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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 26, 2026
Filed:
May. 29, 2024
Applicant:
Championx Llc, Sugar Land, TX (US);
Inventors:
Manojkumar Ramnikalal Bhandari, Sugar Land, TX (US);
Renaldo Christmas, Richmond, TX (US);
Ian Littlehales, Missouri City, TX (US);
Assignee:
ChampionX LLC, Sugar Land, TX (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C09K 8/528 (2006.01); C09K 8/536 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C09K 8/528 (2013.01); C09K 8/536 (2013.01); C09K 2208/10 (2013.01);
Abstract
The present disclosure provides methods for inhibiting scale formation in subterranean reservoirs. The methods may include depositing silica-based nanoparticles on a surface of the subterranean reservoir and transporting a scale inhibitor to the surface of the subterranean reservoir. The scale inhibitor may adhere to the silica-based nanoparticles through a chemical interaction. The silica-based nanoparticles may adhere to one or more surfaces within the subterranean reservoir.