30 9,425 3,000 14 20/40 12,566 4,000 14 30/50 12,566 4,000 10 40/70 15,708 5,000 8 70/140 15,708 5,000 6 Similarly, API RP 58 describes the minimum standard for crush resistance of gravel as producing not more than the suggested maximum fines as set forth in Table 2, below, for the size being tested:
Table 2: Suggested Maximum Fines for Gravel Subjected to Crushing Strength Mesh Size Crushing Force Stress on Proppant Maximum Fines (U.S. Sieve Series) bs (psi) (% by wei ht 8/16 6,283 2,000 8 12/20 6,283 2,000 4 16/30 6,283 2,000 2 20/40 6,283 2,000 2 30/50 6,283 2,000 2 40/60 6,283 2,000 2 By coating the particulates with two or more layers of resin and allowing that resin to substantially cure, the methods of the present invention are able to transform otherwise unsuitable particulates into particulates suitable for use in subterranean operations. By way of example, in cases wherein the particulate to be coated is too angular and does not meet standards for roundness and/or sphericity, some known methods of coating such a particulate with resin may act to produce a more round and/or spherical coated particulate. Moreover, many times a subterranean operation takes place at a location wherein particulates are readily available, but are too small to be suitable for use in the particular subterranean operation; in such a case, repeated coatings of resin may be used to increase the size of the individual particulates to a desired size. In addition, coating an acid-resistant resin onto a particulate that otherwise has too high of an acid solubility may act to transform an otherwise unsuitable particulate into a suitable one. Resin coating may also help transform particulates from sources having an overly abundant percentage of fines into a suitable material due to the fact that the fines may tend to become entrapped in a portion of resin that then is coated onto a more suitable size particulate. Turbidity is (at least in part) an indication of the percentage of fines present in a suspension. Thus, as described above, the ability of the resins coatings to reduce the level of fines may also act to reduce the level of turbidity.
Similarly, much of readily available sand has insufficient strength to be suitable for use in withstanding crushing force in a fracturing or gravel packing operation, but once that sand is coated with at least two layers of cured resin its ability to withstand a crushing force may be enhanced. Moreover, since the sand has been coated with resin, if any of the particulates are crushed it is less likely that pieces of crushed particulate will end up loose in the formation because the crushed pieces may be bound in the resin layers.
Particulates suitable for use in the present invention may be comprised of any material suitable for use in subterranean operations. Suitable particulate materials include, but are not limited to, sand; bauxite; ceramic materials; glass materials; polymer materials; Teflon materials; nut shell pieces; seed shell pieces; cured resinous particulates comprising nut shell pieces; cured resinous particulates comprising seed shell pieces; fruit pit pieces; cured resinous particulates comprising fru.it pit pieces; wood; composite particulates and combinations thereof. Composite particulates may also be suitable, suitable composite materials may comprise a binder and a filler material wherein suitable filler materials include silica, alumina, fumed carbon, carbon black, graphite, mica, titanium dioxide, meta-silicate, calcium silicate, kaolin,.talc, zirconia, boron, fly ash, hollow glass microspheres, solid glass, and combinations thereof. It should be understood that the term "particulate,"
as used in this disclosure, includes all known shapes of materials including substantially spherical materials, fibrous materials, polygonal materials (such as cubic materials) and mixtures thereof.
Moreover, fibrous materials that may or may not be used to bear the pressure of a closed fracture, are often included in proppant and gravel treatments. As mentioned above, in some embodiments of the present invention, low-quality particulates, such as some sands naturally occurring at or near a well site, may be preferred.
Curable resins suitable for use in the present invention include, but are not limited to, two-component epoxy based resin; phenol-aldehydes; epoxies; urea-aldehydes;
furfuryl alcohol; melamine-aldehydes; polyesters; alkyds; novolac; furan resins;
combinations of phenolic resin and furan resin; terpolymers of a phenol, furfuryl alcohol, and an aldehyde;
mixtures of a phenol-formaldehyde resole resin and a latent curing agent (further described in U.S. Patent 5,864,003); partially reacted blends of an aliphatic polyester and a trifunctional isocyanate (further described in U.S. Patent Number 5,977,283); acrylic polyols cured with polyisocyanate compounds (further described in U.S. Patent Number 6,130,286);
mixtures of an organo-pilysiloxane compound and a platinum catalyst (further described in U.S. Patent Number 6,140,446); mixtures of a diorganopolysiloxane end-blocked with a hydroxyl group, an organic compound having a C=O group, an organic compound having a NH2 group, and a hydrolyzable silane having ay least one of the following functional groups:
ketoxime, alkoxy, acyloxy, amide, amino, or a partial hydrolyzate thereof (further described in U.S. Patent Number 6,306,998); acrylic modified silyl-terminated polyether resin compositions (further described in U.S. Patent Number 6,642,309); phenolic resins containing 70-97%
by weight phenolic resin and 3-30% by weight of a silicone-based rubber component (further described in U.S. Patent Number 6,664,343). The relevant disclosures of U.S. Patent Numbers 5,864,003, 5,977,283, 6,130,286, 6,140,446, 6,306,998, 6,642,309, and 6,664,343, are hereby incorporated by reference. Suitable two-component epoxy based resins generally comprise a hardenable resin component and a hardening agent component wherein the hardenable resin component comprises a hardenable resin and (optionally) a solvent and wherein the liquid hardening agent component comprises a hardening agent, a silane coupling agent, a surfactant, (optionally) a hydrolyzable ester, and (optionally) an solvent.
While any curable resin may be used, in some embodiments of the present invention, a relatively fast-curing resin may be desirable.
In the methods improving low-quality particulates of the present invention, particulates are at least partially coated with a first layer of a curable resin. Typically, for the first layer of curable resin, the particulates are coated with a curable resin in the about of from about 0.1% to about 4% by weight of the particulates. A variety of methods exist for coating the particulates with a curable resin. One suitable method uses auger action via a sand screw.
Additional examples of some suitable coating methods and devices may be found in U.S.
Patent Nos. 6,616,320 and 6,648,501, the relevant disclosure of which is hereby incorporated by reference.
After the particulates have been at least partially coated with a first layer of a curable resin, the curable resin is allowed to substantially cure. In particular embodiments of the present invention, allowing the resin to cure comprises exposing the coated proppant to a curing source, such as heat (from a rotary kiln, convention oven, conventional oven, etc.), microwaves (see U.S. Patent No. 6,079,492 the relevant disclosure of which is hereby incorporated by reference), or ultraviolet light (see U.S. Patent Nos.
