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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 21, 2020
Filed:
Jul. 24, 2015
Halliburton Energy Services, Inc., Houston, TX (US);
Philip D. Nguyen, Houston, TX (US);
Lee J. Hall, The Woodlands, TX (US);
Halliburton Energy Services, Inc., Houston, TX (US);
Abstract
Compositions, systems, and methods for generating heat and/or gas, for example, to create and/or enhance microfractures in low-permeability formations are provided. In certain embodiments, the methods comprise: providing a treatment fluid that comprises a base fluid and a plurality of microbubbles, wherein the microbubbles each comprise at least an outer shell and a heat- and/or gas-generating chemical within the shell, and have a diameter of about 100 microns or less; and introducing the treatment fluid into at least a portion of a subterranean formation. In some embodiments, the microbubbles may enter one or more microfractures in the subterranean formation and release the heat- and/or gas-generating chemical therein.