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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 26, 2014
Filed:
Jan. 28, 2009
Applicants:
Thomas D. Welton, Duncan, OK (US);
Bobby J. Burns, Duncan, OK (US);
Inventors:
Thomas D. Welton, Duncan, OK (US);
Bobby J. Burns, Duncan, OK (US);
Assignee:
Halliburton Energy Services, Inc., Houston, TX (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C09K 8/506 (2006.01); C09K 8/68 (2006.01); C09K 8/72 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C09K 8/506 (2013.01); C09K 8/68 (2013.01); C09K 2208/30 (2013.01); C09K 8/72 (2013.01);
Abstract
Methods for creating a fluid diverting barrier in a zone of a subterranean formation are provided. Certain methods comprise providing a treatment fluid that comprises an aqueous base fluid, a viscoelastic surfactant, and a soap component; placing the treatment fluid in a subterranean formation penetrated by a well bore; and allowing the soap component of the treatment fluid to interact with a metal ion present in the subterranean formation to form a precipitate.