6,187,834 and 6,376,571 the relevant disclosures of which are hereby incorporated by reference). In other embodiments the curable resin may need only time to cure. In other embodiments the curable resin may be exposed to an external chemical catalyst to trigger or speed curing. The exact method of curing selected may depend on the particular curable resin selected, and the amount of time allowed for curing. One of ordinary skill in the art, with the benefit of this disclosure, should be able to select an adequate method of curing the resin.
After the first layer of a curable resin has been allowed to substantially cure, the resin-coated particulates may be disaggregated to separate any clusters of particulates that may have formed from the individual particulate grains. Disaggregating the particulates helps prepare the particulates for a next layer of curable resin and reduces the formation of particulate clumps or clusters. A number of methods may be used to disaggregate the particulates. One suitable method comprises tumbling and sieving the resin-coated particulates.
After the first layer of a curable resin has been allowed to substantially cure, the particulates may be at least partially coated with a second layer of a curable resin.
Typically, the particulates are coated with the second curable resin in the about of from about 0.1% to about 4% by weight of the particulates. Typically, the second layer of curable resin substantially covers the first layer. In particular embodiments, the first and second layers of curable resin may comprise the same resin. In other embodiments of the present invention, the first and second layers of curable resin may be different resins.
After the second layer of a curable resin has been applied to the particulates, the second curable resin may be allowed to substantially cure, as described above in regard to the curing of the first layer of the first curable resin. After this curing, the particulates may again be disaggregated to separate any particulate clusters that may have formed, similar to process previously described.
In particular embodiments, additional layers of curable resin may also be applied to the particulates of the present invention, further improving the quality of the particulates.
These additional layers of curable resin may be the same resins as those applied in the first and/or the second coatings, or may be a different resin. As with the first and second coatings of curable resin, the particulate grains are typically disaggregated between individual coatings of curable resin, as previously described.
In some embodiments of the present invention the curable resin may be coated onto the particulates on-the-fly such that the particulates are coated with a resin, the resin is cured and at least one other coating of resin is applied and allowed to cure, all on-the-fly during the operation in which the coated particulates are to be used. In other embodiments, one or more coatings of resin may be applied and allowed to substantially cure and then only the last or only the last couple of coatings applied on-the-fly at the well site. As will be readily recognized by one skilled in the art, the last coating of resin onto the proppant need not be fully cured before being used in a subterranean operation. Rather, it can be left to complete curing while being transported and/or once placed into a desired location within the subterranean formation. In fact, in some embodiments it is desirable for the final coating of resin to remain at least partially uncured until placed into a desired location within the subterranean formation so that the particulates have a tendency to consolidate. Such embodiments generally incorporate the use of coating methods that allow for on-the-fly production (such as auger action sand screws) and fast curing resins such as those described above.
Once coated with curable resin, the proppant of the present invention may be suspended in a treatment fluid and introduced into a subterranean formation.
Generally, any treatment fluid suitable for a fracturing, graveling packing, or frac-packing application may be used in accordance with the teachings of the present invention, including aqueous gels, viscoelastic surfactant gels, oil gels, foamed gels and emulsions. Suitable aqueous gels are generally comprised of water and one or more gelling agents. Suitable emulsions can be comprised of two immiscible liquids such as an aqueous liquid or gelled liquid and a hydrocarbon. Foams can be created by the addition of a gas, such as carbon dioxide or nitrogen. In exemplary embodiments of the present invention, the fracturing fluids are aqueous gels comprised of water, a gelling agent for gelling the water and increasing its viscosity, and, optionally, a crosslinking agent for crosslinking the gel and further increasing the viscosity of the fluid. The increased viscosity of the gelled, or gelled and cross-linked, treatment fluid, inter alia, reduces fluid loss and allows the fracturing fluid to transport significant quantities of suspended proppant particles. The water used to form the treatment fluid may be fresh water, salt water, brine, sea water, or any other aqueous liquid that does not adversely react with the other components. The density of the water can be increased to provide additional particle transport and suspension in the present invention.
A variety of gelling agents may be used, including hydratable polymers that contain one or more functional groups such as hydroxyl, carboxyl, sulfate, sulfonate, amino, or amide groups. Suitable gelling typically comprise polymers, synthetic polymers, or a combination thereof A variety of gelling agents can be used in conjunction with the methods and compositions of the present invention, including, but not limited to, hydratable polymers that contain one or more functional groups such as hydroxyl, cis-hydroxyl, carboxylic acids, derivatives of carboxylic acids, sulfate, sulfonate, phosphate, phosphonate, amino, or amide.
In certain exemplary embodiments, the gelling agents may be polymers comprising polysaccharides, and derivatives thereof that contain one or more of these monosaccharide units: galactose, mannose, glucoside, glucose, xylose, arabinose, fructose, glucuronic acid, or pyranosyl sulfate. Examples of suitable polymers include, but are not limited to, guar gum and derivatives thereof, such as hydroxypropyl guar and carboxymethylhydroxypropyl guar, and cellulose derivatives, such as hydroxyethyl cellulose. Additionally, synthetic polymers and copolymers that contain the above-mentioned functional groups may be used.
Examples of such synthetic polymers include, but are not limited to, polyacrylate, polymethacrylate, polyacrylamide, polyvinyl alcohol, and polyvinylpyrrolidone. In other exemplary embodiments, the gelling agent molecule may be depolymerized. The term "depolymerized,"
as used herein, generally refers to a decrease in the molecular weight of the gelling agent molecule. Depolymerized gelling agent molecules are described in United States Patent No.
6,488,091 issued December 3, 2002 to Weaver, et al., the relevant disclosure of which is incorporated herein by reference. Suitable gelling agents generally are present in the viscosified treatment fluids of the present invention in an amount in the range of from about 0.1% to about 5% by weight of the water therein. In certain exemplary embodiments, the gelling agents are present in the viscosified treatment fluids of the present invention in an amount in the range of from about 0.01% to about 2% by weight of the water therein.
