CA2497276A1 - Method of treating subterranean formations with porous ceramic particulate materials - Google Patents
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Abstract
Methods and compositions useful for subterranean formation treatments, such as hydraulic fracturing treatments and sand control that include porous materials. Such porous materials may be selectively configured porous materi al particles manufactured and/or treated with selected glazing materials, coati ng materials and/or penetrating materials to have desired strength and/or apparent density to fit particular downhole conditions for well treating suc h as hydraulic fracturing treatments and sand control treatments. Porous materials may also be employed in selected combinations to optimize fracture or sand control performance, and/or may be employed as relatively lightweigh t materials in liquid carbon dioxide-based well treatment systems.
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1. A method for treating a well penetrating a subterranean formation, comprising introducing into the well a porous particulate material.
2, The method of Claim 1, wherein the porous particulate material is a selectively configured porous particulate material.
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3. The method of Claim 1, wherein the porous particulate material is a non-selectively configured porous particulate material.
4. The method of Claim 2, wherein the selectively configured porous particulate material comprises a porous particulate material which has been chemically treated and further wherein the apparent specific gravity of the selectively configured porous particulate material is less than the apparent specific gravity of the porous particulate material.
5. The method of Claim 1, wherein the porous particulate material is a relatively lightweight and/or substantially neutrally buoyant particle.
6. The method of Claim 1, wherein the porous particulate material, exhibits crush resistance under conditions as high as 69 MPa closure stress.
7. The method of Claim 6, wherein the porous particulate material exhibits crush resistance under conditions from about 1.73 to about 55.2 MPa closure stress.
8. The method of Claim 2, wherein the porous particulate material is a suspension of a porous particulate in a carrier fluid.
9. The method of Claim 8, wherein the porous particulate material has a porosity and permeability such that a fluid may be drawn at least partially into the porous matrix by capillary action.
10. The method of Claim 8, wherein the porous particulate material has a porosity and permeability such that a penetrating material may be drawn at least partially into the porous matrix using a vacuum and/or may be forced at least partially into the porous matrix under pressure.
11. The method of Claim 8, wherein the porous particulate material is a selectively configured porous particulate material coated or penetrated with a liquid resin, plastic, cement, sealant, or binder
12. The method of Claim 2, wherein the porous particulate material is a selectively configured porous particulate material coated or penetrated with a phenol, phenol formaldehyde, melamine formaldehyde, urethane, or epoxy resin.
13. The method of Claim 2, wherein the porous particulate material is a selectively configured porous particulate material penetrated with nylon, polyethylene or polystyrene or a combination thereof.
14. The method of Claim 11, wherein the penetrating material and/or coating layer of the selectively configured porous particulate material is capable of trapping or encapsulating a fluid having a apparent specific gravity less than the apparent specific gravity of the matrix.
15. The method of Claim 14, wherein the fluid is a gas.
16. The method of claim 8, wherein the coating layer or penetrating material of the selectively configured porous particulate material is a liquid having as apparent specific gravity less than the apparent specific gravity of the matrix of the porous particulate material.
17. The method of Claim 2, wherein a coating layer or penetrating material of the selectively configured porous particulate material is a curable resin and further wherein the selectively configured porous particulate material comprises a multitude of coated particulate bonded together.
18. A method for treating a well penetrating a subterranean formation, comprising introducing into the well a selectively configured porous particulate material, the selectively configured porous particulate material being a porous particulate material manufactured with a glazing material or treated with a penetrating layer, coating layer or glazing material such that the strength of the selectively configured porous particulate material is greater than the strength of the porous particulate material.
19. A method for treating a well penetrating a subterranean formation, comprising introducing into the well a selectively configured porous particulate material in a non-gelled carrier fluid, the selectively configured porous particulate material being a substantially neutrally buoyant particulate material comprising a composite of a porous particulate material and a non-porous glazing material or a porous particulate material treated with a non-porous penetrating material, coating layer or glazing layer.
20. The method of Claim 19, wherein the non-gelled carrier fluid contains a friction reducer,
21. The method of Claim 19, wherein the apparent specific gravity of the selectively configured porous particulate material is less than the apparent specific gravity of the porous particulate material.
