Patents Examined by Roger Schoepper
  • Patent number: 6776236
    Abstract: Methods of completing unconsolidated hydrocarbon producing zones penetrated by cased and cemented well bores are provided. The methods include the steps of forming spaced openings through the casing and cement and injecting a first hardenable resin composition through the openings into the unconsolidated producing zone adjacent to the well bore. Without waiting for the first hardenable resin composition to harden, a fracturing fluid containing proppant particles coated with a second hardenable resin composition is injected through the openings into the unconsolidated producing zone at a rate and pressure sufficient to fracture the producing zone. The proppant particles coated with the second hardenable resin composition are deposited in the fractures and the first and second hardenable resin compositions are allowed to harden by heat.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2002
    Date of Patent: August 17, 2004
    Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
    Inventor: Philip D. Nguyen