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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 30, 2026
Filed:
Aug. 13, 2024
Applicant:
Baker Hughes Oilfield Operations Llc, Houston, TX (US);
Inventors:
Autumn Shepherd, Katy, TX (US);
Dorianne A. Castillo, Humble, TX (US);
Oleg Mazyar, Katy, TX (US);
Rostyslav Dolog, Houston, TX (US);
Radhika Suresh, Sugar Land, TX (US);
Angela Doan, Spring, TX (US);
Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 37/06 (2006.01); C09K 8/524 (2006.01); C09K 8/528 (2006.01); E21B 37/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 37/06 (2013.01); C09K 8/524 (2013.01); C09K 8/528 (2013.01); E21B 37/08 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method includes: introducing a breaker composite into a subsurface formation, the breaker composite having a shell encapsulating a core comprising a breaker; breaking or degrading the shell of the breaker composite to release the breaker; and reacting the released breaker with a component of a filter cake, a scale, or a combination thereof thereby removing the filter cake, the scale, or a combination thereof.