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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 12, 2011
Filed:
Aug. 31, 2009
Mohan K. R. Panga, Stafford, TX (US);
Bruno Drochon, Houston, TX (US);
Isabelle Couillet, Kuala Lumpur, MY;
Juan-carlos Santamaria, Houston, TX (US);
Peter J. Photos, Houston, TX (US);
John W. Still, Katy, TX (US);
Mohan K. R. Panga, Stafford, TX (US);
Bruno Drochon, Houston, TX (US);
Isabelle Couillet, Kuala Lumpur, MY;
Juan-Carlos Santamaria, Houston, TX (US);
Peter J. Photos, Houston, TX (US);
John W. Still, Katy, TX (US);
Schlumberger Technology Corporation, Sugar Land, TX (US);
Abstract
The invention discloses a method of treating a subterranean formation of a well bore: providing a treatment fluid made of: a fluid; a particulate material, and a viscosifier material; wherein the viscosifier material is inactive in a first state and is able to increase viscosity of the treatment fluid when in a second state; introducing the treatment fluid into the wellbore; and providing a trigger able to activate the viscosifier material from first state to second state.