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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 21, 2018
Filed:
Sep. 17, 2014
Applicant:
Flotek Chemistry, Llc, Marlow, OK (US);
Inventors:
Hasnain Saboowala, The Woodlands, TX (US);
Randal M. Hill, The Woodlands, TX (US);
Assignee:
Flotek Chemistry, LLC, Marlow, OK (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C09K 8/584 (2006.01); C09K 8/70 (2006.01); C09K 8/60 (2006.01); C09K 8/38 (2006.01); C09K 8/536 (2006.01); C09K 8/594 (2006.01); C09K 8/94 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C09K 8/703 (2013.01); C09K 8/38 (2013.01); C09K 8/536 (2013.01); C09K 8/594 (2013.01); C09K 8/604 (2013.01); C09K 8/94 (2013.01);
Abstract
A well treatment additive includes a siloxane surfactant, a solvent and an aqueous phase. The solvent, in some embodiments, is a terpene hydrocarbon. Also disclosed is a method for using the well treatment additive to form and enhance the properties of foams useful for the treatment of oil and gas wells. Methods of using the novel well treatment foams include using the additives in a variety of well treatment processes including, but not limited to, acidizing operations, hydraulic fracturing operations, well remediation operations and water removal operations.