Patent ID: 8387699

Claim:
A method of fracturing a coal bed methane formation from a well comprising the steps of: a. preparing a non-toxic and coal bed methane friendly liquid component at surface in a blender, the liquid component including: i. a viscosified water component having a viscosity sufficient to temporarily support proppant admixed within the viscosified water component; and, ii. a breaker for relaxing the viscosity of the viscosified water component within a pre-determined period; b. testing the non-toxic and coal bed methane friendly liquid component to verify non-toxicity; c. mixing the proppant into the liquid component in the blender; d. introducing the proppant/liquid component into a high pressure pump and increasing the pressure to well pressure; e. introducing a gas component into the high pressure pump and increasing the pressure to well pressure; f. mix the gas component with the proppant/liquid component under high turbulence conditions; and g. pumping the combined gas and fluid from step f) at a high rate down the well, wherein the combined gas and fluid in step g) is characterized as a mist or slug at the formation.