Proppant transport efficiency system and method

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PATENT NO 11326421
APP PUB NO 20210017840A1
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17018497

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A perforating gun system with at least one gun. Each of the perforating guns have charges disposed in a gun carrier that are angled to the longitudinal axis of the gun to achieve a predetermined proppant transport profile into clusters within a stage in a well casing. The perforation tunnels may also have burrs on each side of the casing and acts in initially aiding proppant transport during fracture treatment. A method of tuning a cluster to achieve a desired fracturing treatment based on a feedback from another cluster includes selecting a hole diameter, a hole angle for creating an angled opening, a discharge coefficient, and a proppant efficiency. Moreover, a method of improving perforation charge efficiency.

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GEODYNAMICS INCMILLSAP TX 76066

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Hardesty, John T Fort Worth, US 81 904
Harvey, Ross Millsap, US 6 3
Rollins, James A Lipan, US 33 590
Wutherich, Kevin Millsap, US 3 25
Yang, Wenbo Kennedale, US 81 1322

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