Patent application number | Description | Published |
20080280788 | Well Treatment with Ionic Polymer Gels - Methods comprising preparing an aqueous mixture of an anionic polymer, a charge screening surfactant, and a borate crosslinker, wherein the mixture has a conductivity less than 10 mS/cm, injecting the mixture down a wellbore, and gelling the mixture. An embodiment of the aqueous mixture can also include tetramethylammonium chloride as a clay stabilizer and a metal crosslinker such as a complex of zirconium and an amino acid ligand system. An embodiment can effectively provide borate crosslinking of an anionic polymer in a low-ionic-strength fluid system, without sacrificing ultimate gel strength or thermal persistence of the metal crosslinked polymer. | 11-13-2008 |
20080280790 | Well Treatment with Complexed Metal Crosslinkers - Disclosed are compositions and methods for treating subterranean formations, in particular, oilfield stimulation compositions and methods using polymer viscosified fluid crosslinked with metal complexes with amino and/or phosphonic acids to provide an increased crosslinking temperature and a low pH sensitivity. The metal complexes can be used with borate crosslinkers to provide continuous viscosification as the temperature is increased. | 11-13-2008 |
20090023614 | Polymer Delivery in Well Treatment Applications - This invention relates to compositions and methods for treating subterranean formations, in particular, oilfield stimulation compositions and methods using water-in-water polymer emulsions to uniformly dissolve a rheologically active polymer, such as a thickener or friction reducer, in the treatment fluid. The emulsions have a low viscosity and are easily pumped for mixing into a treatment fluid, where upon dilution with an aqueous medium, the polymer is easily hydrated without forming fish-eyes. The partitioning agent in the water-in-water emulsion does not generally affect the rheology of the treatment fluid. The invention also relates to further processing of the emulsion by wet grinding, high shear mixing and/or heating to enhance the hydration rate in the preparation of the well treatment fluid. | 01-22-2009 |
20090023615 | Polymer Delivery In Well Treatment Applications - This invention relates to compositions and methods for treating subterranean formations, in particular, oilfield stimulation compositions and methods using water-in-water polymer emulsions to uniformly dissolve a rheologically active polymer, such as a thickener or friction reducer, in the treatment fluid. The emulsions have a low viscosity and are easily pumped for mixing into a treatment fluid, where upon dilution with an aqueous medium, the polymer is easily hydrated without forming fish-eyes. The partitioning agent in the water-in-water emulsion does not generally affect the rheology of the treatment fluid. The invention also relates to further processing of the emulsion by wet grinding, high shear mixing and/or heating to enhance the hydration rate in the preparation of the well treatment fluid. | 01-22-2009 |
20090082228 | Viscosity Reduction - A well treatment fluid and method uses an organic peroxide. An activator embodiment can lower an effective concentration of the peroxide to break the fluid. A weight ratio of activator:organic peroxide can be at least about 1:20 in one well treatment fluid embodiment. A peroxyester breaker embodiment can be used in a well treatment fluid and method. A breaker delay agent embodiment can control the polymer break window in a well treatment fluid and method using an organic peroxide. A breaker package embodiment used in a well treatment fluid and method can include an organic peroxide and an amine breaker delay agent having the formula RR | 03-26-2009 |
20100175881 | Using A Biphasic Solution As A Recyclable Coiled Tubing Cleanout Fluid - Methods and apparatus for forming a fluid for use within in a subterranean formation including combining a partitioning agent and viscosifying polymer into a fluid, introducing the fluid into the subterranean formation, and recovering at least a portion of the fluid at a uppermost surface of the subterranean formation. Methods and apparatus of forming a fluid for use within in a subterranean formation including combining a partitioning agent and viscosifying polymer into a fluid, introducing the fluid into the subterranean formation at a temperature of about 45° C. or higher, and recovering at least a portion of the fluid at a uppermost surface of the subterranean formation at a temperature of about 45° C. or lower. | 07-15-2010 |
