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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 11, 2014
Filed:
Apr. 30, 2010
Ryan Van Zanten, Spring, TX (US);
Ryan G. Ezell, Spring, TX (US);
Ryan Van Zanten, Spring, TX (US);
Ryan G. Ezell, Spring, TX (US);
Halliburton Energy Services, Inc., Houston, TX (US);
Abstract
Compositions and methods relating to treatment fluids that comprise entangled equilibrium polymer networks in subterranean applications. Such methods include providing a treatment fluid comprising at least one entangled equilibrium polymer network, and placing the treatment fluid in a subterranean formation. Other methods include providing a treatment fluid having a first viscosity comprising an aqueous base fluid and at least one entangled equilibrium polymer network; placing the treatment fluid in a subterranean formation; contacting the treatment fluid with a hydrocarbon; and allowing the viscosity of the treatment fluid to decrease to a second viscosity that is lower than the first viscosity.