Patent ID: 8596362

Claim:
A hydraulic fracturing method comprising: injecting fracturing fluid containing proppant through a substantially horizontal well casing positioned in a well bore, the substantially horizontal well casing having first perforations through the well casing to a subterranean formation adjacent the well bore; hydraulically fracturing the formation through the first perforations using the fracturing fluid, the proppant lodging in fractures in the formation produced by the hydraulic fracturing; after the fracturing, providing transitory binder and filler in a liquid carrier, the filler containing particles of a solid material; injecting the liquid carrier containing the transitory binder and filler into the substantially horizontal well casing without any placement apparatus present in the substantially horizontal well casing; placing the transitory binder and the filler over the first perforations; using a placement apparatus, opening second perforations through the well casing to the formation adjacent the well bore, the second perforations being separated from the first perforations; injecting additional fracturing fluid through the substantially horizontal well casing and forming a plug over and through the first perforations with the transitory binder and filler; after plugging the first perforations, hydraulically fracturing the formation through the second perforations using the additional fracturing fluid; and applying a flow of cleanout fluid to the plug sufficient to disengage the transitory binder and expose the first perforations.