20110024113 | VISCO-ELASTIC SURFACTANT SPACERS - A spacer for use in an oil well cementing operation comprises an aqueous solution of a visco-elastic surfactant. A method of treating a well in a cementing operation, comprises pumping the spacer into a well ahead of a cement slurry for cementing the well. | 02-03-2011 |
20110028357 | SYSTEM, METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ENHANCING WELLBORE TREATMENT FLUID FLEXIBILITY - A method includes performing a chemical process to create a chemical product and an amount of heat, and transferring the heat to a first fluid. The method further includes hydrating a polymer in the first fluid, and adding the chemical product from the chemical process to the first fluid to create a treatment fluid. The method further includes diluting the treatment fluid with respect to at least one constituent of the treatment fluid. The method includes treating a formation of interest in a wellbore with the treatment fluid. The method includes changing a formulation of the treatment fluid during the treating. The method also includes extending the treating beyond a design amount, or ending the treatment before the design amount and preserving some reagents of the chemical process. | 02-03-2011 |
20110094737 | SHEAR-ACTIVATED VISCOELASTIC SURFACTANT FLUID AND METHOD - A well treatment composition is formed from a fluid mixture of a viscoelastic surfactant and a liquid carrier fluid. The fluid mixture has rheological properties wherein the mixture exhibits shear-thickening behavior when the shear rate is increased from a first shear rate to a second higher shear rate. The fluid mixture may further include a shear activation additive that interacts with the viscoelastic surfactant to facilitate the shear-thickening behavior. The method is accomplished by introducing the fluid mixture into a wellbore formed in a subterranean formation. In certain applications, the fluid mixture may be recycled by bringing the fluid mixture to the surface and reintroducing the fluid into the same or a different wellbore. | 04-28-2011 |
20110152135 | VISCOELASTIC SURFACTANT ACID TREATMENT - A method of treating a subterranean formation penetrated by a wellbore involves introducing an acid treatment fluid through the wellbore into the formation. The treatment fluid is formed from a zwitterionic viscoelastic surfactant, an acid in an amount to provide the treatment fluid with an initial pH of ≦0 and a rheology enhancer. The treatment fluid has a high viscosity at the initial pH and a lower viscosity when the pH of the treatment fluid is raised to an intermediate pH of from greater than 0 to about 5. | 06-23-2011 |
20110319301 | Polymer Delivery in Well Treatment Applications - This invention relates to compositions and methods for treating subterranean formations, in particular, oilfield stimulation compositions and methods using water-in-water polymer emulsions to uniformly dissolve a rheologically active polymer, such as a thickener or friction reducer, in the treatment fluid. The emulsions have a low viscosity and are easily pumped for mixing into a treatment fluid, where upon dilution with an aqueous medium, the polymer is easily hydrated without forming fish-eyes. The partitioning agent in the water-in-water emulsion does not generally affect the rheology of the treatment fluid. The invention also relates to further processing of the emulsion by wet grinding, high shear mixing and/or heating to enhance the hydration rate in the preparation of the well treatment fluid. | 12-29-2011 |
20120000641 | HIGH SOLIDS CONTENT SLURRIES, SYSTEMS AND METHODS - High solids content slurry, systems and methods. The slurry comprises a carrier fluid and a solids mixture of first, second, third and fourth particle size distribution (PSD) modes wherein the first PSD mode is at least three times larger than the second PSD mode, which is larger than the third PSD mode, which is larger than the fourth PSD mode, and wherein at least one of the second and third PSD modes is less than 3 times larger than the respective third or fourth PSD mode. The method comprises forming the slurry, positioning a screen in a wellbore and circulating the slurry through the wellbore such that the solids mixture is deposited between the screen and the wellbore. The system comprises a pump to circulate the slurry, a workstring to position the screen and means for converting the slurry to a gravel pack. | 01-05-2012 |
20120073809 | DIVERSION PILL AND METHODS OF USING THE SAME - The invention provides a method made of steps of method injecting into a wellbore, a composition comprising an aqueous solution, a viscosifying agent, a degradable material, and sized salt particulates; and allowing viscosity of the composition to increase and form a plug at dynamic reservoir conditions. | 03-29-2012 |
