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Date of Patent:
Jun. 07, 2016

Filed:

Mar. 04, 2013
Applicant:

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

Inventors:
Assignee:
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 43/22 (2006.01); C09K 8/74 (2006.01); E21B 43/26 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C09K 8/74 (2013.01); E21B 43/26 (2013.01);
Abstract

A treatment fluid for use in a subterranean formation penetrated by the wellbore of a well includes: (i) water; (ii) a strong acid; and (iii) a branched viscoelastic surfactant having a hydrophobic portion with a total of 16 to 20 carbons; wherein the pH of the treatment fluid is less than 0.5; and wherein the viscosity of the treatment fluid is less than 5 cP at 40 sec−1. A method of treating a zone of a subterranean formation penetrated by a wellbore includes the steps of; (A) forming the treatment; (B) introducing the treatment fluid through the wellbore into the zone; and (C) allowing time for the strong acid in the treatment fluid to spend in the formation.


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