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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 04, 2014
Filed:
Jun. 29, 2006
Applicants:
Robert L. Horton, Sugar Land, TX (US);
Bethicia B. Prasek, The Woodlands, TX (US);
Inventors:
Robert L. Horton, Sugar Land, TX (US);
Bethicia B. Prasek, The Woodlands, TX (US);
Assignee:
M-I L.L.C., Houston, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C09K 8/10 (2006.01); C09K 8/60 (2006.01); C02F 5/14 (2006.01); C09K 8/74 (2006.01); E21B 43/22 (2006.01); E21B 43/26 (2006.01); E21B 33/13 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A fluid loss pill that includes a crosslinked polymer gel, a brine, and solid salt particles disposed in said gel is described. Further, a method for reducing fluid loss that includes pumping a selected amount of a fluid loss pill into a wellbore leading to an oil-, condensate-, or gas-producing formation, the fluid loss pill including a crosslinked polymer gel, a brine, and solid salt particles disposed in said gel is described.