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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 09, 2023
Filed:
Nov. 12, 2021
Saudi Arabian Oil Company, Dhahran, SA;
King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals, Dhahran, SA;
Rajendra Arunkumar Kalgaonkar, Dhahran, SA;
Mohammed Abudullah Bataweel, Dhahran, SA;
Eyad Alali, Dammam, SA;
Nisar Ullah, Dhahran, SA;
Muhammad Mansha, Dhahran, SA;
SAUDI ARABIAN OIL COMPANY, Dhahran, SA;
KING FAHD UNIVERSITY OF PETROLEUM & MINERALS, Dhahran, SA;
Abstract
A wellbore fluid including a first surfactant, a second surfactant, an activator and an aqueous base fluid is provided. The first surfactant has a structure represented by Formula (I): where m is an integer ranging from 2 to 3, and n, o, and k are each, independently, integers ranging from 2 to 10. The second surfactant has a structure represented by Formula (III): where Ris a C-Chydrocarbon group or a C-Csubstituted hydrocarbon group, Ris a C-Chydrocarbon group, and p and q are each, independently, an integer ranging from 1 to 4. A method for treating a hydrocarbon-containing formation with the wellbore fluid is also provided.