Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.

Benjamin Edward LaBlanc

Enrique Antonio Reyes

Aaron Michael Beuterbaugh

Alyssa Lynn Smith

Alyssa Lynn Lablanc

A composition and method for using seawater as a treatment fluid is provided. The treatment fluid comprises N-(phosphonomethyl)iminodiacetic acid and seawater. The provided treatment fluid is stable and viscous, even at high temperatures and a high pH.

Composition and method for improved treatment fluid

Extraneous metal ions in a source of water can often make the water unsuitable for use as the continuous phase of an aqueous fracturing fluid. Extraneous metal ions can be a particular issue for produced water and other process water sources. Methods for treating water and forming a fracturing fluid therefrom can comprise: providing a metal-laden water comprising a quantity of one or more metal ions; combining an N-(phosphonoalkyl)iminodiacetic acid or a salt thereof with the metal-laden water to form a remediated water, the remediated water comprising the N-(phosphonoalkyl)iminodiacetic acid, the salt thereof, a metal complex thereof or a combination thereof; and formulating the remediated water into a fracturing fluid comprising a gelled polymer.

Methods and systems for forming a fracturing fluid from a source of metal-laden water

Methods for reducing viscosifying tendencies of crude oil in subterranean formations using solid acid chelating agents are described. The methods include combining a solid acid chelating agent and an aqueous acid solution to form a treatment fluid, and introducing the treatment fluid into the subterranean formation. The solid acid chelating agent includes at least one aminopolycarboxylic acid functional group and at least one phosphonic acid functional group.

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Humble, TX, United States of America

Benjamin Edward LaBlanc