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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 12, 2013
Filed:
Dec. 21, 2009
Carlos Abad, Aberdeen, GB;
Yenny Christanti, Houston, TX (US);
Syed Ali, Sugar Land, TX (US);
Balkrishna Gadiyar, Katy, TX (US);
Brent Busby, Richmond, TX (US);
Carlos Abad, Aberdeen, GB;
Yenny Christanti, Houston, TX (US);
Syed Ali, Sugar Land, TX (US);
Balkrishna Gadiyar, Katy, TX (US);
Brent Busby, Richmond, TX (US);
Schlumberger Technology Corporation, Sugar Land, TX (US);
Abstract
A method includes providing a treatment fluid that is a viscous fluid. The viscous fluid may be greater than 0.01 Pa-s, greater than 0.1 Pa-s, and/or a cross-linked polymer based fluid. The method further includes determining a fines migration composition soluble in an aqueous phase of the treatment fluid that is compatible with the treatment fluid, and that interacts to secure fines in an earth formation intersecting a wellbore within a fines reaction time. The method further includes adding an amount of the fines migration composition to the treatment fluid, and treating the earth formation with the treatment fluid. The method includes leaking off a portion of the treatment fluid into the earth formation, and providing a residence time of the leaked off portion of the treatment fluid in the earth formation, where the residence time meets or exceeds the fines reaction time.