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Date of Patent:
Sep. 14, 2010

Filed:

Jul. 27, 2006
Applicants:

Bradley L. Todd, Duncan, OK (US);

Karen Savery, Duncan, OK (US);

Inventors:

Bradley L. Todd, Duncan, OK (US);

Karen Savery, Duncan, OK (US);

Assignee:
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C09K 8/60 (2006.01); C09K 8/74 (2006.01); E21B 43/16 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

One example of the many methods provided includes a method comprising: providing a fluid loss control pill that comprises an aqueous base fluid, a cellulose derivative and a dual functional component, the fluid loss control pill having a first viscosity; allowing the dual functional component to interact with the cellulose derivative in the fluid loss control pill such that the viscosity of the fluid loss control pill increases to a second viscosity, the second viscosity being greater than the first viscosity; placing the fluid loss control pill in a subterranean formation; and allowing the dual functional component to interact with the cellulose derivative so as to reduce the second viscosity of the fluid loss control pill to a third viscosity, the third viscosity being less than the second viscosity.


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