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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 16, 2013
Filed:
Jul. 29, 2010
Applicants:
Ryan Van Zanten, Spring, TX (US);
Ryan G. Ezell, Spring, TX (US);
Inventors:
Ryan van Zanten, Spring, TX (US);
Ryan G. Ezell, Spring, TX (US);
Assignee:
Halliburton Energy Services, Inc., Houston, TX (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 43/22 (2006.01); E21B 43/25 (2006.01); E21B 43/26 (2006.01); E21B 43/267 (2006.01); C09K 8/60 (2006.01); C09K 8/68 (2006.01); C09K 8/88 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method comprises providing a treatment fluid having a first viscosity comprising an aqueous base fluid; a viscoelastic surfactant; and a stimuli-responsive water-soluble polymer; introducing the treatment fluid into a subterranean formation; and allowing the treatment fluid viscosity to change to a second viscosity in response to a stimulus.