Abstract: Methods for enhancing the conductivity of fractures in a subterranean formation using electrically controlled propellants are provided. In some embodiments, the methods comprise: introducing an electrically controlled propellant into one or more secondary boreholes in a subterranean formation near a main well bore that penetrates the subterranean formation; igniting the electrically controlled propellant in the secondary boreholes, whereby at least a portion of the region of the subterranean formation near the secondary borehole is at least partially ruptured by the ignition of the electrically controlled propellant in the secondary boreholes; and introducing a fracturing fluid into the main wellbore at or above a pressure sufficient to create or enhance at least one primary fracture in the subterranean formation that extends into at least a portion of the ruptured region of the subterranean formation.

Abstract: Provided are methods and system for propping a fracture. An example method includes introducing a first fracturing fluid into the fracture; wherein the first fracturing fluid comprises a first amount of high crush strength proppant and a first aqueous base fluid; wherein the high crush strength proppant has a crush strength equal to or exceeding 4000 psi. The method further includes introducing a second fracturing fluid into the fracture; wherein the second fracturing fluid comprises a first amount of low crush strength proppant and a second aqueous base fluid; wherein the low crush strength proppant has a crush strength less than 4000 psi. The method also includes introducing a third fracturing fluid into the fracture; wherein the third fracturing fluid comprises a second amount of high crush strength proppant and a third aqueous base fluid.

Abstract: A method and system pulse for treating a plurality of wells simultaneously includes applying a high pressure of fracturing fluid to one or more switching valves and repeatedly opening and closing the one or more switching valves to divert the fracturing fluid near instantaneously from one well to the other well to creating a pulse wave into the plurality of wells for fracturing subterranean formations. The one or more switching valves may be a single 3-way valve incorporating the function of two or more switching valves. This technique reduces wear of surface equipment including high pressure pumps that need only provide a constant pressure.

Abstract: An acidizing and formation stabilizing treatment fluid for stabilizing a fracture in a subterranean formation. An acid generating agent generates an acid in situ to acidize the formation thereby enhancing the fractures within and to cure an acid-catalyzed, curable resin to stabilize the formation.

Abstract: A method of treating a subterranean formation comprising: providing a proppant; coating the proppant with a geopolymer composition to create a coated proppant; injecting a fracturing fluid into the subterranean formation, wherein the fracturing fluid comprises a base fluid and the coated proppant; and allowing the geopolymer composition to set in the formation to form a geopolymer on the proppant.

Abstract: Energy created by a propellant can form a fracture in a subterranean formation. For example, a treatment fluid can be introduced into a subterranean formation. A propellant can be positioned in the subterranean formation. The propellant can be detonated to generate a fracture in the subterranean formation for receiving at least part of the treatment fluid. The treatment fluid may include an acid, a hydrolysable in-situ acid generator, a chelating agent, a hydrolysable in-situ chelating agent generator, or mixtures thereof.

Abstract: Systems and methods for treating fracture faces and/or unconsolidated portions of a subterranean formation are provided. In some embodiments, the methods comprise: providing an aqueous alkali solution; introducing the aqueous alkali solution into at least a portion of a subterranean formation that comprises one or more fractures; contacting an aluminum component and a silicate component with the aqueous alkali solution to form a geopolymer on one or more fracture faces in the fractures; and placing a plurality of proppant particulates in the fractures.

Abstract: A method of propping created fractures and microfractures in tight formation. The method includes injecting into a wellbore a first pad fluid stage; injecting into the wellbore a second pad fluid stage; injecting into the wellbore a diverting agent; and injecting into the wellbore a main proppant slurry stage; wherein the first pad fluid stage includes an aqueous-based fluid at a rate above the fracturing gradient to create a fracture, wherein the second pad fluid stage includes an aqueous-based fluid and a low concentration of a proppant mixture including a slurry of small proppant materials and/or a slurry of conventional proppant materials to extend the fracture and open up secondary induced fractures, and wherein the main proppant slurry stage includes an aqueous-based fluid and a proppant with a larger size than the small proppant particles in the second pad fluid stage.

Abstract: A method of treating a highly permeable subterranean formation that is penetrated by a wellbore to form a frac pack in the formation adjacent to a desired wellbore interval is provided. The method comprises (a) injecting a first high efficiency fracturing fluid into the formation to form a fracture in the formation that propagates from a near-wellbore region of the formation into a far-field region of the formation. Thereafter, high strength proppant is placed in a portion of the fracture in the near-wellbore region of the formation, and low strength proppant is placed in a portion of the fracture near the far-field region of the formation using low viscosity fluids. Subsequently, a high strength proppant is squeezed into a portion of the fracture in the near-wellbore region of the formation to assure that the fracture is completely packed.

Abstract: The disclosure provides a method comprising of determining an injection flow rate for each one of a plurality of wells, determining a total injection flow rate for the plurality of wells, introducing sequentially a series of treatment fluids into a well bore of each one of the plurality of wells, wherein each of the well bores penetrates at least a portion of a subterranean formation, the series of treatment fluids comprising: a first treatment fluid that comprises a base fluid and a reactive agent; and a second treatment fluid that comprises a microproppant slurry, allowing the first treatment fluid to form one or more fractures in the subterranean formation, and depositing at least a portion of a microproppant in the microproppant slurry in at least a portion of the one or more fractures in the subterranean formation.

