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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 10, 2026
Filed:
Jun. 05, 2024
Saudi Arabian Oil Company, Dhahran, SA;
King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals, Dhahran, SA;
Rajendra Arunkumar Kalgaonkar, Dhahran, SA;
Amro Othman, Al Khobar, SA;
Murtada Saleh Aljawad, Dhahran, SA;
Muhammed Shahzad Kamal, Dhahran, SA;
Mohamed Mahmoud, Dhahran, SA;
Qasim Sahu, Muntazah, SA;
Saudi Arabian Oil Company, Dhahran, SA;
King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals, Dhahran, SA;
Abstract
A composition for use in well stimulation operations, the composition comprising a saline fluid, the saline fluid comprising between 50,000 ppm and 70,000 ppm total dissolved solids; a polymer, the polymer operable to react with a crosslinker to increase a viscosity of the saline fluid; a zirconium-containing crosslinker, the zirconium-containing crosslinker operable to react with the polymer, and a chelating agent, the chelating agent comprises diethylenetriaminepentaacetic acid (DTPA), wherein the DTPA is present in an amount between 0.1 wt. % and 0.4 wt. %.