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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Jul. 12, 2022

Filed:

Jul. 18, 2018
Applicant:

Halliburton Energy Services, Inc., Houston, TX (US);

Inventors:

Sairam Eluru, Bangalore, IN;

Pratiksha Shivaji Meher, Maharashtra, IN;

Chetan Prakash, Maharashtra, IN;

Sandeep Kumar Borra, Maharashtra, IN;

Assignee:
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 43/04 (2006.01); E21B 43/267 (2006.01); C09K 8/68 (2006.01); C09K 8/80 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 43/04 (2013.01); C09K 8/68 (2013.01); C09K 8/80 (2013.01); E21B 43/267 (2013.01);
Abstract

Methods and system for using salting out inhibitors in subterranean formations are provided. In some embodiments, the methods comprise introducing a treatment fluid comprising an aqueous base fluid, a salting out inhibitor, a gelling agent, and one or more salts into at least a portion of a subterranean formation, wherein the salting out inhibitor is selected from the group consisting of: an oligomer comprising one or more quaternary ammonium cations, a polymer comprising one or more quaternary ammonium cations, a source of one or more phosphate anions, and any combination thereof.


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