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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 09, 2025
Filed:
Oct. 31, 2023
Applicant:
Energy Solutions (Us) Llc, The Woodlands, TX (US);
Inventors:
Assignee:
Energy Solutions (US) LLC, The Woodlands, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C09K 8/60 (2006.01); C09K 8/88 (2006.01); E21B 43/25 (2006.01); E21B 43/26 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C09K 8/602 (2013.01); C09K 8/882 (2013.01); E21B 43/26 (2013.01); C09K 2208/28 (2013.01);
Abstract
A surfactant package may include an alpha olefin sulfonate primary surfactant; a betaine or sultaine co-surfactant; water; and optionally one or more solvents and/or co-solvents. A well treatment fluid may include an aqueous fluid, the surfactant package, and a friction reducer. A method of treating a portion of a subterranean formation may include introducing the well treatment fluid into a portion of the subterranean formation. A method of altering the wettability of a reservoir rock in a subterranean formation may include introducing a well treatment comprising the surfactant package into a portion of the subterranean formation.