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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 06, 2025
Filed:
Sep. 21, 2023
Saudi Arabian Oil Company, Dhahran, SA;
King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals, Dhahran, SA;
Ali Abdullah Al-Taq, Dhahran, SA;
Sajjad A. Aldarweesh, Dhahran, SA;
Murtada S. Al-Jawad, Dhahran, SA;
SAUDI ARABIA, Dhahran, SA;
KING FAHD UNIVERSITY OF PETROLEUM & MINERALSN OIL COMPANY, Dhahran, SA;
Abstract
Methods of cleanup for hydraulic fracturing operations using a polymeric thickening agent may include use of exothermically reactive salts. For example, a method of cleanup may include use of a first fluid including a first exothermically reactive salt and a second fluid including a second exothermically reactive salt. Upon introduction into a subterranean reservoir, exothermically reactive salts may undergo an exothermic reaction to generate heat, and such heat generated from the exothermic reaction may break a polymeric thickening agent and decrease viscosity thereof.