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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 25, 2018
Filed:
Oct. 23, 2013
Halliburton Energy Services, Inc., Houston, TX (US);
Cato Russell McDaniel, Montgomery, TX (US);
Pubudu H. Gamage, Katy, TX (US);
Halliburton Energy Services, Inc., Houston, TX (US);
Abstract
A method of treating a treatment zone of a well, the method comprising: (A) forming a treatment fluid comprising: (i) a continuous gas phase comprising a gas; and (ii) a surfactant, wherein the surfactant has the following characteristics: (a) a normal boiling point less than 500° F. (260° C.) without significant thermal decomposition; and (b) providing a dynamic surface tension of less than about 40 dynes/cm for a 0.1 wt % solution, or having an HLB (Griffin) in the range of about 2 to about 20, or both; wherein the surfactant is dispersed in the gas; and (B) introducing the treatment fluid into the treatment zone.