Low-viscosity gravel packing process

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1992-05-26

1993-10-12

Novosad, Stephen J.

Wells

Processes

Graveling or filter forming

E21B 4304

Patent

active

052516997

ABSTRACT:
An improved gravel packing process is provided in which a gravel pack slurry is thickened with succinoglycan and the slurry further comprises an amount of breaker effective to result in 80 percent settlement of sand from the slurry after a time period larger than about one hour and shorter than about three hours.

REFERENCES:
patent: 5027899 (1991-07-01), Grubert
patent: 5058677 (1991-10-01), Forrest
ACS Symposium Series 396 "Oil Field Chemistry--Enhanced Recovery and Production Simulation" by A. J. Clarke-Sturman et al., Chapter 8, pp. 157-168, 1989.
"Succinoglycan: A New Biopolymer for the Oil Field", A. J. Clarke-Sturman et al. from Symposium on Advanced Oil Field Chemistry presented before the Division of Petroleum Chemistry, Inc., ACS, Toronto.
SPE Publication #20681, "Horizontal Gravel Packing Studies in a Full-Scale Model Wellbore", J. K. Forrest, 1990.

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