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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 15, 2019
Filed:
Jan. 14, 2014
Halliburton Energy Services, Inc., Houston, TX (US);
Donald Lee Whitfill, Kingwood, TX (US);
Sharath Savari, Stafford, TX (US);
Matthew L. Miller, Spring, TX (US);
Dale E. Jamison, Humble, TX (US);
Robert J. Murphy, Kingwood, TX (US);
Halliburton Energy Services, Inc., Houston, TX (US);
Abstract
In some instances, a fluid loss control enhancement additive may synergistically work with lost circulation materials ('LCM') to arrest lost circulation in wellbores where LCMs alone have been ineffective. For example, a method may involve treating a wellbore penetrating a subterranean formation with a pill comprising an aqueous base fluid and a lost circulation material; observing fluid loss from the wellbore to the subterranean formation while treating the wellbore with the pill; and adding salt, a swellable polymer, and fibers to the pill.