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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 20, 2022
Filed:
May. 31, 2018
Applicant:
Halliburton Energy Services, Inc., Houston, TX (US);
Inventors:
Preston Andrew May, Porter, TX (US);
Eric Benjamin Frantz, Houston, TX (US);
Assignee:
Halliburton Energy Services, Inc., Houston, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C09K 8/14 (2006.01); E21B 21/00 (2006.01); C09K 8/16 (2006.01); C09K 8/24 (2006.01); C09K 8/508 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 21/003 (2013.01); C09K 8/145 (2013.01); C09K 8/16 (2013.01); C09K 8/24 (2013.01); C09K 8/5083 (2013.01);
Abstract
Described herein are methods of enhancing the rheological properties of a colloidal mineral suspension in a liquid with high-intensity acoustical energy. In some examples, the colloidal mineral suspension may be dehydrated after treatment with high-intensity acoustical energy.