20120125617 | METHODS TO CREATE HIGH CONDUCTIVITY FRACTURES THAT CONNECT HYDRAULIC FRACTURE NETWORKS IN A WELL - The invention discloses a method of treating a subterranean formation of a well bore, that provides a first treatment fluid; subsequently, pumps the first treatment fluid to initiate a network of low conductivity fractures in the subterranean formation; provides a second treatment fluid comprising a second carrier fluid, a particulate blend including a first amount of particulates having a first average particle size between about 100 and 2000 μm and a second amount of particulates having a second average particle size between about three and twenty times smaller than the first average particle size, such that a packed volume fraction of the particulate blend exceeds 0.74; and subsequently, pumps the second treatment fluid to initiate at least one high conductivity fracture in the subterranean formation, wherein the high conductivity fracture has a conductivity higher than the average of the conductivity of the low conductivity fractures and connects the network of the low conductivity fractures. | 05-24-2012 |
20120132421 | HYDROLYZABLE PARTICLE COMPOSITIONS, TREATMENT FLUIDS AND METHODS - A composition, treatment fluid and method using hydrolyzable fines. A treatment fluid, which may optionally include a high solids content fluid (HSCF) and/or an Apollonianistic solids mixture, includes a fluid loss control agent comprising a dispersion of hydrolyzable fines, optionally with one or more of a surfactant, plasticizer, dispersant, degradable particles, reactive particles and/or submicron particles selected from silicates, γ-alumina, MgO, γ-Fe2O3, TiO2, and combinations thereof. | 05-31-2012 |
20120145376 | System, Method And Apparatus For Enhancing Wellbore Treatment Fluid Flexibility - A method includes performing a chemical process to create a chemical product and an amount of heat, and transferring the heat to a first fluid. The method further includes hydrating a polymer in the first fluid, and adding the chemical product from the chemical process to the first fluid to create a treatment fluid. The method further includes diluting the treatment fluid with respect to at least one constituent of the treatment fluid. The method includes treating a formation of interest in a wellbore with the treatment fluid. The method includes changing a formulation of the treatment fluid during the treating. The method also includes extending the treating beyond a design amount, or ending the treatment before the design amount and preserving some reagents of the chemical process. | 06-14-2012 |
20120149606 | System, Method And Apparatus For Enhancing Wellbore Treatment Fluid Flexibility - A method includes performing a chemical process to create a chemical product and an amount of heat, and transferring the heat to a first fluid. The method further includes hydrating a polymer in the first fluid, and adding the chemical product from the chemical process to the first fluid to create a treatment fluid. The method further includes diluting the treatment fluid with respect to at least one constituent of the treatment fluid. The method includes treating a formation of interest in a wellbore with the treatment fluid. The method includes changing a formulation of the treatment fluid during the treating. The method also includes extending the treating beyond a design amount, or ending the treatment before the design amount and preserving some reagents of the chemical process. | 06-14-2012 |
20120247764 | PROPPANT PILLAR PLACEMENT IN A FRACTURE WITH HIGH SOLID CONTENT FLUID - A method of placing proppant into a fracture formed in a subterranean formation from a wellbore is disclosed. The method comprises injecting through the wellbore a first treatment fluid to initiate the fracture in the subterranean formation; injecting through the wellbore a second treatment fluid comprising a particulate blend slurry made of proppant; the particulate blend comprising at least a first amount of particulates having a first average particle size between about 100 and 5000 μm and at least a second amount of particulates having a second average particle size between about three and twenty times smaller than the first average particle size; and forming with the particulate blend slurry a plurality of proppant-rich clusters spaced apart by proppant-free regions forming open channels. | 10-04-2012 |
20120305245 | METHODS TO IMPROVE STABILITY OF HIGH SOLID CONTENT FLUID - A method of treating a subterranean formation of a well bore comprises providing a treatment fluid comprising a carrier fluid, a particulate material, a viscosifying agent and fumed silica, wherein fumed silica is in such concentration to reduce the settling rate of the particulate material in the treatment fluid; and introducing the treatment fluid into the wellbore. | 12-06-2012 |
