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Patent No.:
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:
Halliburton Energy Services, Inc., Houston, TX (US);
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.