Crosslinking agents may be used to crosslink gelling agent molecules to form crosslinked gelling agents. Crosslinkers typically comprise at least one ion that is capable of crosslinking at least two gelling agent molecules. Examples of suitable crosslinkers include, but are not limited to, boric acid, disodium octaborate tetrahydrate, sodium diborate, pentaborates, ulexite and colemanite, compounds that can supply zirconium IV
ions (such as, for example, zirconium lactate, zirconium lactate triethanolamine, zirconium carbonate, zirconium acetylacetonate, zirconium malate, zirconium citrate, and zirconium diisopropylamine lactate); compounds that can supply titanium IV ions (such as, for example, titanium lactate, titanium malate, titanium citrate, titanium ammonium lactate, titanium triethanolamine, and titanium acetylacetonate); aluminum compounds (such as, for example, aluminuin lactate or aluminum citrate); antimony compounds; chromium compounds; iron compounds; copper compounds; zinc compounds; or a combination thereof. An example of a suitable commercially available zirconium-based crosslinker is "CL-24"
available from Halliburton Energy Services, Inc., Duncan, Oklahoma. An example of a suitable commercially available titanium-based crosslinker is "CL-39" available from Halliburton Energy Services, Inc., Duncan Oklahoma. Suitable crosslinkers generally are present in the viscosified treatment fluids of the present invention in an amount sufficient to provide, inter alia, the desired degree of crosslinking between gelling agent molecules. In certain exemplary embodiments of the present invention, the crosslinkers may be present in an amount in the range from about 0.001% to about 10% by weight of the water in the fracturing fluid. In certain exemplary embodiments of the present invention, the crosslinkers may be present in the viscosified treatment fluids of the present invention in an amount in the range from about 0.01% to about 1% by weight of the water therein. Individuals skilled in the art, with the benefit of this disclosure, will recognize the exact type and amount of crosslinker to use depending on factors such as the specific gelling agent, desired viscosity, and formation conditions.
The gelled or gelled and cross-linked treatment fluids may also include internal delayed gel breakers such as enzyme, oxidizing, acid buffer, or temperature-activated gel breakers. The gel breakers cause the viscous treatment fluids to revert to thin fluids that can be produced back to the surface after they have been used to place proppant particles in subterranean fractures. The gel breaker used is typically present in the treatment fluid in an amount in the range of from about 0.5% to about 10% by weight of the gelling agent. The treatment fluids may also include one or more of a variety of well-known additives, such as gel stabilizers, fluid loss control additives, clay stabilizers, bactericides, and the like.
Therefore, the present invention is well adapted to attain the ends and advantages mentioned as well as those that are inherent therein. While numerous changes may be made by those skilled in the art, such changes are encompassed within the spirit of this invention as defined by the appended claims.
Another embodiment of the present invention provides improved particulates suitable for use in subterranean formations, comprising low-quality particulates that have been at least partially coated with a first layer of a first curable resin and then at least partially coated with a second layer of a second curable resin and wherein the first layer of the first curable resin is allowed to substantially cure before the application of the second layer of the second curable resin.
The features and advantages of the present invention will be readily apparent to those skilled in the art upon a reading of the description of the preferred embodiments that follows.
DESCRIPTION OF PREFERRED ElVIBODIlVIENTS
The present invention relates to improved low-quality particulates, to methods for improving low-quality particulates, and to methods of using improved low-quality particulates in hydraulic fracturing, frac packing, and gravel packing treatments.
In accordance with the teachings of the present invention, particulates (such as proppant or gravel) may be coated with two or more layers of curable resin to improve the quality of the particulates. In some of the methods of the present invention, once a coating of curable resin is applied it is allowed to substantially cure before a next layer of curable resin is added. By coating the particulates in such a manner, the particulates may be altered to exhibit higher crush resistance, lower angularity, and/or to produce fewer fines when exposed to a crushing force. In particular embodiments, the improved particulates may also offer the ability to rebond and provide adequate consolidation strength for forming a stationary, permeable particulate pack (such as a gravel pack or a proppant pack).
Some embodiments of the present invention are particularly well-suited for use with low quality particulates. As used herein, the term "low-quality particulates"
refers to particulates that do not meet at least one of the standards for sphericity, roundness, size, turbidity, acid solubility, percentage of fines, or crush resistance as recited in American Petroleum Institute Recommended Practices (API RP) standard numbers 56 and 58 for proppant and gravel respectively.
API RP numbers 56 and 58 describe the minimum standard for sphericity as at least 0.6 and for roundness as at least 0.6. As used herein, the terms "sphericity"
and "roundness"
are defined as described in the API RP's and can be determined using the procedures set forth in the API RP's.
API RP 56 also sets forth some commonly recognized proppant sizes as 6/12, 8/16, 12/20, 20/40, 30/50, 40/70, and 70/140 (all values expressed as U.S. Mesh).
Similarly, API
RP 58 also sets forth some commonly recognized gravel sizes as 8/16, 12/20, 16/30, 20/40, 30/50, and 40/60 (all values expressed as U.S. Mesh). The API RP's further note that a minimum percentage of particulates that should fall between designated sand sizes and that not more than 0.1 weight % of the particulates should be larger than the larger sand size and not more than a maximum percentage (1 weight % in API RP 56, and 2 weight % in API RP
58) should be smaller than the small sand size. Thus, for 20/40 proppant, no more than 0.1 weight % should be larger than 20 U.S. Mesh and no more than 1 weight %
smaller than 40 U.S. Mesh.
