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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 03, 1992
Filed:
May. 25, 1990
Applicant:
Inventors:
John A Schield, Chesterfield, MO (US);
Michael I Naiman, St. Louis, MO (US);
Gary A Scherubel, St. Louis, MO (US);
Assignee:
Petrolite Corporation, St. Louis, MO (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B / ; C07D / ; C08F / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
252-8551 ; 526262 ; 525 66 ; 548521 ; 548522 ;
Abstract
A clayish formation, such as encountered in rock surrounding an oil well bore, is stabilized with a quaternary ammonium salt of an imide of polymaleic anhydride. The invention is particularly relevant to hydraulic fracturing fluids used for enhanced oil recovery.