22. The method of Claim 19, wherein the well is horizontal or is a deviated well having an angle with respect to the vertical of between about 0 degrees and about 90 degrees.
23. The method of Claim 22, wherein the well is a deviated well having an angle with respect to the vertical of between about 30 degrees and about 90 degrees.
24. The method of Claim 1, wherein the porous particulate maternal has a maximum length-based aspect ratio of equal to or less thaw about 5.
25. The method of Claim 1, wherein the porous particulate material is a ceramic or organic polymeric material.
25. The method of Claim 25, wherein the porous particulate material is a ceramic.
27. The method of Claim 26, wherein the organic polymeric material is a polyolefin.
28. The method of Claim12, wherein the coating layer or penetrating material is an ethyl carbamate-based sin.
29. The method of Claim 26, wherein the porous particulate material is a selectively configured porous particulate material having an apparent density about about 1.1 g/cm3 to about 2.6 g/cm3, a bulk apparent density from about 1.03 g/cm3 to about 1.4 g/cm3, and an internal porosity from about 10% to about 75 volume percent.
30. The method of Claim 2, wherein the selectively configured porous particulate material comprises a porous particulate material to which has been applied a coating layer or penetrating material of as epoxy or phenol formaldehyde resin.
31. The method of Claim 2, wherein the size of the selectively configured porous particulate be material is between from about 200 mesh to about 8 mesh.
32. The method of Claims 2, wherein a coating layer or penetrating material is present in the selectively configured porous particulate material in an amount of from about 0.5 to about 10% by weight of total weight.
33. The method of Claim 32, wherein the thickness of the coating layer of the selectively configured porous particulate material is from about 1 to about 5 microns.
34. The method of Claim 2, wherein the selectively configured porous particulate material is introduced or pumped into the well as neutrally buoyant particles in a carrier fluid.
35. The method of Claim 34, wherein the carrier fluid is a completion or workover brine.
36. The method of Claim 34, wherein the carrier fluid is salt water, fresh water, a liquid hydrocarbon, or a gas or a mixture thereof.
37. The method of Claim 36, wherein the gas is nitrogen or carbon dioxide.
38. The method of Claim 34, wherein the fluid pumped into the well further comprises a gelling agent, crosslinking agent, gel breaker, surfactant, foaming agent, demulsifier, buffer, clay stabilizer, acid or a mixture thereof.
39. The method of Claim 2, wherein the selectively configured porous particulate material is a proppant/sand control particulate material.
40. The method of Claim 1, wherein the porous particulate material is introduced into the well with a liquefied gas or foamed gas carrier fluid or a mixture thereof.
41. The method of Claim 40, wherein the liquefied gas or foamed gas carrier fluid is a liquid carbon dioxide based system.
42. The method of Claim 40, wherein the liquefied gas or foamed gas carrier fluid is nitrogen.
43. The method of Claim 40, wherein the liquefied gas or foamed gas carrier fluid is a mixture of liquid carbon, dioxide and nitrogen.
44. The method of Claim 40, wherein the liquefied gas or foamed gas carrier fluid is a foam of nitrogen in liquid carbon dioxide.
45. A method for treating a well penetrating a subterranean formation, comprising introducing into the well a selectively configured porous particulate material, the selectively configured porous particulate material being a porous particulate material manufactured with a non-porous glazing material or treated with a non-porous penetrating layer, coating layer or glazing material such that either:
(a.) the apparent density or apparent specific gravity of the selectively configured porous particulate material is less than the apparent density or apparent specific gravity of the porous particulate material;
(b.) the permeability of the selectively configured porous particulate material is less than the permeability of the porous particulate material; or (c.) the porosity of the selectively configured porous particulate material is less than the porosity of the porous particulate material.
46. The method of Claim 45, wherein the selectively configured porous particulate material is a suspension of the porous particulate material and a porous matrix, and further wherein the suspension, when introduced into the well, forms a fluid permeable gravel pack in an annular area defined between the exterior of a screen assembly and the interior of the wellbore.
47. The method of Claim 45, wherein the selectively configured porous particulate material is a porous particulate material having a glazed surface.
48. The method of Claim 47, wherein the glazed surface of the porous particulate material enhances the ease of multi-phase fluid flow through a particulate pack.
