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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 20, 2021
Filed:
Jul. 14, 2017
Applicant:
Independence Oilfield Chemicals Llc, The Woodlands, TX (US);
Inventors:
Jeffrey C. Dawson, Conroe, TX (US);
John R. Willingham, Cypress, TX (US);
Richard Mitchell, Houston, TX (US);
Assignee:
INDEPENDENCE OILFIELD CHEMICALS LLC, The Woodlands, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C09K 8/514 (2006.01); C09K 8/512 (2006.01); C09K 8/68 (2006.01); C09K 8/80 (2006.01); E21B 33/138 (2006.01); E21B 43/267 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C09K 8/512 (2013.01); C09K 8/514 (2013.01); C09K 8/685 (2013.01); C09K 8/80 (2013.01); E21B 33/138 (2013.01); E21B 43/267 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method of treating a subterranean formation penetrated by a well-bore, for example to facilitate fracturing of the formation, comprises the steps of: (i) selecting a treatment fluid comprising a diverting agent (A) in a flaked form, for example guar gum in a flaked form. (ii) introducing the treatment fluid into the subterranean formation via the well-bore to plug a region of the formation. Thereafter, the formation may be fractured or re-fractured.