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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 15, 2024
Filed:
Jun. 28, 2021
Saudi Arabian Oil Company, Dhahran, SA;
Weishu Zhao, Dhahran, SA;
Jin Huang, Dhahran, SA;
Feng Liang, Cypress, TX (US);
Wengang Li, Khobar, SA;
Saudi Arabian Oil Company, Dhahran, SA;
Abstract
In accordance with one or more embodiments of the present disclosure, a low-density treatment fluid includes a base water-control system and at least one light-weight filler material. The base water-control system may include an inorganic material system comprising an aqueous colloidal silica and a water-soluble chemical activator for gelling the colloidal silica, or the base water-control system may include an organic material system comprising of polymeric material. The low-density treatment fluid may have a density of from 0.1 g/cmto 0.75 g/cm. Also described are methods of recovering a target fluid from a subterranean cavity using such a low-density treatment fluid.