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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 28, 2015
Filed:
Nov. 21, 2007
Applicants:
Richard S. Wheeler, Crosby, TX (US);
Kay E. Cawiezel, Fulshear, TX (US);
Inventors:
Richard S. Wheeler, Crosby, TX (US);
Kay E. Cawiezel, Fulshear, TX (US);
Assignee:
Baker Hughes Incorporated, Houston, TX (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C09K 8/68 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C09K 8/68 (2013.01); C09K 2208/30 (2013.01);
Abstract
A well treatment fluid contains a viscoelastic surfactant and a viscosification activator. The viscosification activator enhances the viscosity of the well treatment fluid in contrast to a treatment fluid that does not contain a viscosification activator.