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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 18, 2018
Filed:
May. 09, 2014
Halliburton Energy Services, Inc., Houston, TX (US);
Dipti Singh, Kingwood, TX (US);
Eli Allen Schnoor, Kingwood, TX (US);
Prashant D Chopade, Kingwood, TX (US);
Ali Alwattari, The Woodlands, TX (US);
Halliburton Energy Services, Inc., Houston, TX (US);
Abstract
A method of foam fracturing a subterranean formation includes providing an fracturing foam fluid comprising an aqueous base fluid, a cationic polymer, optionally a foam surfactant comprising at least one of an amphoteric surfactant, cationic surfactant, an anionic surfactant, and combinations thereof, and sufficient gas to form a foamed fracturing fluid; and fracturing the subterranean formation with the foamed fracturing fluid. Stable fracturing foams include an aqueous base fluid, a cationic polymer, optionally a foam surfactant comprising at least one of an amphoteric surfactant, cationic surfactant, an anionic surfactant, and combinations thereof, and sufficient gas to form a foamed fracturing fluid.