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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 30, 2021
Filed:
Oct. 28, 2016
Halliburton Energy Services, Inc., Houston, TX (US);
Sairam Eluru, Pune, IN;
Rajender Salla, Pune, IN;
Halliburton Energy Services, Inc., Houston, TX (US);
Abstract
Certain foamed gel treatment fluids and methods of using the treatment fluids in wellbores penetrating subterranean formations are provided. In one embodiment, the treatment fluids comprise: an aqueous base fluid, a gas, a plurality of particulates, and a plurality of swellable particles each comprising a material having a first monomer, a second monomer, and a third monomer comprising a foamable surfactant. In one embodiment, the methods comprise: preparing a treatment fluid comprising an aqueous base fluid and a swellable particle that comprises a material having a first monomer, a second monomer, and a third monomer comprising a foamable surfactant; blending the treatment fluid with a gas to form a foamed gel; and introducing the foamed gel into a wellbore penetrating at least a portion of a subterranean formation.