Patent ID: 8006760
Filing Date: 2011-08-30
Classification: C09K

Abstract:
1. A method comprising: providing at least one fracture in a subterranean formation; placing a clean fluid into a portion of the at least one fracture, wherein the clean fluid comprises a plurality of proppant particulates; and wherein the clean fluid is viscosified with one or more clean polymers selected from the group consisting of: a clarified polymer, a synthetic polymer, a clarified biopolymer, a clarified xanthan, a clarified diutan, a clarified hydroxyethylcellulose, a succinoglycan, a clarified scleroglucan, and a derivative thereof; and, depositing one or more of the plurality of proppant particulates into the portion of the at least one fracture to form a partial monolayer within the fracture, wherein the partial monolayer comprises a single, substantially non-contiguous layer comprising proppant particulates and flow channels between at least some of the proppant particulates; and wherein a volumetric fraction of the partial monolayer occupied by the flow channels is greater than about 50%.