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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 09, 2021
Filed:
Apr. 21, 2017
Halliburton Energy Services, Inc., Houston, TX (US);
Jessica Paola Ramirez Angulo, Kingwood, TX (US);
William Walter Shumway, Spring, TX (US);
Halliburton Energy Services, Inc., Houston, TX (US);
Abstract
Compositions, methods, and systems for using particulates treated with one or more hydrophobizing agents in forming filter cakes during drilling to improve filter-cake removal. A method for drilling a wellbore may include circulating a drilling fluid in the wellbore, wherein the drilling fluid comprises particulates treated with one or more hydrophobizing agents; extending the wellbore while the drilling fluid is circulated in the wellbore; and forming a filter cake in the wellbore, wherein the filter cake comprises a portion of the particulates from the drilling fluid.