API RP's 56 and 58 describe the minimum standard for proppant and gravel turbidity as 250 FTU or less. API RP 56 describes the minimum standard for acid solubility of proppant as no more than 2 weight % loss when tested according to API RP 56 procedures for proppant sized between 6/12 Mesh and 30/50 Mesh, U.S. Sieve Series and as no more than 3 weight % loss when tested according to API RP 56 procedures for proppant sized between 40/70 Mesh and 70/140 Mesh, U.S. Sieve Series. API RP 58 describes the minimum standard for acid solubility of gravel as no more than 1 weight % loss when tested according to API RP 58 procedures. API RP 56 describes the minimum standard for crush resistance of proppant as producing not more than the suggested maximum fines as set forth in Table 1, below, for the size being tested:
Table 1: Suggested Maximum Fines for Proppant Subjected to Crushing Strength Mesh Size Crushing Force Stress on Proppant Maximum Fines U.S. Sieve Series) lbs (psi) (% by wei ht 6/12 6,283 2,000 20 8/16 6,283 2,000 18 12/20 9,425 3,000 16 16/30 9,425 3,000 14 20/40 12,566 4,000 14 30/50 12,566 4,000 10 40/70 15,708 5,000 8 70/140 15,708 5,000 6 Similarly, API RP 58 describes the minimum standard for crush resistance of gravel as producing not more than the suggested maximum fines as set forth in Table 2, below, for the size being tested:
Table 2: Suggested Maximum Fines for Gravel Subjected to Crushing Strength Mesh Size Crushing Force Stress on Proppant Maximum Fines (U.S. Sieve Series) bs (psi) (% by wei ht 8/16 6,283 2,000 8 12/20 6,283 2,000 4 16/30 6,283 2,000 2 20/40 6,283 2,000 2 30/50 6,283 2,000 2 40/60 6,283 2,000 2 By coating the particulates with two or more layers of resin and allowing that resin to substantially cure, the methods of the present invention are able to transform otherwise unsuitable particulates into particulates suitable for use in subterranean operations. By way of example, in cases wherein the particulate to be coated is too angular and does not meet standards for roundness and/or sphericity, some known methods of coating such a particulate with resin may act to produce a more round and/or spherical coated particulate. Moreover, many times a subterranean operation takes place at a location wherein particulates are readily available, but are too small to be suitable for use in the particular subterranean operation; in such a case, repeated coatings of resin may be used to increase the size of the individual particulates to a desired size. In addition, coating an acid-resistant resin onto a particulate that otherwise has too high of an acid solubility may act to transform an otherwise unsuitable particulate into a suitable one. Resin coating may also help transform particulates from sources having an overly abundant percentage of fines into a suitable material due to the fact that the fines may tend to become entrapped in a portion of resin that then is coated onto a more suitable size particulate. Turbidity is (at least in part) an indication of the percentage of fines present in a suspension. Thus, as described above, the ability of the resins coatings to reduce the level of fines may also act to reduce the level of turbidity.
Similarly, much of readily available sand has insufficient strength to be suitable for use in withstanding crushing force in a fracturing or gravel packing operation, but once that sand is coated with at least two layers of cured resin its ability to withstand a crushing force may be enhanced. Moreover, since the sand has been coated with resin, if any of the particulates are crushed it is less likely that pieces of crushed particulate will end up loose in the formation because the crushed pieces may be bound in the resin layers.
Particulates suitable for use in the present invention may be comprised of any material suitable for use in subterranean operations. Suitable particulate materials include, but are not limited to, sand; bauxite; ceramic materials; glass materials; polymer materials; Teflon materials; nut shell pieces; seed shell pieces; cured resinous particulates comprising nut shell pieces; cured resinous particulates comprising seed shell pieces; fruit pit pieces; cured resinous particulates comprising fru.it pit pieces; wood; composite particulates and combinations thereof. Composite particulates may also be suitable, suitable composite materials may comprise a binder and a filler material wherein suitable filler materials include silica, alumina, fumed carbon, carbon black, graphite, mica, titanium dioxide, meta-silicate, calcium silicate, kaolin,.talc, zirconia, boron, fly ash, hollow glass microspheres, solid glass, and combinations thereof. It should be understood that the term "particulate,"
as used in this disclosure, includes all known shapes of materials including substantially spherical materials, fibrous materials, polygonal materials (such as cubic materials) and mixtures thereof.
Moreover, fibrous materials that may or may not be used to bear the pressure of a closed fracture, are often included in proppant and gravel treatments. As mentioned above, in some embodiments of the present invention, low-quality particulates, such as some sands naturally occurring at or near a well site, may be preferred.
Curable resins suitable for use in the present invention include, but are not limited to, two-component epoxy based resin; phenol-aldehydes; epoxies; urea-aldehydes;
furfuryl alcohol; melamine-aldehydes; polyesters; alkyds; novolac; furan resins;
combinations of phenolic resin and furan resin; terpolymers of a phenol, furfuryl alcohol, and an aldehyde;
mixtures of a phenol-formaldehyde resole resin and a latent curing agent (further described in U.S. Patent 5,864,003); partially reacted blends of an aliphatic polyester and a trifunctional isocyanate (further described in U.S. Patent Number 5,977,283); acrylic polyols cured with polyisocyanate compounds (further described in U.S. Patent Number 6,130,286);
mixtures of an organo-pilysiloxane compound and a platinum catalyst (further described in U.S. Patent Number 6,140,446); mixtures of a diorganopolysiloxane end-blocked with a hydroxyl group, an organic compound having a C=O group, an organic compound having a NH2 group, and a hydrolyzable silane having ay least one of the following functional groups:
ketoxime, alkoxy, acyloxy, amide, amino, or a partial hydrolyzate thereof (further described in U.S. Patent Number 6,306,998); acrylic modified silyl-terminated polyether resin compositions (further described in U.S. Patent Number 6,642,309); phenolic resins containing 70-97%
by weight phenolic resin and 3-30% by weight of a silicone-based rubber component (further described in U.S. Patent Number 6,664,343). The relevant disclosures of U.S. Patent Numbers 5,864,003, 5,977,283, 6,130,286, 6,140,446, 6,306,998, 6,642,309, and 6,664,343, are hereby incorporated by reference. Suitable two-component epoxy based resins generally comprise a hardenable resin component and a hardening agent component wherein the hardenable resin component comprises a hardenable resin and (optionally) a solvent and wherein the liquid hardening agent component comprises a hardening agent, a silane coupling agent, a surfactant, (optionally) a hydrolyzable ester, and (optionally) an solvent.
While any curable resin may be used, in some embodiments of the present invention, a relatively fast-curing resin may be desirable.
In the methods improving low-quality particulates of the present invention, particulates are at least partially coated with a first layer of a curable resin. Typically, for the first layer of curable resin, the particulates are coated with a curable resin in the about of from about 0.1% to about 4% by weight of the particulates. A variety of methods exist for coating the particulates with a curable resin. One suitable method uses auger action via a sand screw.
Additional examples of some suitable coating methods and devices may be found in U.S.
Patent Nos. 6,616,320 and 6,648,501, the relevant disclosure of which is hereby incorporated by reference.
After the particulates have been at least partially coated with a first layer of a curable resin, the curable resin is allowed to substantially cure. In particular embodiments of the present invention, allowing the resin to cure comprises exposing the coated proppant to a curing source, such as heat (from a rotary kiln, convention oven, conventional oven, etc.), microwaves (see U.S. Patent No. 6,079,492 the relevant disclosure of which is hereby incorporated by reference), or ultraviolet light (see U.S. Patent Nos.
6,187,834 and 6,376,571 the relevant disclosures of which are hereby incorporated by reference). In other embodiments the curable resin may need only time to cure. In other embodiments the curable resin may be exposed to an external chemical catalyst to trigger or speed curing. The exact method of curing selected may depend on the particular curable resin selected, and the amount of time allowed for curing. One of ordinary skill in the art, with the benefit of this disclosure, should be able to select an adequate method of curing the resin.
