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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 02, 2013
Filed:
May. 20, 2010
Paul D. Lord, Duncan, OK (US);
Ivan Suleiman, Duncan, OK (US);
John M. Terracina, Duncan, OK (US);
Rajendra A. Kalgaonkar, Pune, IN;
Paul D. Lord, Duncan, OK (US);
Ivan Suleiman, Duncan, OK (US);
John M. Terracina, Duncan, OK (US);
Rajendra A. Kalgaonkar, Pune, IN;
Halliburton Energy Services, Inc., Duncan, OK (US);
Abstract
A method comprises providing a treatment fluid comprising a gelling agent, an aqueous base fluid, a buffer composition comprising a plurality of salts, and a crosslinking agent; and contacting a subterranean formation with the treatment fluid. The aqueous base fluid is preferably seawater and the buffer composition includes one or more salts present in the treatment fluid from about 1 to about 1000 pounds per gallon of treatment fluid.