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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 22, 2015
Filed:
Nov. 28, 2011
Applicant:
Kewei Zhang, Calgary, CA;
Inventor:
Kewei Zhang, Calgary, CA;
Assignee:
TRICAN WELL SERVICE LTD., Calgary, CA;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C09K 8/86 (2006.01); C09K 8/80 (2006.01); B03D 1/01 (2006.01); B03D 1/02 (2006.01); C09K 8/03 (2006.01); C09K 8/536 (2006.01); C09K 8/66 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C09K 8/80 (2013.01); B03D 1/01 (2013.01); B03D 1/02 (2013.01); C09K 8/032 (2013.01); C09K 8/536 (2013.01); C09K 8/665 (2013.01);
Abstract
A sand slurry composition and a method for making sand slurries are disclosed. The sand slurry composition is comprised of sand, an aqueous liquid and a chemical compound that renders the surface sand of hydrophobic. The method is comprised of rendering sand surface hydrophobic during or before making the slurry. This method and composition can find many applications in different industries, especially in various oil field applications.