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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 18, 2025
Filed:
Oct. 23, 2023
Applicant:
Saudi Arabian Oil Company, Dhahran, SA;
Inventor:
Tariq Abdulsattar Almubarak, Dhahran, SA;
Assignee:
SAUDI ARABIAN OIL COMPANY, Dhahran, SA;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 43/16 (2006.01); C09K 8/60 (2006.01); E21B 43/27 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C09K 8/60 (2013.01); E21B 43/16 (2013.01); E21B 43/27 (2020.05);
Abstract
Methods including the steps of mixing a treatment fluid comprising: a base fluid; a strong acid; and a plant edible demulsifier (PED). Wherein the PED comprises a capsaicinoid extract at a wt % range of 0.5 wt % to 10 wt %, based on the total weight of the treatment fluid. And then pumping the treatment fluid into a wellbore drilled through a subterranean formation. Wherein the PED reduces or eliminates formation of an emulsion in the treatment fluid. Some methods take the further step of injecting the PED into a wellbore drilled through the subterranean formation. And systems using the PED.