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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Oct. 30, 2007

Filed:

Oct. 21, 2005
Applicants:

Richard D. Hutchins, Sugar Land, TX (US);

Laura Schafer, Houston, TX (US);

Inventors:

Richard D. Hutchins, Sugar Land, TX (US);

Laura Schafer, Houston, TX (US);

Assignee:
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 43/26 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

Treatment methods including preparation of an aqueous treatment fluid composition composed of a carboxy modified polymer, a crosslinking agent, and a viscosifying quaternary amine salt, and subsequently introducing the composition into a the formation to treat. The treatment method is particularly useful for fracturing a subterranean formation. The polymer and crosslinker may be premixed and injected into a wellbore, then mixed therein with the quaternary amine salt to treat the formation. In another aspect, the polymer, crosslinker, and quaternary amine salt are mixed, injected into a wellbore, and introduced in the formation for treatment.


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