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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 09, 2020
Filed:
Jun. 11, 2018
Halliburton Energy Services, Inc., Houston, TX (US);
Hui Zhou, The Woodlands, TX (US);
Jay Paul Deville, Spring, TX (US);
Chesnee Lae Davis, The Woodlands, TX (US);
Halliburton Energy Services, Inc., Houston, TX (US);
Abstract
Crosslinked polymers that may be useful, for example, as viscosifiers or fluid-loss control additives for well treatment and servicing fluids are provided. In one embodiment, the methods comprise: providing a treatment fluid comprising a base fluid and a crosslinked polymer composition comprising at least one polymer that comprise at least one N-vinyl lactam monomeric unit, and at least one crosslinker selected from the group consisting of: an acrylamide-based crosslinker, an acrylate-based crosslinker, an ester-based crosslinker, an amide-based crosslinker, any derivative thereof, and any combination thereof; and introducing the treatment fluid into at least a portion of a wellbore penetrating at least a portion of a subterranean formation.