Patent ID: 11939523
Assignee: SCHLUMBERGER TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
Field: Basic materials chemistry (Chemistry)
Classification: CPC C  E | IPC C  E

Claim 13:
14. A method of performing a fracturing operation, comprising:
injecting a first fracturing fluid stage into a subterranean formation, the first fracturing fluid stage comprising a gel and a first type of hydrophilic, pulp fiber; and
injecting a second fracturing fluid stage into the subterranean formation, the second fracturing fluid stage comprising the gel and a second type of hydrophilic, pulp fiber, wherein a respective fiber length of the second type of hydrophilic, pulp fiber is different than a respective fiber length of the first type of hydrophilic, pulp fiber;
wherein at least one of the first type of hydrophilic, pulp fiber or the second type of hydrophilic, pulp fiber transports proppant into one or more fractures within the subterranean formation, and
wherein a first ratio between an estimated fracture width of the one or more fractures and the respective fiber length of the first type of hydrophilic, pulp fiber, a second ratio between the estimated fracture width and the respective fiber length of the second type of hydrophilic, pulp fiber, or both, are between about 0.25 and about 10.