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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 02, 2006
Filed:
Aug. 28, 2003
Crispin O'brien, Calgary, CA;
Kyong Joe Lee, Calgary, CA;
Robert S. Taylor, Red Deer, CA;
Phillip C. Harris, Duncan, OK (US);
Crispin O'Brien, Calgary, CA;
Kyong Joe Lee, Calgary, CA;
Robert S. Taylor, Red Deer, CA;
Phillip C. Harris, Duncan, OK (US);
Halliburton Energy Services, Inc., Duncan, OK (US);
Anadarko Petroleum Corporation, The Woodlands, TX (US);
Abstract
The present invention relates to fluid systems comprising a first fluid comprising carbon dioxide and a second fluid comprising an alkaline crosslinked fluid. The fluid combinations of the present invention may be used, for example, in hydraulic fracturing, frac-packing, and gravel packing. Some embodiments of the present invention provide systems for treating a subterranean formation comprising a first fluid comprising a foamed carbon dioxide fluid, an emulsion of carbon dioxide, or a carbon dioxide gel; and, a second fluid comprising an alkaline crosslinked fluid.