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  • Methods of hydraulic fracturing and of propping fractures in subterranean formations
    Patent number: 7281581
    Abstract: A method of propping at least one fracture in a subterranean formation, that comprises forming a plurality of proppant aggregates, each proppant aggregate comprising a binding fluid and a filler material, and introducing the plurality of proppant aggregates into the at least one fracture, is provided. Methods of fracturing a subterranean formation also are provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2004
    Date of Patent: October 16, 2007
    Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
    Inventors: Philip D. Nguyen, Jimmie D. Weaver, Ron A. Gibson, Johnny A. Barton