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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Apr. 09, 2013

Filed:

May. 22, 2007
Applicants:

Thomas D. Welton, Duncan, OK (US);

Richard W. Pauls, Duncan, OK (US);

David E. Mcmechan, Duncan, OK (US);

John M. Terracina, Duncan, OK (US);

Inventors:

Thomas D. Welton, Duncan, OK (US);

Richard W. Pauls, Duncan, OK (US);

David E. McMechan, Duncan, OK (US);

John M. Terracina, Duncan, OK (US);

Assignee:
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 37/08 (2006.01); E21B 37/06 (2006.01); E21B 21/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

Of the many methods and compositions provided herein, one method includes a method comprising introducing a viscosified remedial fluid comprising a base fluid, a viscosifying agent, and an oxidizer into at least a portion of a subterranean formation having damage present therein so as to contact the damage with the viscosified remedial fluid; and allowing the viscosified remedial fluid to at least partially remediate the damage present in the subterranean formation. Another method provided herein includes introducing a viscosified remedial fluid comprising a base fluid, a first viscosifying agent, and an oxidizer into at least a portion of a subterranean formation before a treatment fluid comprising a second viscosifying agent is introduced therein, wherein the oxidizer is available to remediate damage in the subterranean formation.


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