FLUID CREATING A FRACTURE HAVING A BOTTOM PORTION OF REDUCED PERMEABILITY AND A TOP HAVING A HIGHER PERMEABILITY

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15560263

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A method of fracturing a subterranean formation comprising: introducing a fracturing fluid into the subterranean formation to create or enhance a fracture in the subterranean formation, and wherein the fracture comprises a bottom portion and a top portion; and introducing a treatment fluid into the fracture after introduction of the fracturing fluid, wherein the treatment fluid comprises: a base fluid; and proppant, wherein a first portion of the proppant has a property that is different from a second portion of the proppant, wherein after introduction of the treatment fluid: at least some of the first portion of proppant remains in the bottom portion of the fracture and at least some of the second portion of proppant remains in the top portion of the fracture; and the bottom portion of the fracture has a permeability that is less than the permeability of the top portion of the fracture.

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HALLIBURTON ENERGY SERVICES INC3000 N SAM HOUSTON PARKWAY E HOUSTON TX 77032-3219

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NGUYEN, Philip D Houston, US 518 18425
STEPHENS, Walter T Houston, US 30 212

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