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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 12, 2013
Filed:
Jul. 23, 2010
D. V. Satyanarayana Gupta, The Woodlands, TX (US);
Harold L. Becker, Tomball, TX (US);
James Michael Brown, Lago Vista, TX (US);
Rupa Venugopal, Katy, TX (US);
D. V. Satyanarayana Gupta, The Woodlands, TX (US);
Harold L. Becker, Tomball, TX (US);
James Michael Brown, Lago Vista, TX (US);
Rupa Venugopal, Katy, TX (US);
Baker Hughes Incorporated, Houston, TX (US);
Abstract
Disclosed is a method of rapidly hydrating a hydratable polymer, which method involves irradiating with radio frequency electromagnetic radiation, a mixture of at least the polymer and an aqueous hydrotreating medium to form a viscosified mixture of at least aqueous hydrotreating medium and hydrated polymer. Related methods of treating a subterranean formation and continuously hydrotreating a subterranean formation are also revealed.