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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 16, 2010
Filed:
Oct. 05, 2005
Rajesh K. Saini, Duncan, OK (US);
Bradley L. Todd, Duncan, OK (US);
Michael N. Mang, Eden Prairie, MN (US);
Rajesh K. Saini, Duncan, OK (US);
Bradley L. Todd, Duncan, OK (US);
Michael N. Mang, Eden Prairie, MN (US);
Halliburton Energy Services, Inc., Duncan, OK (US);
Abstract
The present invention provides a method of generating an acid downhole that comprise providing a degradable surfactant; introducing the degradable surfactant into a well bore that penetrates a subterranean formation; and allowing at least a portion of the degradable surfactant to degrade, thereby releasing an acid. Also provided are methods of degrading an acid-soluble component present within a subterranean formation, and methods of reducing the viscosity of a viscosified treatment fluid.