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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.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 29, 2013
Filed:
Aug. 04, 2006
Applicants:
Thomas D. Welton, Duncan, OK (US);
Jason E. Bryant, Duncan, OK (US);
David E. Mcmechan, Duncan, OK (US);
Inventors:
Thomas D. Welton, Duncan, OK (US);
Jason E. Bryant, Duncan, OK (US);
David E. McMechan, Duncan, OK (US);
Assignee:
Halliburton Energy Services, Inc., Houston, TX (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 21/00 (2006.01); E21B 37/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Among many things, compositions and methods relating to the prevention and remediation of surfactant gel damage are provided. In one embodiment, the method includes providing a treatment fluid comprising a carrier fluid and at least one component selected from the group consisting of a chelating agent and a scale control agent, and introducing the treatment fluid into a subterranean formation that has been treated with a viscoelastic surfactant fluid.