Patent ID: 8916506
Filing Date: 2014-12-23
Classification: C09K,E21B

Abstract:
1. A slurry, comprising: a solids mixture in a carrier fluid, wherein the solids mixture comprises first, second, third and fourth volume-averaged particle size distribution (PSD) modes such that a packed volume fraction (PVF) of the solids mixture is greater than 0.75; a solids volume fraction (SVF) of the slurry less than the PVF of the solids mixture; wherein the first PSD mode is at least three times larger than the second PSD mode, the second PSD mode is larger than the third PSD mode, and the third PSD mode is larger than the fourth PSD mode, and wherein at least one of the second and third PSD modes is less than 3 times larger than the respective third or fourth PSD mode wherein the second PSD mode comprises a total SVF from 5 to 30 percent, the third PSD mode comprises a total SVF from 3 to 20 percent, and the fourth PSD mode comprises a total SVF from 5 to 40 percent, based on a total SVF of the first PSD mode.