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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 03, 2020
Filed:
Sep. 17, 2013
Applicant:
Baker Hughes Incorporated, Houston, TX (US);
Inventors:
Andreas Brandl, Tomball, TX (US);
Christina Magelky, Spring, TX (US);
Angela Anh Doan, Houston, TX (US);
Windal Scott Bray, Cypress, TX (US);
Assignee:
Baker Hughes, a GE company, LLC, Houston, TX (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 33/14 (2006.01); E21B 43/25 (2006.01); C09K 8/68 (2006.01); C09K 8/92 (2006.01); C09K 8/90 (2006.01); C09K 8/487 (2006.01); C04B 28/02 (2006.01); C09K 8/10 (2006.01); E21B 33/138 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 33/14 (2013.01); C04B 28/02 (2013.01); C09K 8/10 (2013.01); C09K 8/487 (2013.01); C09K 8/68 (2013.01); C09K 8/90 (2013.01); C09K 8/92 (2013.01); E21B 33/138 (2013.01); E21B 43/25 (2013.01);
Abstract
The disclosure relates to a method of delaying viscosification of a well treatment fluid within a well or within a subterranean formation penetrated by a well by introducing into the well a hydratable viscosifying agent of particulates having a minimum of 40% retention on a 60 mesh screen and a minimum of 1% retention on a 20 mesh screen.