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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 25, 2019
Filed:
Dec. 18, 2014
Applicant:
Halliburton Energy Services, Inc., Houston, TX (US);
Inventors:
Eli Allen Schnoor, Kingwood, TX (US);
Dipti Singh, Kingwood, TX (US);
Aaron Gene Russell, Humble, TX (US);
Assignee:
Halliburton Energy Services, Inc., Houston, TX (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C09K 8/88 (2006.01); C09K 8/04 (2006.01); C09K 8/68 (2006.01); C09K 8/70 (2006.01); C09K 8/90 (2006.01); C09K 8/92 (2006.01); E21B 43/267 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C09K 8/88 (2013.01); C09K 8/04 (2013.01); C09K 8/68 (2013.01); C09K 8/685 (2013.01); C09K 8/70 (2013.01); C09K 8/90 (2013.01); C09K 8/92 (2013.01); E21B 43/267 (2013.01); C09K 2208/26 (2013.01);
Abstract
The present disclosure relates to systems and methods for using aldehydes as a catalyst for oxidative breakers. An embodiment of the present disclosure is a method comprising: providing a treatment fluid that comprises: an aqueous base fluid, a polymeric gelling agent, a breaker that comprises an oxidative salt, and a catalyst that comprises an aldehyde; allowing the breaker to interact with the polymeric gelling agent; and allowing the viscosity of the treatment fluid to reduce.