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Patent No.:

US 9222012 B1

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Date of Patent:
Dec. 29, 2015

Filed:

Apr. 30, 2013
Applicant:

Halliburton Energy Services, Inc., Houston, TX (US);

Inventors:

Charles R. Landis, Houston, TX (US);

Thomas S. Cortner, Houston, TX (US);

Eric B. Frantz, Houston, TX (US);

Assignee:
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E21C 47/00 (2006.01); C09K 8/56 (2006.01); C09K 8/035 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C09K 8/56 (2013.01); C09K 8/035 (2013.01);
Abstract

Stabilizing smectite shale may include treating a smectite shale in a subsurface formation with a dewatering fluid so as to yield a stabilized smectite shale, the dewatering fluid comprising an aqueous base fluid and a dewatering additive. In some instances, at least a portion of a highwall in a highwall mine may be formed at a highwall mine site comprising stabilized smectite shale.


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Landis, Charles. (2015). Methods for strengthening smectite shale in highwall mines (U.S. Patent No. 9222012). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/9222012

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