49. The method of Claim 47, wherein the glazed surface of the porous particulate material enhances the ease of high rate turbulent gas flow through a particulate pack.
50. The method of Claim 5, wherein the porous particulate material is a substantially neutrally buoyant particle and is introduced or pumped into the well as a suspension in a storage fluid wherein the density of the storage fluid and porous particulate material is of near or substantially equal density.
51.A selectively configured porous particulate comprising a porous particulate treated with a non-porous penetrating, coating and/or glazing material.
52. The selectively configured porous particulate of Claim 51, wherein either:
(i.) the apparent specific gravity of the selectively configured porous particulate is less than the apparent specific gravity of the porous particulate;
(ii.) the permeability of the selectively configured porous particulate is less than the permeability of the porous particulate; or (iii.) the porosity of the selectively configured porous particulate is less than the porosity of the porous particulate.
53. The selectively configured porous particulate of Claim 52, wherein the apparent specific gravity of the selectively configured porous particulate is less than the apparent specific gravity of the porous particulate.
54. The selectively configured porous particulate of Claim 51, wherein the penetrating, coating and/or glazing material is capable of encapsulating air or a lightweight fluid within the porous particulate.
55. The selectively configured porous particulate of Claim 51, wherein the selectively configured porous particulate exhibits crush resistance under conditions as high as 69 MPa closure stress, API RP 56 or API RP 60.
56. The selectively configured porous particulate of Claim 55, wherein the selectively configured porous particulate exhibits crush resistance under conditions from about 1.73 to about 55.2 MPa closure stress.
57. The selectively configured porous particulate of Claim 51, wherein the porous particulate is treated with a liquid and/or curable resin, plastic, cement, sealant, or binder.
58. The selectively configures porous particulate of Claim 57, wherein the porous particulate is treated with a resin, plastic or binder.
59. The selectively configured porous particulate of Claim 58, wherein the porous particulate is coated and/or penetrated with a phenyl formaldehyde, melamine formaldehyde, urethane, or epoxy resin.
60. The selectively configured porous particulate of Claim, 57, wherein the porous particulate is penetrated with nylon, polyethylene or polystyrene or a combination thereof.
61. The selectively configured porous particulate of Claim, 57, wherein the coating and/or penetrating material is a liquid having an apparent specific gravity less than the apparent specific gravity of the porous particulate.
62. The selectively configured porous particulate of Claim 51, wherein the porous particulate comprises a multitude of coated particulates bond together.
63. The selectively configured porous particulate of Claim 51, wherein the strength of the selectively configured porous particulate as greater than the strength of the porous particulate.
64. The selectively configures porous particulate of Claim 51, wherein, the porous particulate has a maximum length-based aspect ratio of equal to or less than about 5.
65. The selectively configured porous particulate of Claim 51, wherein the porous particulate is a ceramic or organic polymeric material.
66. The selectively configured porous particulate of Claim 65, wherein the porous particulate is a ceramic.
67. The selectively configured porous particulate of Claim 65, wherein the organic polymeric material is a polyolefin, styrene-divinylbenzene copolymer, polyalkyl acrylate ester, an ethyl carbonate based resin or a modified starch.
68. The selectively configured porous particulate of Claim 51, wherein the porous particulate is a naturally occurring material.
69. The selectively configured porous particulate of Claim 51, wherein the selectively configured porous particulate has as apparent density from about 1.1 g/cm.3 to about 2.6 g/cm,3 and a bulk apparent density from about 1.03 g/cm3 to about 1.4 g/cm3.
70. The selectively configured porous particulate of Claim 51, wherein the porous particulate has an internal porosity from about 10 to about 75 volume percent.
71. The selectively configured porous particulate of Claim 51, wherein the porous particulate is a relatively lightweight and/or substantially neutrally buoyant particulate.
72. The selectively configured porous particulate of Claim 71, wherein the apparent specific gravity of the porous particulate is less than or equal to 2.4.
73. The selectively configured porous particulate of Claim 72, wherein the apparent specific gravity of the porous particulate is less than or equal to 2.25.
74. The selectively configured porous particulate of Claim 73, wherein the apparent specific gravity of the porous particulate is less than or equal to 2Ø
75. the selectively configured porous particulate of Claim 74, wherein, the apparent specific gravity of the porous particulate is less than of equal to 1.75.