20120305246 | SHEAR-ACTIVATED VISCOELASTIC SURFACTANT FLUID AND METHOD - A well treatment composition is formed from a fluid mixture of a viscoelastic surfactant and a liquid carrier fluid. The fluid mixture has rheological properties wherein the mixture exhibits shear-thickening behavior when the shear rate is increased from a first shear rate to a second higher shear rate. The fluid mixture may further include a shear activation additive that interacts with the viscoelastic surfactant to facilitate the shear-thickening behavior. The method is accomplished by introducing the fluid mixture into a wellbore formed in a subterranean formation. In certain applications, the fluid mixture may be recycled by bringing the fluid mixture to the surface and reintroducing the fluid into the same or a different wellbore. | 12-06-2012 |
20120305247 | PROPPANT PILLAR PLACEMENT IN A FRACTURE WITH HIGH SOLID CONTENT FLUID - A method of placing particulate blend into a fracture formed in a subterranean formation from a wellbore comprises injecting through the wellbore a first treatment fluid to initiate or propagate the fracture in the subterranean formation; wherein the first treatment fluid comprises a particulate blend slurry; the particulate blend comprising at least a first amount of particulates having a first average particle size between about 100 and 5000 micrometers and at least a second amount of particulates having a second average particle size between about three and twenty times smaller than the first average particle size; injecting through the wellbore a second treatment fluid having a viscosity different from the first treatment fluid; and forming with the particulate blend slurry a plurality of particulate-rich clusters spaced apart by particulate-free regions forming open channels. | 12-06-2012 |
20120305254 | METHODS TO IMPROVE STABILITY OF HIGH SOLID CONTENT FLUID - A method of treating a subterranean formation of a well bore comprises providing a treatment fluid comprising a carrier fluid, a particulate material, a surfactant and micelles, wherein micelles are stabilized by the surfactant and act as particles in the treatment fluid; and introducing the treatment fluid into the wellbore. | 12-06-2012 |
20130118750 | System And Method For Performing Treatments To Provide Multiple Fractures - A method includes initiating a first hydraulic fracture with a first fracture initiation fluid at a first position in a wellbore. The method further includes positioning a high-solids content fluid (HSCF) in the first hydraulic fracture. The method further includes initiating a second hydraulic fracture with a second fracture initiation fluid at a second position in the wellbore, where the second position is not hydraulically isolated from the first position. The method further includes positioning the HSCF in the second hydraulic fracture. | 05-16-2013 |
20130130950 | HYDROGEN BONDING MATERIAL FOR OILFIELD APPLICATION - Methods of treating a well, by providing a supramolecular polymer fluid comprising units connected via reversible hydrogen bonds to form a supramolecular polymer; by introducing the supramolecular polymer fluid in the well; and by treating the well with the supramolecular polymer fluid. | 05-23-2013 |
20130153229 | SYSTEM, METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ENHANCING WELLBORE TREATMENT FLUID FLEXIBILITY - A method includes performing a chemical process to create a chemical product and an amount of heat, and transferring the heat to a first fluid. The method further includes hydrating a polymer in the first fluid, and adding the chemical product from the chemical process to the first fluid to create a treatment fluid. The method further includes diluting the treatment fluid with respect to at least one constituent of the treatment fluid. The method includes treating a formation of interest in a wellbore with the treatment fluid. The method includes changing a formulation of the treatment fluid during the treating. The method also includes extending the treating beyond a design amount, or ending the treatment before the design amount and preserving some reagents of the chemical process. | 06-20-2013 |
20130158959 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MODELING HIGH SOLIDS CONTENT FLUID FRACTURING - An example apparatus includes a formation description module that interprets a formation description corresponding to a formation of interest, a fluid description module that interprets a high solids content fluid (HSCF) description, and a fracture modeling module that models a fracturing operation in the formation of interest in response to the formation description and the HSCF description. The apparatus further includes a fracture results module that provides a fracture treatment description parameter in response to the model. | 06-20-2013 |
