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Patent No.:

US 10000984 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
Jun. 19, 2018

Filed:

Jul. 08, 2013

Wellbore fluid used with oil-swellable elements

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:

Sara K. M. Hinkley

David J. Smith

Primary Examiner:

Zakiya W Bates

Assistant Examiner:

Crystal J Miller

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.

Find Patent Forward Citations

Offenbacher, Matthew. (2018). Wellbore fluid used with oil-swellable elements (U.S. Patent No. 10000984). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/10000984

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