Abstract: A composition and method for consolidating proppant or gravel for propping fractures about, or for gravel packs for sand control in, wells in subterranean formations characterized by an improvement in which there is used a combination of reactants, including a capped diisocyanate that will produce polyurethane and coat the catalyst in situ. Also disclosed are specific examples of satisfactory frac fluids, diluents and catalysts for both a specially designed one-pass system and, preferably, a two-pass system of putting and consolidating the proppant in a fracture.

Abstract: A composition and method for consolidating proppant or gravel for propping fractures about, or for gravel packs for sand control in, wells in subterranean formations characterized by an improvement in which there is used a combination of reactants, including a capped diisocyanate that will produce polyurethane and coat the catalyst in situ. Also disclosed are specific examples of satisfactory frac fluids, diluents and catalysts for both a specially designed one-pass system and, preferably, a two-pass system of putting and consolidating the proppant in a fracture.

Abstract: A composition and method for consolidating proppant or gravel for propping fractures about, or for gravel packs for sand control in, wells in subterranean formations characterized by an improvement in which there is used a urethane quasi prepolymer consisting of dipropylene glycol and excess polymeric methylene diphenylene diisocyanate in a diluent, allowing to stand to form oligomers of polyurethane chains and admixing the urethane quasi prepolymer and diluent with a proppant and oil-based frac fluid and admixing a catalyst with the admixture of proppant and prepolymer and allowing to stand in the fractures, or well, until consolidation occurs. Also disclosed are specific examples of satisfactory frac fluids, diluents and catalysts and appropriate procedures for consolidation in one- or two-passes.

Abstract: A method of preparing a consolidating agent in the form of a polyurethane prepolymer for consolidating a proppant in a subterranean formation about a well employing the improvement characterized by a quasi prepolymer formed by reacting a diol with a stoichiometric excess of isomeric methylene diphenylene diisocyanate and a diluent; and allowing the reactants to stand for a period in excess of two hours at 25 degrees C., whereby to form oligmers of polyurethane chains. The method enables consolidating a proppant in fractures by a slow polymerization process, whereby the curing agent can be added at the same time the proppant is placed. Also disclosed are specific examples of diluents and curing agents.