20130220619 | Methods For High Solid Content Fluids in Oilfield Applications - The invention discloses a method for use in a wellbore, comprising: providing a first fluid comprising at least a first type of particulate material having a first average particle size and a second type of particulate material having a second average particle size, wherein first average particle size is smaller than second average particle size; providing a second fluid comprising at least a third type of particulate material having a third average particle size and a fourth type of particulate material having a fourth average particle size, wherein third average particle size is smaller than fourth average particle size; and introducing the first fluid into the wellbore subsequently followed by introducing the second fluid into the wellbore, wherein the third average particle size is substantially equal to the second average particle size. | 08-29-2013 |
20130319667 | DEGRADABLE LATEX AND METHOD - Disclosed herein is a degradable latex comprising a stable dispersion of macromolecules in a liquid medium, wherein the macromolecules comprise a primary moiety comprising a plurality of functional groups, and a plurality of secondary moiety each chemically bonded through a labile linkage to the functional groups of the primary moiety, wherein at least a portion of residues of the secondary moiety are dispersible in the liquid medium. Methods of making and degrading the degradable latex, treating a formation and a treatment fluid are also disclosed. | 12-05-2013 |
20140024562 | HIGH SOLIDS CONTENT SLURRIES, SYSTEMS AND METHODS - High solids content slurry, systems and methods. The slurry comprises a carrier fluid and a solids mixture of first, second, third and fourth particle size distribution (PSD) modes wherein the first PSD mode is at least three times larger than the second PSD mode, which is larger than the third PSD mode, which is larger than the fourth PSD mode, and wherein at least one of the second and third PSD modes is less than 3 times larger than the respective third or fourth PSD mode. The method comprises forming the slurry, positioning a screen in a wellbore and circulating the slurry through the wellbore such that the solids mixture is deposited between the screen and the wellbore. The system comprises a pump to circulate the slurry, a workstring to position the screen and means for converting the slurry to a gravel pack. | 01-23-2014 |
20140034320 | HIGH SOLIDS CONTENT FLUID HAVING DEGRADABLE OIL - A fluid comprising a plurality of particulates having an Apollonian particle size distribution dispersed in a carrier fluid optionally comprising a surfactant, the particulates, the carrier fluid, or both comprising a degradable oleaginous fluid. Methods to utilize the fluid are also disclosed. | 02-06-2014 |
20140131040 | PROPPANT PILLAR PLACEMENT IN A FRACTURE WITH HIGH SOLID CONTENT FLUID - A method of placing proppant into a fracture formed in a subterranean formation from a wellbore is disclosed. The method comprises injecting through the wellbore a first treatment fluid to initiate the fracture in the subterranean formation; injecting through the wellbore a second treatment fluid comprising a particulate blend slurry made of proppant; the particulate blend comprising at least a first amount of particulates having a first average particle size between about 100 and 5000 μm and at least a second amount of particulates having a second average particle size between about three and twenty times smaller than the first average particle size; and forming with the particulate blend slurry a plurality of proppant-rich clusters spaced apart by proppant-free regions forming open channels. | 05-15-2014 |
20140174742 | Well Treatment with Complexed Metal Crosslinkers - Disclosed are compositions and methods for treating subterranean formations, in particular, oilfield stimulation compositions and methods using polymer viscosified fluid crosslinked with metal complexes with amino and/or phosphonic acids to provide an increased crosslinking temperature and a low pH sensitivity. The metal complexes can be used with borate crosslinkers to provide continuous viscosification as the temperature is increased. | 06-26-2014 |
