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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 22, 2011
Filed:
May. 29, 2008
Eldon D. Dalrymple, Duncan, OK (US);
Paul S. Brown, Duncan, OK (US);
Larry S. Eoff, Duncan, OK (US);
Julio E. Vasquez, Norman, OK (US);
Eldon D. Dalrymple, Duncan, OK (US);
Paul S. Brown, Duncan, OK (US);
Larry S. Eoff, Duncan, OK (US);
Julio E. Vasquez, Norman, OK (US);
Halliburton Energy Services, Inc., Duncan, OK (US);
Abstract
A method of limiting or preventing fluid flow through a portion of a subterranean formation comprises the steps of: (a) forming a treatment fluid comprising: (i) a water-swellable, water-insoluble elastomer in the form of discrete particles, wherein the particles of the water-swellable, water-insoluble elastomer have a characteristic of being capable of sticking together to form an agglomeration when exposed to water; and (ii) a carrier fluid for the water-swellable, water-insoluble elastomer; and (b) injecting the treatment fluid through a well into the subterranean formation to deposit the discrete particles of the water-swellable, water-insoluble elastomer in the subterranean formation.