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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 14, 2023
Filed:
May. 29, 2020
Applicant:
Halliburton Energy Services, Inc., Houston, TX (US);
Inventors:
Jay Paul Deville, Spring, TX (US);
Preston Andrew May, Porter, TX (US);
Assignee:
Halliburton Energy Services, Inc., Houston, TX (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 43/26 (2006.01); C09K 8/04 (2006.01); C09K 8/035 (2006.01); E21B 33/13 (2006.01); E21B 43/16 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C09K 8/04 (2013.01); C09K 8/035 (2013.01); E21B 33/13 (2013.01); E21B 43/16 (2013.01); E21B 43/26 (2013.01);
Abstract
Compositions and methods for using those compositions to at least partially stabilize subterranean formations are provided. In one embodiment, the methods include providing a treatment fluid including an aqueous base fluid and an additive including a low molecular mass organic gelator; introducing the treatment fluid into at least a portion of a subterranean formation to contact at least a portion of the subterranean formation that includes shale; and allowing the additive to interact with the shale to at least partially stabilize the shale.