Electrofracturing test system and method of determining material characteristics of electrofractured material samples
| Patent Number: | 9,719,908 |
| Issued: | 8/1/2017 |
| Official Filing: | View the Complete Patent |
| Abstract: | A device for electrofracturing a material sample and analyzing the material sample is disclosed. The device simulates an in situ electrofracturing environment so as to obtain electrofractured material characteristics representative of field applications while allowing permeability testing of the fractured sample under in situ conditions. |
| Filed: | 2/18/2015 |
| Application Number: | 14/625,287 |
| Government Interests: | STATEMENT OF GOVERNMENT INTEREST This invention was made with Government support under Contract No. DE-NA0003525 awarded by the United States Department of Energy/National Nuclear Security Administration. The Government has certain rights in the invention. |