After the first layer of a curable resin has been allowed to substantially cure, the resin-coated particulates may be disaggregated to separate any clusters of particulates that may have formed from the individual particulate grains. Disaggregating the particulates helps prepare the particulates for a next layer of curable resin and reduces the formation of particulate clumps or clusters. A number of methods may be used to disaggregate the particulates. One suitable method comprises tumbling and sieving the resin-coated particulates.
After the first layer of a curable resin has been allowed to substantially cure, the particulates may be at least partially coated with a second layer of a curable resin.
Typically, the particulates are coated with the second curable resin in the about of from about 0.1% to about 4% by weight of the particulates. Typically, the second layer of curable resin substantially covers the first layer. In particular embodiments, the first and second layers of curable resin may comprise the same resin. In other embodiments of the present invention, the first and second layers of curable resin may be different resins.
After the second layer of a curable resin has been applied to the particulates, the second curable resin may be allowed to substantially cure, as described above in regard to the curing of the first layer of the first curable resin. After this curing, the particulates may again be disaggregated to separate any particulate clusters that may have formed, similar to process previously described.
In particular embodiments, additional layers of curable resin may also be applied to the particulates of the present invention, further improving the quality of the particulates.
These additional layers of curable resin may be the same resins as those applied in the first and/or the second coatings, or may be a different resin. As with the first and second coatings of curable resin, the particulate grains are typically disaggregated between individual coatings of curable resin, as previously described.
In some embodiments of the present invention the curable resin may be coated onto the particulates on-the-fly such that the particulates are coated with a resin, the resin is cured and at least one other coating of resin is applied and allowed to cure, all on-the-fly during the operation in which the coated particulates are to be used. In other embodiments, one or more coatings of resin may be applied and allowed to substantially cure and then only the last or only the last couple of coatings applied on-the-fly at the well site. As will be readily recognized by one skilled in the art, the last coating of resin onto the proppant need not be fully cured before being used in a subterranean operation. Rather, it can be left to complete curing while being transported and/or once placed into a desired location within the subterranean formation. In fact, in some embodiments it is desirable for the final coating of resin to remain at least partially uncured until placed into a desired location within the subterranean formation so that the particulates have a tendency to consolidate. Such embodiments generally incorporate the use of coating methods that allow for on-the-fly production (such as auger action sand screws) and fast curing resins such as those described above.
Once coated with curable resin, the proppant of the present invention may be suspended in a treatment fluid and introduced into a subterranean formation.
Generally, any treatment fluid suitable for a fracturing, graveling packing, or frac-packing application may be used in accordance with the teachings of the present invention, including aqueous gels, viscoelastic surfactant gels, oil gels, foamed gels and emulsions. Suitable aqueous gels are generally comprised of water and one or more gelling agents. Suitable emulsions can be comprised of two immiscible liquids such as an aqueous liquid or gelled liquid and a hydrocarbon. Foams can be created by the addition of a gas, such as carbon dioxide or nitrogen. In exemplary embodiments of the present invention, the fracturing fluids are aqueous gels comprised of water, a gelling agent for gelling the water and increasing its viscosity, and, optionally, a crosslinking agent for crosslinking the gel and further increasing the viscosity of the fluid. The increased viscosity of the gelled, or gelled and cross-linked, treatment fluid, inter alia, reduces fluid loss and allows the fracturing fluid to transport significant quantities of suspended proppant particles. The water used to form the treatment fluid may be fresh water, salt water, brine, sea water, or any other aqueous liquid that does not adversely react with the other components. The density of the water can be increased to provide additional particle transport and suspension in the present invention.
A variety of gelling agents may be used, including hydratable polymers that contain one or more functional groups such as hydroxyl, carboxyl, sulfate, sulfonate, amino, or amide groups. Suitable gelling typically comprise polymers, synthetic polymers, or a combination thereof A variety of gelling agents can be used in conjunction with the methods and compositions of the present invention, including, but not limited to, hydratable polymers that contain one or more functional groups such as hydroxyl, cis-hydroxyl, carboxylic acids, derivatives of carboxylic acids, sulfate, sulfonate, phosphate, phosphonate, amino, or amide.
In certain exemplary embodiments, the gelling agents may be polymers comprising polysaccharides, and derivatives thereof that contain one or more of these monosaccharide units: galactose, mannose, glucoside, glucose, xylose, arabinose, fructose, glucuronic acid, or pyranosyl sulfate. Examples of suitable polymers include, but are not limited to, guar gum and derivatives thereof, such as hydroxypropyl guar and carboxymethylhydroxypropyl guar, and cellulose derivatives, such as hydroxyethyl cellulose. Additionally, synthetic polymers and copolymers that contain the above-mentioned functional groups may be used.
Examples of such synthetic polymers include, but are not limited to, polyacrylate, polymethacrylate, polyacrylamide, polyvinyl alcohol, and polyvinylpyrrolidone. In other exemplary embodiments, the gelling agent molecule may be depolymerized. The term "depolymerized,"
as used herein, generally refers to a decrease in the molecular weight of the gelling agent molecule. Depolymerized gelling agent molecules are described in United States Patent No.
6,488,091 issued December 3, 2002 to Weaver, et al., the relevant disclosure of which is incorporated herein by reference. Suitable gelling agents generally are present in the viscosified treatment fluids of the present invention in an amount in the range of from about 0.1% to about 5% by weight of the water therein. In certain exemplary embodiments, the gelling agents are present in the viscosified treatment fluids of the present invention in an amount in the range of from about 0.01% to about 2% by weight of the water therein.
