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US 10,208,240 · App. 15/515,531 · Granted Feb 19, 2019

Fluid efficiency and flow back enhancer

Inventors: Jimmie Dean Weaver, Jr. (Duncan, OK); Chandra Sekhar Palla-Venkata (Sugar Land, TX); Dipti Singh (Kingwood, TX)
Assignee: HALLIBURTON ENERGY SERVICES, INC.
C09K8/58C09K8/035C09K8/467C09K8/502C09K8/506C09K8/62E21B43/20
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Patent No.
US 10,208,240
App. No.
15/515,531
Granted
Feb 19, 2019
Kind
B2
Abstract

The invention provides Formula I compounds, and its compositions, wherein HG, X, L, Y, m, and n are defined in the specification, as fluid efficiency and flow back enhancers for use in a method of treating subterranean formations.

Claims (32)

1. A method for treating a subterranean formation, comprising:

placing a fluid composition into the subterranean formation, the fluid composition comprises a compound selected from the group consisting of:

 and

combinations thereof.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the fluid composition comprises:

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the fluid composition comprises:

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein contacting the subterranean formation comprises placing the fluid composition in at least one of a fracture and flowpath in the subterranean formation.

5. The method of claim 4 , wherein the fracture is present in the subterranean formation at the time when the fluid composition is contacted with the subterranean formation.

6. The method of claim 5 , wherein the method further comprises forming the fracture or flowpath.

7. The method of claim 1 , further comprising fracturing at least a portion of the subterranean formation to form a fracture in the subterranean formation.

8. The method of claim 7 , further comprising depositing a proppant into the fracture, and wherein the fluid composition comprises the proppant.

9. The method of claim 8 , wherein the proppant comprises a resin.

10. The method of claim 1 , wherein the compound comprises about 0.1 wt % to about 10 wt % of the fluid composition.

11. The method of claim 1 , further comprising combining the fluid composition with a fracturing fluid.

12. The method of claim 1 , wherein contacting the subterranean formation occurs in a formation matrix located in the subterranean formation.

13. The method of claim 1 , wherein subsequent to placing the fluid composition into the subterranean formation, the method further comprises:

contacting the fluid composition with another fluid having a pH sufficient to cleave a bond in a linker group of the compound; and

cleaving the bond.

14. The method of claim 13 , wherein the pH of the fluid is less than 6.

15. The method of claim 14 , wherein the pH of the fluid is less than 2.

16. The method of claim 1 , wherein placing the composition in the subterranean formation comprises pumping the composition through a drill string disposed in a wellbore within the subterranean formation, through a drill bit at a downhole end of the drill string, and back above-surface through an annulus.

17. The method of claim 16 , further comprising processing the composition exiting the annulus with a fluid processing unit to generate a cleaned composition and recirculating the cleaned composition through the wellbore.

18. A method for treating a subterranean formation, comprising:

placing a fluid composition into the subterranean formation, the fluid composition comprises a proppant and a compound selected from the group consisting of:

 and

combinations thereof; and

fracturing at least a portion of the subterranean formation to form a fracture or flowpath in the subterranean formation.

19. A composition, comprising:

a carrier fluid; and

a fluid composition comprising a compound selected from the group consisting of:

 and

combinations thereof.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 29, 2017
From: WEAVER, JR., JIMMIE DEAN; PALLA-VENKATA, CHANDRA SEKHAR; SINGH, DIPTI
To: HALLIBURTON ENERGY SERVICES, INC.
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Continuity (1)
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