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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 24, 2013
Filed:
Jan. 26, 2007
M. Hunter Watkins, Houston, TX (US);
Robert S. Taylor, Calgary, CA;
Mary Van Domelen, Houston, TX (US);
M. Hunter Watkins, Houston, TX (US);
Robert S. Taylor, Calgary, CA;
Mary van Domelen, Houston, TX (US);
Halliburton Energy Services, Inc., Houston, TX (US);
Abstract
Methods that include a method comprising providing a hydrocarbon-acid emulsion composition that comprises an acid phase, a hydrocarbon blend phase, and an emulsifying agent; and placing the hydrocarbon-acid emulsion composition in a subterranean formation. In some embodiments, the hydrocarbon blend phase comprises at least about 65% hydrocarbons having from six carbons (C) through eleven carbons (C). In other embodiments, the hydrocarbon blend phase has a flash point greater than about 100° F. Additional methods are also provided.