Crosslinking agents may be used to crosslink gelling agent molecules to form crosslinked gelling agents. Crosslinkers typically comprise at least one ion that is capable of crosslinking at least two gelling agent molecules. Examples of suitable crosslinkers include, but are not limited to, boric acid, disodium octaborate tetrahydrate, sodium diborate, pentaborates, ulexite and colemanite, compounds that can supply zirconium IV
ions (such as, for example, zirconium lactate, zirconium lactate triethanolamine, zirconium carbonate, zirconium acetylacetonate, zirconium malate, zirconium citrate, and zirconium diisopropylamine lactate); compounds that can supply titanium IV ions (such as, for example, titanium lactate, titanium malate, titanium citrate, titanium ammonium lactate, titanium triethanolamine, and titanium acetylacetonate); aluminum compounds (such as, for example, aluminuin lactate or aluminum citrate); antimony compounds; chromium compounds; iron compounds; copper compounds; zinc compounds; or a combination thereof. An example of a suitable commercially available zirconium-based crosslinker is "CL-24"
available from Halliburton Energy Services, Inc., Duncan, Oklahoma. An example of a suitable commercially available titanium-based crosslinker is "CL-39" available from Halliburton Energy Services, Inc., Duncan Oklahoma. Suitable crosslinkers generally are present in the viscosified treatment fluids of the present invention in an amount sufficient to provide, inter alia, the desired degree of crosslinking between gelling agent molecules. In certain exemplary embodiments of the present invention, the crosslinkers may be present in an amount in the range from about 0.001% to about 10% by weight of the water in the fracturing fluid. In certain exemplary embodiments of the present invention, the crosslinkers may be present in the viscosified treatment fluids of the present invention in an amount in the range from about 0.01% to about 1% by weight of the water therein. Individuals skilled in the art, with the benefit of this disclosure, will recognize the exact type and amount of crosslinker to use depending on factors such as the specific gelling agent, desired viscosity, and formation conditions.
The gelled or gelled and cross-linked treatment fluids may also include internal delayed gel breakers such as enzyme, oxidizing, acid buffer, or temperature-activated gel breakers. The gel breakers cause the viscous treatment fluids to revert to thin fluids that can be produced back to the surface after they have been used to place proppant particles in subterranean fractures. The gel breaker used is typically present in the treatment fluid in an amount in the range of from about 0.5% to about 10% by weight of the gelling agent. The treatment fluids may also include one or more of a variety of well-known additives, such as gel stabilizers, fluid loss control additives, clay stabilizers, bactericides, and the like.
Therefore, the present invention is well adapted to attain the ends and advantages mentioned as well as those that are inherent therein. While numerous changes may be made by those skilled in the art, such changes are encompassed within the spirit of this invention as defined by the appended claims.
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1. A method of improving the quality of particulates comprising:
providing particulates;
at least partially coating the particulates with a first layer of a first curable resin and allowing the first layer of the first curable resin to substantially cure; and then, at least partially coating the particulates with a second layer of a second curable resin;
and allowing the second layer of the second curable resin to substantially cure.
providing particulates;
at least partially coating the particulates with a first layer of a first curable resin and allowing the first layer of the first curable resin to substantially cure; and then, at least partially coating the particulates with a second layer of a second curable resin;
and allowing the second layer of the second curable resin to substantially cure.
2. The method of claim 1 wherein the first layer of the first curable resin or the second layer of the second curable resin is coated onto the particulates in an amount ranging from about 0.1% by weight to about 4% by weight of the particulates.
3. The method of claim 1 further comprising the step of, after allowing the second layer of the second curable resin to substantially cure, at least partially coating the particulates having a second layer of a second curable resin thereon with a third layer of a third curable resin.
4. The method of claim 1 wherein the first curable resin comprises at least one of the following: a two-component epoxy based resin; a phenol-aldehyde; an epoxy;
an urea-aldehyde; furfuryl alcohol; a melamine-aldehyde; a polyester; an alkyd; a novolac; a furan resin; a combination of phenolic resin and furan resin; or a terpolymer of a phenol, furfuryl alcohol, an aldehyde; a mixture of a phenol-formaldehyde resole resin and a latent curing agent; a partially reacted blend of an aliphatic polyester and a trifunctional isocyanate;
an acrylic polyol cured with a polyisocyanate compound; a mixture of an organo-pilysiloxane compound and a platinum catalyst; a mixture of a diorganopolysiloxane end-blocked with a hydroxyl group, an organic compound having a C=O group, an organic compound having a NH2 group, and a hydrolyzable silane having ay least one of the following functional groups:
ketoxime, alkoxy, acyloxy, amide, amino, or a partial hydrolyzate thereof; an acrylic modified silyl-terminated polyether resin composition; or, a phenolic resin containing 70-97% by weight phenolic resin and 3-30% by weight of a silicone-based rubber component.
an urea-aldehyde; furfuryl alcohol; a melamine-aldehyde; a polyester; an alkyd; a novolac; a furan resin; a combination of phenolic resin and furan resin; or a terpolymer of a phenol, furfuryl alcohol, an aldehyde; a mixture of a phenol-formaldehyde resole resin and a latent curing agent; a partially reacted blend of an aliphatic polyester and a trifunctional isocyanate;
an acrylic polyol cured with a polyisocyanate compound; a mixture of an organo-pilysiloxane compound and a platinum catalyst; a mixture of a diorganopolysiloxane end-blocked with a hydroxyl group, an organic compound having a C=O group, an organic compound having a NH2 group, and a hydrolyzable silane having ay least one of the following functional groups:
ketoxime, alkoxy, acyloxy, amide, amino, or a partial hydrolyzate thereof; an acrylic modified silyl-terminated polyether resin composition; or, a phenolic resin containing 70-97% by weight phenolic resin and 3-30% by weight of a silicone-based rubber component.
5. The method of claim 1 wherein the first curable resin comprises a two-component epoxy based resin, wherein the two-component epoxy based resin comprises a hardenable resin component and a hardening agent component; and, wherein the hardenable resin component comprises a hardenable resin; and, wherein the liquid hardening agent component comprises a hardening agent, a silane coupling agent, and a surfactant.
6. The method of claim 1 wherein the second curable resin comprises at least one of the following: a two-component epoxy based resin; a phenol-aldehyde; an epoxy;
an urea-aldehyde; furfuryl alcohol; a melamine-aldehyde; a polyester; an alkyd; a novolac; a furan resin; a combination of phenolic resin and furan resin; or a terpolymer of a phenol, furfuryl alcohol, an aldehyde; a mixture of a phenol-formaldehyde resole resin and a latent curing agent; a partially reacted blend of an aliphatic polyester and a trifunctional isocyanate;
an acrylic polyol cured with a polyisocyanate compound; a mixture of an organo-pilysiloxane compound and a platinum catalyst; a mixture of a diorganopolysiloxane end-blocked with a hydroxyl group, an organic compound having a C=O group, an organic compound having a NH2 group, and a hydrolyzable silane having ay least one of the following functional groups:
ketoxime, alkoxy, acyloxy, amide, amino, or a partial hydrolyzate thereof; an acrylic modified silyl-terminated polyether resin composition; or, a phenolic resin containing 70-97% by weight phenolic resin and 3-30% by weight of a silicone-based rubber component.
