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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 06, 2020
Filed:
May. 19, 2016
Applicant:
Schlumberger Technology Corporation, Sugar Land, TX (US);
Inventors:
Diankui Fu, Kuala Lumpur, MY;
Daniel Kalinin, Chapel Hill, AU;
Soo Hui Goh, Kuala Lumpur, MY;
Kong Teng Ling, Puchong, MY;
Assignee:
Schlumberger Technology Corporation, Sugar Land, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C09K 8/506 (2006.01); E21B 33/138 (2006.01); E21B 43/22 (2006.01); E21B 37/06 (2006.01); C09K 8/504 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C09K 8/506 (2013.01); C09K 8/5045 (2013.01); E21B 33/138 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method for treating a subterranean formation containing shale includes introducing to the subterranean formation a shale stabilizer, a surfactant, and a triggering agent simultaneously with or prior to introducing an alkali silicate to the subterranean formation, and allowing the alkali silicate and triggering agent to react to form a reaction product. Methods include coating the surface of at least a portion of the shale with the reaction product.