CPC C09K 8/68 (2013.01) [C09K 8/64 (2013.01); C09K 8/703 (2013.01); E21B 43/26 (2013.01); E21B 43/267 (2013.01)] | 30 Claims |
13. A method of hydraulic fracturing, comprising:
providing a hydraulic fracturing fluid through a wellbore into a subterranean formation, the hydraulic fracturing fluid comprising an aqueous phase and a non-aqueous phase, the aqueous phase comprising water and an inorganic oxidizer in the water and is a continuous phase of the hydraulic fracturing fluid, wherein the water is less than 50 vol % of the hydraulic fracturing fluid, wherein a reactive gas that is an oxidizer is in the non-aqueous phase;
hydraulically fracturing the subterranean formation with the hydraulic fracturing fluid; and
oxidizing organic material in the subterranean formation with the hydraulic fracturing fluid, wherein oxidizing the organic material comprises degrading the organic material, and wherein the organic material comprises kerogen.
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