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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 03, 2013
Filed:
Nov. 08, 2007
Michael N. Mang, Eden Prairie, MN (US);
Michael N. Mang, Eden Prairie, MN (US);
Halliburton Energy Services, Inc., Houston, TX (US);
Abstract
Methods for producing degradable particulates and slurries thereof, and methods related to the use of such degradable particulates and slurries in subterranean applications. Among the many methods provided are methods comprising: providing a degradable material mixture that comprises a degradable material and a first solvent; providing a fluid that comprises a second solvent and a surfactant, wherein the first and second solvents are immiscible in each other; combining the degradable material mixture and the fluid with sufficient shear to form an emulsion that comprises a discontinuous phase and a continuous phase, the discontinuous phase comprising the degradable material mixture and the continuous phase comprising the second solvent; removing at least a portion of the first solvent from the discontinuous phase; and forming a plurality of degradable particulates. Other methods are also provided.