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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 24, 2012
Filed:
May. 08, 2009
Lewis R. Norman, Duncan, OK (US);
Bobby E. Hall, Thornton, CO (US);
Rajesh K. Saini, Duncan, OK (US);
Anindya Ghosh, Little Rock, AR (US);
Lewis R. Norman, Duncan, OK (US);
Bobby E. Hall, Thornton, CO (US);
Rajesh K. Saini, Duncan, OK (US);
Anindya Ghosh, Little Rock, AR (US);
Halliburton Energy Services, Inc., Duncan, OK (US);
Abstract
The present invention provides treatment fluids useful for subterranean operations, and more particularly, in at least one aspect, a treatment fluid that comprises a carrier fluid and a cationic surfactant comprising a cationic head group, a polar group attached to the head group, and a hydrophobic group that is either a saturated or unsaturated, branched or straight chain alkyl, and comprises about 6 carbons to about 22 carbons. The treatment fluids of the present invention are at least suitable for use as a remedial treatment for the reduction of existing water blocks, oil blocks, and/or gas condensates.