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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 19, 2018
Filed:
Jul. 08, 2013
Applicant:
M-i, L.l.c., Houston, TX (US);
Inventors:
Matthew Offenbacher, Houston, TX (US);
Balkrishna Gadiyar, Katy, TX (US);
Assignee:
M-I L.L.C., Houston, TX (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 23/06 (2006.01); C09K 8/40 (2006.01); E21B 33/12 (2006.01); C09K 8/502 (2006.01); E21B 7/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 23/06 (2013.01); C09K 8/40 (2013.01); C09K 8/502 (2013.01); E21B 7/00 (2013.01); E21B 33/12 (2013.01); E21B 33/1208 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method for completing a wellbore may include introducing an oil-containing wellbore fluid into a wellbore having water-based filtercake on walls thereof, contacting the oil-containing wellbore fluid with an oil-swellable element in the wellbore; and allowing swelling of the oil-swellable element, where the oil-containing wellbore fluid is substantially free of unassociated surfactants, emulsifiers, or dispersants and may include an oleaginous fluid and a weighting agent.