| Patent Number |
Title Of Patent |
Date Issued |
| 8126689 |
Methods for geomechanical fracture modeling |
February 28, 2012 |
| The present invention relates generally to methods for designing and optimizing the number, placement, and size of fractures in a subterranean formation and more particularly to methods that account for stress interference from other fractures when designing and optimizing the number |
| 7445045 |
Method of optimizing production of gas from vertical wells in coal seams |
November 4, 2008 |
| The present invention is directed to a method for producing gas from a subterranean formation containing a coal seam. The method includes the steps of drilling a substantially vertical well bore into the subterranean formation, which intersects the coal seam and fracturing the coal s |
| 6795773 |
Well completion method, including integrated approach for fracture optimization |
September 21, 2004 |
| Fracture design for well completion includes determining a conductivity profile for the given reservoir to be fractured. Materials needed to obtain this conductivity profile are selected based on their ability to meet the conductivity objective and their rank based on economic value. A |
| 6619394 |
Method and apparatus for treating a wellbore with vibratory waves to remove particles therefrom |
September 16, 2003 |
| A process and apparatus for treating a wellbore, comprising subjecting a substantially same portion of the wellbore to vibratory waves produced by a plurality of vibratory wave generators. The vibratory waves may have about the same frequency or a plurality of frequencies, and the fr |
