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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 17, 2012
Filed:
Jan. 12, 2007
David L. Carbajal, Houston, TX (US);
Kenneth W. Oyler, Baytown, TX (US);
William Shumway, Houston, TX (US);
Ian Robb, Duncan, OK (US);
Eric Davidson, Aberdeen, SC (US);
David L. Carbajal, Houston, TX (US);
Kenneth W. Oyler, Baytown, TX (US);
William Shumway, Houston, TX (US);
Ian Robb, Duncan, OK (US);
Eric Davidson, Aberdeen, SC (US);
Halliburton Energy Services Inc., Duncan, OK (US);
Abstract
Of the many methods and compositions provided herein, in one embodiment, the invention provides a method comprising: providing an oil-wet well bore surface; providing a surfactant wash treatment fluid that comprises an acid-compatible surfactant, an acid and/or an acid-generating component, and an aqueous fluid; contacting the oil-wet well bore surface with the surfactant wash treatment fluid; allowing the oil-wet well bore surface to become water-wet; and producing fluids from the formation. In another embodiment, the invention provides a surfactant wash treatment fluid for use in a subterranean formation comprising an aqueous fluid, an acid-compatible surfactant, an acid and/or an acid-generating component.