Abstract: Lightweight micro-proppant suitable to prop open not only near-wellbore microfractures but also far-field microfractures. Some methods of fracturing and propping may comprise first introducing a pad fluid comprising a lightweight micro-proppant into a wellbore penetrating a subterranean formation at a rate and pressure sufficient to create or extend a fracture network in the subterranean formation, wherein the fracture network comprises microfractures. The lightweight micro-proppant comprises a thermoset nanocomposite having a specific gravity of about 0.9 to about 1.4 and having an average diameter of about 0.1 microns to about 50 microns. Then introducing a proppant slurry comprising a macro-proppant into the wellbore penetrating the subterranean formation after introducing the pad fluid forming a proppant pack in the fracture network wherein at least some of the lightweight micro-proppant is located in the microfractures.

Abstract: Treatment fluid compositions that include a carrier fluid, a crosslinkable polymer, one or more degradable fibers grafted with a crosslinking moiety capable of crosslinking the crosslinkable polymer, and optionally a proppant or gravel. Methods and systems for treating a subterranean wellbore or formation using the grafted degradable fiber treatment fluids are further provided. The presently disclosed treatment fluids may be suitable for use as hydraulic fracturing treatment fluids, gravel packing treatment fluids, or fluid diversion treatment fluids.

Abstract: A system includes a neutron source positionable within a wellbore to emit one or more neutrons toward a formation surrounding the wellbore. The system also includes a gamma ray detector positionable within the wellbore to detect gamma rays. Further, the system includes a gamma ray analyzer that can perform operations. The operations can include receiving data indicating detected gamma rays from the gamma ray detector. Additionally, the operations include determining, from the data indicating the detected gamma rays, an amount of activated tracer material present within the wellbore originating from non-radioactive tracer material of drill-in fluid. The operations also include determining, from the amount of activated tracer material, an amount of filtercake buildup in a wellbore, a depth of fluid-loss filtrate into the formation surrounding the wellbore, or a combination thereof.

Abstract: Systems and methods using electrically controlled propellant to operate equipment in subterranean formations are provided. In some embodiments, the methods comprise: providing a tool assembly that comprises a tool body and an electrically controlled propellant; and placing the tool assembly in at least a portion of a subterranean formation. Electrical current may be applied to at least a portion of the electrically controlled propellant to ignite the portion of the propellant to operate a portion of the tool assembly.

Abstract: Methods of treating a subterranean formation include obtaining or providing compositions that include an alkenoate ester. The compositions also includes at least one of a dialkenyldihydrocarbylammonium halide and an N,N-dihydrocarbyl-substituted alkenamide. The methods also include placing the composition in a subterranean formation downhole. Methods of treating a subterranean formation include using a composition including a polymer that is a reaction product of a mixture including an alkenoate ester and at least one of a dialkenyldihydrocarbylammonium halide and an N,N-dihydrocarbyl-substituted alkenamide.

Abstract: The embodiments herein relate generally to subterranean formation operations and, more particularly, systems and methods for achieving target downhole pressures having target downhole wave shapes for enhancement of subterranean formation stimulation and production. In particular, a treatment fluid is introduced into a subterranean formation and a downhole pressure wave in the subterranean formation having a downhole wave shape is determined, and a surface pressure wave having a surface wave shape is determined. The downhole wave shape and the surface wave shape are compared, followed by adjustment of the surface pressure to achieve a target downhole pressure wave in the subterranean formation having a target downhole wave shape. The target downhole pressure and target downhole wave shape may be selected to maximize production of the subterranean formation.

Abstract: A variety of systems, methods and compositions are disclosed, including, in one method, a method may comprise providing a proppant-free fracturing fluid; providing a proppant composition, wherein the proppant composition comprises proppant particulates and degradable thermoplastic particulates; introducing the proppant-free fracturing fluid into a subterranean formation at an injection rate above a fracture gradient to create or enhance at least one fracture in the subterranean formation; introducing the proppant composition into the at least one fracture; and allowing the proppant composition to form a proppant pack in the fracture, wherein the degradable thermoplastic particulates are degradable to generate voids in the proppant pack.

Abstract: A method of treating a reservoir penetrated by at least one well involves placing a consolidated solids pack into a permeable zone of rock in the reservoir. The consolidated solids pack has a reduced permeability to water and a reduced mobility in the permeable zone. For example, when placed in the permeable zone in connection with a water flooding operation, the consolidated solids pack diverts the injectant from the permeable zone to other less permeable zones of the reservoir that contain oil.

Abstract: Methods and systems for performing injection treatments in subterranean formations stimulated by the ignition of propellants are provided. In some embodiments, the methods comprise: igniting a propellant in one or more secondary boreholes in a subterranean formation to at least partially rupture at least a region of the subterranean formation near the secondary boreholes; introducing a fracturing fluid into a first production well bore in the subterranean formation in or near the ruptured region of the subterranean formation at or above a pressure sufficient to create or enhance at least a primary fracture in the subterranean formation that extends into at least a portion of the ruptured region of the subterranean formation; and introducing a displacement fluid into one or more of the secondary boreholes or an injection well bore in the subterranean formation that comprises one or more fractures penetrating the ruptured region of the subterranean formation.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a method for use in oil and gas operations comprising prepackaging, in a packaging container, two or more dry components to form a dry composition, wherein the two or more dry components comprise a polyacrylamide friction reducer (FR) polymer, and wherein the dry composition comprises a predetermined ratio of the two or more dry components, transporting the packaging container to a wellsite, removing all or a portion of the dry composition from the packaging container and mixing the all or a portion of the dry composition with an aqueous fluid to form a wellbore servicing fluid having known concentrations of the two or more dry components, and placing at least a portion of the wellbore servicing fluid into a wellbore penetrating a subterranean formation.