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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 30, 2022
Filed:
Oct. 27, 2016
Halliburton Energy Services, Inc., Houston, TX (US);
Philip D. Nguyen, Houston, TX (US);
Norman R. Warpinski, Cypress, TX (US);
Vladimir Nikolayevich Martysevich, Spring, TX (US);
Ronald Glen Dusterhoft, Katy, TX (US);
Enrique Antonio Reyes, Tomball, TX (US);
Halliburton Energy Services, Inc., Houston, TX (US);
Abstract
Methods of diverting fluid flow, controlling fluid loss, and/or providing zonal isolation in subterranean formations are provided. In some embodiments, the methods comprise: providing a particulate material that comprises an electrically controlled propellant; placing the particulate material in at least a first portion of the subterranean formation; introducing a treatment fluid into the subterranean formation; and allowing the particulate material to at least partially divert the flow of the treatment fluid away from the first portion of the formation.