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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 25, 2023
Filed:
Mar. 30, 2022
Applicant:
Saudi Arabian Oil Company, Dhahran, SA;
Inventors:
Jesus Manuel Felix Servin, Dhahran, SA;
Amr I. Abdel-Fattah, Dhahran, SA;
Assignee:
SAUDI ARABIAN OIL COMPANY, Dhahran, SA;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C09K 8/592 (2006.01); C09K 8/588 (2006.01); C09K 8/584 (2006.01); C09K 8/94 (2006.01); C09K 8/88 (2006.01); E21B 37/00 (2006.01); E21B 43/25 (2006.01); E21B 28/00 (2006.01); C09K 8/60 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C09K 8/592 (2013.01); C09K 8/584 (2013.01); C09K 8/588 (2013.01); C09K 8/604 (2013.01); C09K 8/885 (2013.01); C09K 8/94 (2013.01); E21B 28/00 (2013.01); E21B 37/00 (2013.01); E21B 43/25 (2013.01); C09K 2208/06 (2013.01); C09K 2208/10 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method includes injecting an aqueous-based injection fluid into a wellbore at a first temperature, where the aqueous-based injection fluid includes phase-changing nanodroplets having a liquid core and a shell. The method also includes exposing the phase-changing nanodroplets to a second temperature in the wellbore that is greater than or equal to a boiling point of the liquid core to change a liquid in the liquid core to a vapor phase and expand the phase-changing nanodroplets, thus removing debris from the wellbore and surrounding area.