an urea-aldehyde; furfuryl alcohol; a melamine-aldehyde; a polyester; an alkyd; a novolac; a furan resin; a combination of phenolic resin and furan resin; or a terpolymer of a phenol, furfuryl alcohol, an aldehyde; a mixture of a phenol-formaldehyde resole resin and a latent curing agent; a partially reacted blend of an aliphatic polyester and a trifunctional isocyanate;
an acrylic polyol cured with a polyisocyanate compound; a mixture of an organo-pilysiloxane compound and a platinum catalyst; a mixture of a diorganopolysiloxane end-blocked with a hydroxyl group, an organic compound having a C=O group, an organic compound having a NH2 group, and a hydrolyzable silane having ay least one of the following functional groups:
ketoxime, alkoxy, acyloxy, amide, amino, or a partial hydrolyzate thereof; an acrylic modified silyl-terminated polyether resin composition; or, a phenolic resin containing 70-97% by weight phenolic resin and 3-30% by weight of a silicone-based rubber component.
7. The method of claim 1 wherein the second curable resin comprises a two-component epoxy based resin, wherein the two-component epoxy based resin comprises a hardenable resin component and a hardening agent component; and, wherein the hardenable resin component comprises a hardenable resin; and, wherein the liquid hardening agent component comprises a hardening agent, a silane coupling agent, and a surfactant.
8. The method of claim 1 further comprising disaggregating the particulates before the step of at least partially coating the particulates with a second layer of a second curable resin.
9. The method of claim 1 further comprising disaggregating the proppant material after the step of allowing the second layer of the second curable resin to substantially cure.
10. The method of claim 1 wherein the particulates comprise at least one of the following: sand; bauxite; ceramic materials; glass materials; polymer materials;
Teflon materials; nut shell pieces; seed shell pieces; cured resinous particulates comprising nut shell pieces; cured resinous particulates comprising seed shell pieces;
fruit pit pieces;
cured resinous particulates comprising fruit pit pieces; wood; or composite particulates.
Teflon materials; nut shell pieces; seed shell pieces; cured resinous particulates comprising nut shell pieces; cured resinous particulates comprising seed shell pieces;
fruit pit pieces;
cured resinous particulates comprising fruit pit pieces; wood; or composite particulates.
11. The method of claim 1 wherein the first layer of the first curable resin or the second layer of the second curable resin is exposed to at least one of the following to help it cure heat, microwave, ultraviolet light, or an external chemical catalyst.
12. The method of claim 1 wherein the first layer of the first curable resin or the second layer of the second curable resin is applied on-the-fly.
13. The method of claim 3 wherein the third layer of the third curable resin is applied on-the-fly.
14. A method of treating a portion of a subterranean formation, comprising:
providing particulates;
at least partially coating the particulates with a first layer of a first curable resin and allowing the first layer of the first curable resin to substantially cure; and then, at least partially coating the particulates with a second layer of a second curable resin;
and allowing the second layer of the second curable resin to substantially cure; and then, slurrying the coated particulates into a treatment fluid and placing the slurry into a portion of a subterranean formation.
providing particulates;
at least partially coating the particulates with a first layer of a first curable resin and allowing the first layer of the first curable resin to substantially cure; and then, at least partially coating the particulates with a second layer of a second curable resin;
and allowing the second layer of the second curable resin to substantially cure; and then, slurrying the coated particulates into a treatment fluid and placing the slurry into a portion of a subterranean formation.
15. The method of claim 14 wherein the first layer of the first curable resin or the second layer of the second curable resin is coated onto the particulates in an amount ranging from about 0.1% by weight to about 4% by weight of the particulates.
16. The method of claim 14 further comprising the step of, after allowing the second layer of the second curable resin to substantially cure, at least partially coating the particulates having a second layer of a second curable resin thereon with a third layer of a third curable resin.
17. The method of claim 14 wherein the first curable resin comprises at least one of the following: a two-component epoxy based resin; a phenol-aldehyde; an epoxy;
an urea-aldehyde; furfuryl alcohol; a melamine-aldehyde; a polyester; an alkyd; a novolac; a furan resin; a combination of phenolic resin and furan resin; or a terpolymer of a phenol, furfuryl alcohol, an aldehyde; a mixture of a phenol-formaldehyde resole resin and a latent curing agent; a partially reacted blend of an aliphatic polyester and a trifunctional isocyanate;
an acrylic polyol cured with a polyisocyanate compound; a mixture of an organo-pilysiloxane compound and a platinum catalyst; a mixture of a diorganopolysiloxane end-blocked with a hydroxyl group, an organic compound having a C=O group, an organic compound having a NH2 group, and a hydrolyzable silane having ay least one of the following functional groups:
ketoxime, alkoxy, acyloxy, amide, amino, or a partial hydrolyzate thereof; an acrylic modified silyl-terminated polyether resin composition; or, a phenolic resin containing 70-97% by weight phenolic resin and 3-30% by weight of a silicone-based rubber component.
an urea-aldehyde; furfuryl alcohol; a melamine-aldehyde; a polyester; an alkyd; a novolac; a furan resin; a combination of phenolic resin and furan resin; or a terpolymer of a phenol, furfuryl alcohol, an aldehyde; a mixture of a phenol-formaldehyde resole resin and a latent curing agent; a partially reacted blend of an aliphatic polyester and a trifunctional isocyanate;
an acrylic polyol cured with a polyisocyanate compound; a mixture of an organo-pilysiloxane compound and a platinum catalyst; a mixture of a diorganopolysiloxane end-blocked with a hydroxyl group, an organic compound having a C=O group, an organic compound having a NH2 group, and a hydrolyzable silane having ay least one of the following functional groups:
ketoxime, alkoxy, acyloxy, amide, amino, or a partial hydrolyzate thereof; an acrylic modified silyl-terminated polyether resin composition; or, a phenolic resin containing 70-97% by weight phenolic resin and 3-30% by weight of a silicone-based rubber component.
