US 11,851,989 B2
Cooling methodology to improve hydraulic fracturing efficiency and reduce breakdown pressure
Misfer J. Almarri, Dammam (SA); Murtadha J. AlTammar, Al Olaya (SA); and Khalid Mohammed Alruwaili, Dammam (SA)
Assigned to SAUDI ARABIAN OIL COMPANY, Dhahran (SA)
Filed by SAUDI ARABIAN OIL COMPANY, Dhahran (SA)
Filed on Dec. 3, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/457,516.
Prior Publication US 2023/0175354 A1, Jun. 8, 2023
Int. Cl. E21B 36/00 (2006.01); E21B 43/26 (2006.01); E21B 47/07 (2012.01)
CPC E21B 36/001 (2013.01) [E21B 43/2607 (2020.05); E21B 47/07 (2020.05)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
15. A system, comprising:
a hydraulic fracturing system, comprising:
a blender;
a pump and manifold system fluidly connected to an outlet of the blender; and
a fluid source fluidly connected to an inlet of the blender; and
a cooling system connected to the hydraulic fracturing system upstream from the pump and manifold system;
wherein the cooling system is configured to cool a base fluid supplied from the fluid source to a base temperature calculated to reduce a breakdown pressure in a downhole location of a formation.