76. The selectively configured porous particulate of Claim 75, wherein the apparent specific gravity of the porous particulate is less than or equal to 1.25.
77. The selectively configured porous particulate of Claim 51, wherein the size of the selectively configured porous particulate is between from about 200 mesh to about 8 mesh.
78. The selectively configured porous particulate of Claim 51, wherein the coating or penetrating layer is present in the selectively configured porous particulate in an amount of from about 0.5 to about 10% by weight of total weight.
79. The selectively configured porous particulate of Claim 51, wherein the thickness of the coating of the selectively configured porous particulate is from about 1 to about 5 microns.
80. The selectively configured porous particulate of Claim 51, wherein the extent of penetration of the penetrating material is frown less than about 1%
penetration by volume to less than about 25% penetrating by volume.
81. The selectively configured porous particulate of Claim 51, wherein the selectively configured porous particulate has a glazed surface.
82. A sand control particulate comprising at least one selectively configured porous particular of Claim 51.
83. A proppant comprising at least one selectively configured porous particulate of Claim 51.
84. A composition for treating a well comprising a suspension of at least one selectively configured porous particulate of Claim 51 and a carrier.
85. The composition of Claim 84, wherein the carrier is a completion or workover brine, salt water, fresh water, or liquid hydrocarbon or a mixture thereof or a gas, a liquefied gas or a foamed gas.
86. The composition of Claim 85, wherein the carrier is a liquid carbon dioxide based system, carbon dioxide/nitrogen or foamed nitrogen in carbon dioxide.
87. The composition of Claim 84, which further comprises a gelling agent, crosslinking agent, gel breaker, surfactant, foaming agent, demulsifier, buffer, clay stabilizer, acid or a mixture thereof.
88. The composition of Claim 84, wherein the carrier fluid is a non-gelled carrier fluid containing a friction reducer.
89. The method of Claim 87 or 88, wherein the porous particulate or selectively configured porous particulate material is suspended in a carrier fluid.
90. A selectively configured porous particulate comprising a porous particulate treated pith a non-porous penetrating, coating and/or glazing material wherein the porosity of the selectively configured porous particulate is less than the porosity of the porous particulate.
91. A selectively configured porous particulate wherein the porosity and permeability of the selectively configured porous particulate is such that a fluid may be drawn at least partially into its porous matrix by capillary action.
25. The method of Claim 25, wherein the porous particulate material is a ceramic.
27. The method of Claim 26, wherein the organic polymeric material is a polyolefin.
28. The method of Claim12, wherein the coating layer or penetrating material is an ethyl carbamate-based sin.
29. The method of Claim 26, wherein the porous particulate material is a selectively configured porous particulate material having an apparent density about about 1.1 g/cm3 to about 2.6 g/cm3, a bulk apparent density from about 1.03 g/cm3 to about 1.4 g/cm3, and an internal porosity from about 10% to about 75 volume percent.
30. The method of Claim 2, wherein the selectively configured porous particulate material comprises a porous particulate material to which has been applied a coating layer or penetrating material of as epoxy or phenol formaldehyde resin.
31. The method of Claim 2, wherein the size of the selectively configured porous particulate be material is between from about 200 mesh to about 8 mesh.
32. The method of Claims 2, wherein a coating layer or penetrating material is present in the selectively configured porous particulate material in an amount of from about 0.5 to about 10% by weight of total weight.
33. The method of Claim 32, wherein the thickness of the coating layer of the selectively configured porous particulate material is from about 1 to about 5 microns.
34. The method of Claim 2, wherein the selectively configured porous particulate material is introduced or pumped into the well as neutrally buoyant particles in a carrier fluid.
35. The method of Claim 34, wherein the carrier fluid is a completion or workover brine.
36. The method of Claim 34, wherein the carrier fluid is salt water, fresh water, a liquid hydrocarbon, or a gas or a mixture thereof.
37. The method of Claim 36, wherein the gas is nitrogen or carbon dioxide.
38. The method of Claim 34, wherein the fluid pumped into the well further comprises a gelling agent, crosslinking agent, gel breaker, surfactant, foaming agent, demulsifier, buffer, clay stabilizer, acid or a mixture thereof.
39. The method of Claim 2, wherein the selectively configured porous particulate material is a proppant/sand control particulate material.
