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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 26, 2014
Filed:
Dec. 21, 2009
Michael D. Crandall, North Oaks, MN (US);
Ignatius A. Kadoma, Cottage Grove, MN (US);
Clara E. Mata, Lindstrom, MN (US);
Yong K. Wu, Woodbury, MN (US);
Michael D. Crandall, North Oaks, MN (US);
Ignatius A. Kadoma, Cottage Grove, MN (US);
Clara E. Mata, Lindstrom, MN (US);
Yong K. Wu, Woodbury, MN (US);
3M Innovative Properties Company, St. Paul, MN (US);
Abstract
A plurality of solid particles including a thermoplastic composition having a softening temperature in a range from 50° C. to 180° C. and a blocked isocyanate resin; optionally at least some of the particles in the plurality of solid particles comprise both the thermoplastic composition and the blocked isocyanate resin. A composition comprising the plurality of particles dispersed in a fluid is also disclosed. A method of modifying a wellbore within a geological formation is also disclosed. The method includes introducing the fluid composition into the wellbore. A method of making a plurality of particles, for example, to use in the fluid composition, is also disclosed.