18. The method of claim 14 wherein the second curable resin comprises at least one of the following: a two-component epoxy based resin; a phenol-aldehyde; an epoxy;
an urea-aldehyde; furfuryl alcohol; a melamine-aldehyde; a polyester; an alkyd; a novolac; a furan resin; a combination of phenolic resin and furan resin; or a terpolymer of a phenol, furfuryl alcohol, an aldehyde; a mixture of a phenol-formaldehyde resole resin and a latent curing agent; a partially reacted blend of an aliphatic polyester and a trifunctional isocyanate;
an acrylic polyol cured with a polyisocyanate compound; a mixture of an organo-pilysiloxane compound and a platinum catalyst; a mixture of a diorganopolysiloxane end-blocked with a hydroxyl group, an organic compound having a C=O group, an organic compound having a NH2 group, and a hydrolyzable silane having ay least one of the following functional groups:
ketoxime, alkoxy, acyloxy, amide, amino, or a partial hydrolyzate thereof; an acrylic modified silyl-terminated polyether resin composition; or, a phenolic resin containing 70-97% by weight phenolic resin and 3-30% by weight of a silicone-based rubber component.
an urea-aldehyde; furfuryl alcohol; a melamine-aldehyde; a polyester; an alkyd; a novolac; a furan resin; a combination of phenolic resin and furan resin; or a terpolymer of a phenol, furfuryl alcohol, an aldehyde; a mixture of a phenol-formaldehyde resole resin and a latent curing agent; a partially reacted blend of an aliphatic polyester and a trifunctional isocyanate;
an acrylic polyol cured with a polyisocyanate compound; a mixture of an organo-pilysiloxane compound and a platinum catalyst; a mixture of a diorganopolysiloxane end-blocked with a hydroxyl group, an organic compound having a C=O group, an organic compound having a NH2 group, and a hydrolyzable silane having ay least one of the following functional groups:
ketoxime, alkoxy, acyloxy, amide, amino, or a partial hydrolyzate thereof; an acrylic modified silyl-terminated polyether resin composition; or, a phenolic resin containing 70-97% by weight phenolic resin and 3-30% by weight of a silicone-based rubber component.
19. Improved particulates suitable for use in subterranean formations, comprising low-quality particulates that have been at least partially coated with a first layer of a first curable resin and then at least partially coated with a second layer of a second curable resin and wherein the first layer of the first curable resin is allowed to substantially cure before the application of the second layer of the second curable resin.
20. The particulates of claim 19 wherein the first layer of the first curable resin or the second layer of the second curable resin is coated onto the particulates in an amount ranging from about 0.1% by weight to about 4% by weight of the particulates.
21. The particulates of claim 19 wherein the first curable resin comprises at least one of the following: a two-component epoxy based resin; a phenol-aldehyde; an epoxy; an urea-aldehyde; furfuryl alcohol; a melamine-aldehyde; a polyester;
an alkyd; a novolac; a furan resin; a combination of phenolic resin and furan resin; or a terpolymer of a phenol, furfuryl alcohol, an aldehyde; a mixture of a phenol-formaldehyde resole resin and a latent curing agent; a partially reacted blend of an aliphatic polyester and a trifunctional isocyanate; an acrylic polyol cured with a polyisocyanate compound; a mixture of an organo-pilysiloxane compound and a platinum catalyst; a mixture of a diorganopolysiloxane end-blocked with a hydroxyl group, an organic compound having a C=O group, an organic compound having a NH2 group, and a hydrolyzable silane having ay least one of the following functional groups: ketoxime, alkoxy, acyloxy, amide, amino, or a partial hydrolyzate thereof; an acrylic modified silyl-terminated polyether resin composition; or, a phenolic resin containing 70-97% by weight phenolic resin and 3-30% by weight of a silicone-based rubber component.
an alkyd; a novolac; a furan resin; a combination of phenolic resin and furan resin; or a terpolymer of a phenol, furfuryl alcohol, an aldehyde; a mixture of a phenol-formaldehyde resole resin and a latent curing agent; a partially reacted blend of an aliphatic polyester and a trifunctional isocyanate; an acrylic polyol cured with a polyisocyanate compound; a mixture of an organo-pilysiloxane compound and a platinum catalyst; a mixture of a diorganopolysiloxane end-blocked with a hydroxyl group, an organic compound having a C=O group, an organic compound having a NH2 group, and a hydrolyzable silane having ay least one of the following functional groups: ketoxime, alkoxy, acyloxy, amide, amino, or a partial hydrolyzate thereof; an acrylic modified silyl-terminated polyether resin composition; or, a phenolic resin containing 70-97% by weight phenolic resin and 3-30% by weight of a silicone-based rubber component.
22. The particulates of claim 19 wherein the first curable resin or second curable resin comprises a two-component epoxy based resin, wherein the two-component epoxy based resin comprises a hardenable resin component and a hardening agent component; and, wherein the hardenable resin component comprises a hardenable resin; and, wherein the liquid hardening agent component comprises a hardening agent, a silane coupling agent, and a surfactant.
23. The particulates of claim 19 wherein the second curable resin comprises at least one of the following: a two-component epoxy based resin; a phenol-aldehyde; an epoxy; an urea-aldehyde; furfuryl alcohol; a melamine-aldehyde; a polyester; an alkyd; a novolac; a furan resin; a combination of phenolic resin and furan resin; or a terpolymer of a phenol, furfuryl alcohol, an aldehyde; a mixture of a phenol-formaldehyde resole resin and a latent curing agent; a partially reacted blend of an aliphatic polyester and a trifunctional isocyanate; an acrylic polyol cured with a polyisocyanate compound; a mixture of an organo-pilysiloxane compound and a platinum catalyst; a mixture of a diorganopolysiloxane end-blocked with a hydroxyl group, an organic compound having a C=O group, an organic compound having a NH2 group, and a hydrolyzable silane having ay least one of the following functional groups: ketoxime, alkoxy, acyloxy, amide, amino, or a partial hydrolyzate thereof; an acrylic modified silyl-terminated polyether resin composition;
or, a phenolic resin containing 70-97% by weight phenolic resin and 3-30% by weight of a silicone-based rubber component.
or, a phenolic resin containing 70-97% by weight phenolic resin and 3-30% by weight of a silicone-based rubber component.
24. The particulates of claim 19 wherein the low-quality particulates comprise at least one of the following: sand; bauxite; ceramic materials;
glass materials;
polymer materials; TeflonĀ® materials; nut shell pieces; seed shell pieces;
cured resinous particulates comprising nut shell pieces; cured resinous particulates comprising seed shell pieces; fruit pit pieces; cured resinous particulates comprising fruit pit pieces; wood; or composite particulates.
glass materials;
polymer materials; TeflonĀ® materials; nut shell pieces; seed shell pieces;
cured resinous particulates comprising nut shell pieces; cured resinous particulates comprising seed shell pieces; fruit pit pieces; cured resinous particulates comprising fruit pit pieces; wood; or composite particulates.
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