SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR INJECTING A PARTICULATE MIXTURE

• Main Authors: LEONARDI, SERGIO A, ADAIR, NEAL L, YALE, DAVID P, TROSHKO, ANDREY A
• Format: Patent
• Language: English; French
• Published: 28.11.2017
• Subjects: EARTH DRILLING; EARTH DRILLING, e.g. DEEP DRILLING; FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS; MINING; OBTAINING OIL, GAS, WATER, SOLUBLE OR MELTABLE MATERIALS OR ASLURRY OF MINERALS FROM WELLS

An embodiment of the present techniques provides a method of injecting a particulate mixture into a target location. The method includes forming a mixture of at least two sources of particles with different size distributions wherein the mixture of solids has a permeability in a predefined range. A...