40. The method of Claim 1, wherein the porous particulate material is introduced into the well with a liquefied gas or foamed gas carrier fluid or a mixture thereof.
41. The method of Claim 40, wherein the liquefied gas or foamed gas carrier fluid is a liquid carbon dioxide based system.
42. The method of Claim 40, wherein the liquefied gas or foamed gas carrier fluid is nitrogen.
43. The method of Claim 40, wherein the liquefied gas or foamed gas carrier fluid is a mixture of liquid carbon, dioxide and nitrogen.
44. The method of Claim 40, wherein the liquefied gas or foamed gas carrier fluid is a foam of nitrogen in liquid carbon dioxide.
45. A method for treating a well penetrating a subterranean formation, comprising introducing into the well a selectively configured porous particulate material, the selectively configured porous particulate material being a porous particulate material manufactured with a non-porous glazing material or treated with a non-porous penetrating layer, coating layer or glazing material such that either:
(a.) the apparent density or apparent specific gravity of the selectively configured porous particulate material is less than the apparent density or apparent specific gravity of the porous particulate material;
(b.) the permeability of the selectively configured porous particulate material is less than the permeability of the porous particulate material; or (c.) the porosity of the selectively configured porous particulate material is less than the porosity of the porous particulate material.
46. The method of Claim 45, wherein the selectively configured porous particulate material is a suspension of the porous particulate material and a porous matrix, and further wherein the suspension, when introduced into the well, forms a fluid permeable gravel pack in an annular area defined between the exterior of a screen assembly and the interior of the wellbore.
47. The method of Claim 45, wherein the selectively configured porous particulate material is a porous particulate material having a glazed surface.
48. The method of Claim 47, wherein the glazed surface of the porous particulate material enhances the ease of multi-phase fluid flow through a particulate pack.
49. The method of Claim 47, wherein the glazed surface of the porous particulate material enhances the ease of high rate turbulent gas flow through a particulate pack.
50. The method of Claim 5, wherein the porous particulate material is a substantially neutrally buoyant particle and is introduced or pumped into the well as a suspension in a storage fluid wherein the density of the storage fluid and porous particulate material is of near or substantially equal density.
51.A selectively configured porous particulate comprising a porous particulate treated with a non-porous penetrating, coating and/or glazing material.
52. The selectively configured porous particulate of Claim 51, wherein either:
(i.) the apparent specific gravity of the selectively configured porous particulate is less than the apparent specific gravity of the porous particulate;
(ii.) the permeability of the selectively configured porous particulate is less than the permeability of the porous particulate; or (iii.) the porosity of the selectively configured porous particulate is less than the porosity of the porous particulate.
53. The selectively configured porous particulate of Claim 52, wherein the apparent specific gravity of the selectively configured porous particulate is less than the apparent specific gravity of the porous particulate.
54. The selectively configured porous particulate of Claim 51, wherein the penetrating, coating and/or glazing material is capable of encapsulating air or a lightweight fluid within the porous particulate.
55. The selectively configured porous particulate of Claim 51, wherein the selectively configured porous particulate exhibits crush resistance under conditions as high as 69 MPa closure stress, API RP 56 or API RP 60.
56. The selectively configured porous particulate of Claim 55, wherein the selectively configured porous particulate exhibits crush resistance under conditions from about 1.73 to about 55.2 MPa closure stress.
57. The selectively configured porous particulate of Claim 51, wherein the porous particulate is treated with a liquid and/or curable resin, plastic, cement, sealant, or binder.
58. The selectively configures porous particulate of Claim 57, wherein the porous particulate is treated with a resin, plastic or binder.
59. The selectively configured porous particulate of Claim 58, wherein the porous particulate is coated and/or penetrated with a phenyl formaldehyde, melamine formaldehyde, urethane, or epoxy resin.
60. The selectively configured porous particulate of Claim, 57, wherein the porous particulate is penetrated with nylon, polyethylene or polystyrene or a combination thereof.
61. The selectively configured porous particulate of Claim, 57, wherein the coating and/or penetrating material is a liquid having an apparent specific gravity less than the apparent specific gravity of the porous particulate.
62. The selectively configured porous particulate of Claim 51, wherein the porous particulate comprises a multitude of coated particulates bond together.