20140174743 | Well Treatment with Complexed Metal Crosslinkers - Disclosed are compositions and methods for treating subterranean formations, in particular, oilfield stimulation compositions and methods using polymer viscosified fluid crosslinked with metal complexes with amino and/or phosphonic acids to provide an increased crosslinking temperature and a low pH sensitivity. The metal complexes can be used with borate crosslinkers to provide continuous viscosification as the temperature is increased. | 06-26-2014 |
20140262291 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR COMPLEX FRACTURE GENERATION - A system includes a first fluid comprising a viscosified fluid composed to generate an initial fracture geometry, a first spacer fluid, a second fluid being a high solids content fluid (HSCF) having a fine particle formulation, a third fluid being an HSCF having a coarse particle formulation, a second spacer fluid, a conventional proppant slurry fluid, and a flush fluid. The system includes a positive displacement pump fluidly coupled to a wellbore, the wellbore intersecting a formation of interest, and a controller that executes functions to perform complex fracture generation in the formation of interest. The controller provides pump commands to deliver a number of stage groupings to the formation of interest, each stage grouping including the first fluid, the first spacer fluid, the second fluid, the third fluid, and the second spacer fluid. | 09-18-2014 |
20140290943 | Stabilized Fluids In Well Treatment - Proppant pillar placement in a fracture with a stabilized slurry treatment fluid. A method of placing a proppant pack by injecting a well treatment fluid comprising proppant and a stabilized slurry, and a slurry destabilizing system to consolidate solids from the slurry, and placing the proppant in the fracture in a plurality of proppant clusters forming pillars spaced apart by fluid flow channels from the formation through the fracture toward the wellbore. Also, a system for implementing the method, and the propped fracture system obtained as a result of placing the proppant pack into the fracture according to the method. | 10-02-2014 |
20140326452 | HYDROLYZABLE PARTICLE COMPOSITIONS, TREATMENT FLUIDS AND METHODS - A composition, treatment fluid and method using hydrolyzable fines. A treatment fluid, which may optionally include a high solids content fluid (HSCF) and/or an Apollonianistic solids mixture, includes a fluid loss control agent comprising a dispersion of hydrolyzable fines, optionally with one or more of a surfactant, plasticizer, dispersant, degradable particles, reactive particles and/or submicron particles selected from silicates, γ-alumina, MgO, γ-Fe2O3, TiO2, and combinations thereof. | 11-06-2014 |
20140345863 | ELECTROMAGNETICALLY ACTIVE SLURRIES AND METHODS - Electromagnetically active slurries comprising stabilized fluids and methods of using the stabilized, electromagnetically active slurries in fluid flow control and detection. Also, methods, fluids, equipment and/or systems for treating a subterranean formation penetrated by a wellbore, relating to treatment fluids based on the stabilized, electromagnetically active slurries. | 11-27-2014 |
20140374095 | NANOPARTICLE SLURRIES AND METHODS - Fluids comprising elongated nanoparticles and methods of using the fluids in treating a subterranean formation penetrated by a wellbore are disclosed. | 12-25-2014 |
20150021022 | ENERGIZED SLURRIES AND METHODS - Energized slurries (including foams) comprising an Apollonian particle mixture and at least one additive selected from the group consisting of viscosifiers, gelling agents and rheological agents. Also, methods, fluids, equipment and/or systems for treating a subterranean formation penetrated by a wellbore, relating to treatment fluids based on the energized slurries. | 01-22-2015 |
20150027699 | PICKERING EMULSION TREATMENT FLUID - A well treatment fluid comprising a Pickering particle emulsion comprising particles of a first liquid phase dispersed in a continuous second liquid phase, and comprising a plurality of colloidal particles adsorbed to a liquid-liquid interface between the first liquid phase and the second liquid phase. Methods, equipment and/or systems for treating a subterranean formation utilizing such treatment fluids are also disclosed. | 01-29-2015 |
20150027703 | SOLID STATE DISPERSION - A composition comprising, and methods of producing a solid state dispersion comprising particles dispersed in a water soluble polymer. Treatment fluids comprising, and methods of using the solid state dispersion are also disclosed. | 01-29-2015 |
20150075790 | OILFIELD BIOCIDE - A well treatment fluid comprising a 2-oxo-aldehyde having 3 or more carbon atoms is disclosed herein. Methods to prepare and to utilize the fluid, and to inhibit biological degradation of a well treatment fluid, are also disclosed. | 03-19-2015 |