Patent application number | Description | Published |
20140090847 | Dehydrated Gel Compositions and Methods of Using the Same - Methods and compositions using gel compositions in treatment fluids employed in subterranean operations. A method includes providing a degradable gel precursor as a solid or dispersion in which substantially all the water has been removed, the degradable gel precursor being formed by a combination of a monomer and a degradable crosslinking agent of formula R | 04-03-2014 |
20140131041 | Methods of Forming and Placing Proppant Pillars Into a Subterranean Formation - Methods of treating a subterranean formation comprising providing a treatment fluid comprising a base fluid, proppant particulates, a consolidating agent, a thermoplastic material, and a degradable polyester material; placing the treatment fluid into the subterranean formation; coating the proppant particulates and the consolidating agent with the thermoplastic material and the degradable polyester material together so as to form proppant pillars; and degrading the degradable polyester material. | 05-15-2014 |
20140144630 | Methods of Treating a Subterranean Formation with Thermally Activated Suspending Agents - Methods of treating a subterranean formation having at least one fracture including providing a thermal thinning resistant treatment fluid comprising an aqueous base fluid, proppant particulates, and a thermally activated suspending agent; wherein the thermally activated suspending agent is hydratable above a threshold temperature; introducing the thermal thinning resistant treatment fluid into the subterranean formation; exceeding the threshold temperature so as to hydrate the thermally activated suspending agent; and placing the proppant particulates into the at least one fracture. | 05-29-2014 |
20140166286 | Methods of Enhancing the Conductivity of Propped Fractures with In-Situ Acidizing - Methods of treating subterranean formations comprising providing a wellbore in a subterranean formation having at least one fracture therein; providing a first treatment fluid comprising a base fluid and an acid generating inert agent; providing a second treatment fluid comprising a base fluid, and an acid generating activator; introducing the first treatment fluid into the at least one fracture; and introducing the second treatment fluid into the at least one fracture, wherein the acid generating inert agent in the first treatment fluid reacts with the acid generating activator in the second treatment fluid so as to generate an acid in the at least one fracture and create or enhance at least one microfracture therein. | 06-19-2014 |
20140190694 | Method of Treating Ultra-Low Permeable Subterranean Formations Using Proppant Particulates Coated with Degradable Material - Methods of treating an ultra-low permeability subterranean formation having a fracture complexity comprising interconnected fractures including providing a fracturing fluid comprising a base fluid and coated proppant, wherein the coated proppant comprise proppant coated with a degradable material; introducing the fracturing fluid into the ultra-low permeability subterranean formation at a rate and pressure above a fracture gradient of the ultra-low permeability subterranean formation; placing the coated proppant into a fracture of the interconnected fractures so as to form a temporarily impermeable proppant pack comprising the coated proppant therein and reduce or prevent the extension of the fracture; reducing the pressure below the fracture gradient; and degrading the degradable material coated onto the coated proppant so as to cause the temporarily impermeable proppant pack to become a permeable proppant pack. | 07-10-2014 |
20140190700 | COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR CONTROLLING PARTICULATE MIGRATION IN A SUBTERRANEAN FORMATION - Stabilizers that include hydrophobically modified amine-containing polymers may be utilized as compositions or in methods for controlling particulate migration in a subterranean formation. For example, a method may include providing a treatment fluid that comprises a base fluid and a hydrophobically modified amine-containing polymer (HMAP), the HMAP comprising a plurality of hydrophobic modifications on an amine-containing polymer; introducing the treatment fluid into a wellbore penetrating a subterranean formation, the subterranean formation comprising a plurality of particulates; and allowing the HMAP to coat at least some of the particulates. | 07-10-2014 |
20140311743 | Methods and Compositions of Treating Subterranean Formations with a Novel Resin System - Methods of treating a wellbore in a subterranean formation including providing an aqueous treatment fluid comprising a liquid resin agent, wherein the liquid resin agent comprises the reaction product of a multifunctional electrophilic compound and at least one nucleophilic compound selected from the group consisting of a dimer acid; a dimer amine; any derivative thereof; and any combination thereof, and wherein the multifunctional electrophilic compound comprises least two electrophilic reactive groups; introducing the aqueous treatment fluid into the wellbore in the subterranean formation; and, curing the liquid resin agent. | 10-23-2014 |
20140311745 | Methods and Compositions of Treating Subterranean Formations with a Novel Resin System - Embodiments including methods of treating a subterranean formation comprising providing a solvent-based treatment fluid comprising a liquid resin agent, wherein the liquid resin agent comprises the reaction product of a multifunctional electrophilic compound comprising at least two electrophilic reactive groups and at least one nucleophilic compound selected from the group consisting of a dimer acid; a dimer diamine; any derivative thereof; and any combination thereof, and wherein the multifunctional electrophilic compound comprises at least two electrophilic reactive groups; introducing the solvent-based treatment fluid into the subterranean formation; and curing the liquid resin agent. | 10-23-2014 |