63. The selectively configured porous particulate of Claim 51, wherein the strength of the selectively configured porous particulate as greater than the strength of the porous particulate.
64. The selectively configures porous particulate of Claim 51, wherein, the porous particulate has a maximum length-based aspect ratio of equal to or less than about 5.
65. The selectively configured porous particulate of Claim 51, wherein the porous particulate is a ceramic or organic polymeric material.
66. The selectively configured porous particulate of Claim 65, wherein the porous particulate is a ceramic.
67. The selectively configured porous particulate of Claim 65, wherein the organic polymeric material is a polyolefin, styrene-divinylbenzene copolymer, polyalkyl acrylate ester, an ethyl carbonate based resin or a modified starch.
68. The selectively configured porous particulate of Claim 51, wherein the porous particulate is a naturally occurring material.
69. The selectively configured porous particulate of Claim 51, wherein the selectively configured porous particulate has as apparent density from about 1.1 g/cm.3 to about 2.6 g/cm,3 and a bulk apparent density from about 1.03 g/cm3 to about 1.4 g/cm3.
70. The selectively configured porous particulate of Claim 51, wherein the porous particulate has an internal porosity from about 10 to about 75 volume percent.
71. The selectively configured porous particulate of Claim 51, wherein the porous particulate is a relatively lightweight and/or substantially neutrally buoyant particulate.
72. The selectively configured porous particulate of Claim 71, wherein the apparent specific gravity of the porous particulate is less than or equal to 2.4.
73. The selectively configured porous particulate of Claim 72, wherein the apparent specific gravity of the porous particulate is less than or equal to 2.25.
74. The selectively configured porous particulate of Claim 73, wherein the apparent specific gravity of the porous particulate is less than or equal to 2Ø
75. the selectively configured porous particulate of Claim 74, wherein, the apparent specific gravity of the porous particulate is less than of equal to 1.75.
76. The selectively configured porous particulate of Claim 75, wherein the apparent specific gravity of the porous particulate is less than or equal to 1.25.
77. The selectively configured porous particulate of Claim 51, wherein the size of the selectively configured porous particulate is between from about 200 mesh to about 8 mesh.
78. The selectively configured porous particulate of Claim 51, wherein the coating or penetrating layer is present in the selectively configured porous particulate in an amount of from about 0.5 to about 10% by weight of total weight.
79. The selectively configured porous particulate of Claim 51, wherein the thickness of the coating of the selectively configured porous particulate is from about 1 to about 5 microns.
80. The selectively configured porous particulate of Claim 51, wherein the extent of penetration of the penetrating material is frown less than about 1%
penetration by volume to less than about 25% penetrating by volume.
81. The selectively configured porous particulate of Claim 51, wherein the selectively configured porous particulate has a glazed surface.
82. A sand control particulate comprising at least one selectively configured porous particular of Claim 51.
83. A proppant comprising at least one selectively configured porous particulate of Claim 51.
84. A composition for treating a well comprising a suspension of at least one selectively configured porous particulate of Claim 51 and a carrier.
85. The composition of Claim 84, wherein the carrier is a completion or workover brine, salt water, fresh water, or liquid hydrocarbon or a mixture thereof or a gas, a liquefied gas or a foamed gas.
86. The composition of Claim 85, wherein the carrier is a liquid carbon dioxide based system, carbon dioxide/nitrogen or foamed nitrogen in carbon dioxide.
87. The composition of Claim 84, which further comprises a gelling agent, crosslinking agent, gel breaker, surfactant, foaming agent, demulsifier, buffer, clay stabilizer, acid or a mixture thereof.
88. The composition of Claim 84, wherein the carrier fluid is a non-gelled carrier fluid containing a friction reducer.
89. The method of Claim 87 or 88, wherein the porous particulate or selectively configured porous particulate material is suspended in a carrier fluid.
90. A selectively configured porous particulate comprising a porous particulate treated pith a non-porous penetrating, coating and/or glazing material wherein the porosity of the selectively configured porous particulate is less than the porosity of the porous particulate.
91. A selectively configured porous particulate wherein the porosity and permeability of the selectively configured porous particulate is such that a fluid may be drawn at least partially into its porous matrix by capillary action.
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