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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:
Mar. 15, 2011

Filed:

Oct. 16, 2008
Applicants:

Shaun T. Mesher, Calgary, CA;

David L. Edwards, Calgary, CA;

Inventors:

Shaun T. Mesher, Calgary, CA;

David L. Edwards, Calgary, CA;

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C09K 8/72 (2006.01); C09K 8/68 (2006.01); E21B 43/16 (2006.01); E21B 21/00 (2006.01); E21B 37/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

A method of acidizing and cleaning up a formation is disclosed, the formation being above 150 degrees C. The formation is treated with a mutual solvent system comprising a mutual solvent of oil and water, an aqueous acid, a corrosion inhibitor, and an iron control agent. In some embodiments, the iron control agent is present in an amount of less than 1% by weight of the mutual solvent system. In some embodiments, the corrosion inhibitor may be present in an amount of less than 10% by weight of the mutual solvent system. In some embodiments, the mutual solvent system further comprises an intensifier.


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