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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 25, 2011
Filed:
Dec. 30, 2007
Gary A. Pope, Cedar Park, TX (US);
Jimmie R. Baran, Jr., Prescott, WI (US);
John Skildum, North Oaks, MN (US);
Vishal Bang, Houston, TX (US);
Mukul M. Sharma, Austin, TX (US);
Gary A. Pope, Cedar Park, TX (US);
Jimmie R. Baran, Jr., Prescott, WI (US);
John Skildum, North Oaks, MN (US);
Vishal Bang, Houston, TX (US);
Mukul M. Sharma, Austin, TX (US);
Board of Regents, The University of Texas System, Austin, TX (US);
3M Innovative Properties Company, St. Paul, MN (US);
Abstract
The present invention includes compositions and methods of treating a hydrocarbon-bearing formation, the formation having at least one fracture, by contacting the fracture with a composition that includes a solvent and a nonionic fluorinated polymeric surfactant, wherein the composition interacts with at least a portion of the proppants in the fracture.