Wells – Processes – Placing fluid into the formation
Reexamination Certificate
2008-05-19
2009-06-09
Bates, Zakiya W (Department: 3676)
Wells
Processes
Placing fluid into the formation
C166S300000, C166S308200, C166S279000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07543646
ABSTRACT:
The handling, transport and delivery of particulate materials, particularly fine particles, may be difficult. Alkaline earth metal oxide particles such as magnesium oxide (MgO) may be suspended in glycerin and/or alkylene glycols such as propylene glycol up to loadings of 51 wt %. Such suspensions or slurries make it easier to deliver MgO and similar agents into fluids, such as aqueous fluids gelled with viscoelastic surfactants (VES). These concentrated suspensions or slurries may be improved in their stability by the inclusion of minor amounts of a vegetable oil and/or a fish oil. The MgO serves as stabilizers and/or fluid loss control agents for VES-gelled fluids used to treat subterranean formations, e.g. for well completion or stimulation in hydrocarbon recovery operations. The particle size of the magnesium oxide or other agent may be between 1 nanometer to 0.4 millimeter.
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Crews James B.
Huang Tianping
Baker Hughes Incorporated
Bates Zakiya W
DiTrani Angela M
Mossman Kumar & Tyler PC
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