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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.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 08, 2011
Filed:
Apr. 29, 2008
Applicants:
Ying Zhang, Sugar Land, TX (US);
Gregory P. Perez, Pearland, TX (US);
Inventors:
Ying Zhang, Sugar Land, TX (US);
Gregory P. Perez, Pearland, TX (US);
Assignee:
Halliburton Energy Services Inc., Duncan, OK (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C09K 8/588 (2006.01); C09K 8/68 (2006.01); C09K 8/528 (2006.01); E21B 43/00 (2006.01); C04B 28/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Methods and compositions are provided that include a water-in-oil composition comprising an oil-based continuous phase and a discontinuous phase that comprises at least a plurality of hydrogel droplets and a method comprising providing a water-in-oil emulsion comprising an oil-based continuous phase and a discontinuous phase that comprises at least a plurality of hydrogel droplets; and placing the water-in-oil emulsion in a well bore penetrating a subterranean formation. Additional methods are also provided.