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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Apr. 25, 2017

Filed:

Sep. 24, 2013
Applicant:

Synoil Fluids Holdings Inc., Calgary, CA;

Inventors:

Shaun T. Mesher, Calgary, CA;

Olivia Steward, Frome, GB;

Daniel Firth, St. Andrews, GB;

Robert Moran, St. Helens, GB;

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C09K 8/80 (2006.01); C09K 8/035 (2006.01); C09K 8/92 (2006.01); C09K 8/34 (2006.01); C09K 8/64 (2006.01); C09K 8/502 (2006.01); C09K 8/565 (2006.01); C09K 8/82 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C09K 8/80 (2013.01); C09K 8/035 (2013.01); C09K 8/34 (2013.01); C09K 8/502 (2013.01); C09K 8/565 (2013.01); C09K 8/64 (2013.01); C09K 8/82 (2013.01); C09K 8/92 (2013.01);
Abstract

A downhole fluid comprises a base fluid, for example a hydrocarbon base fluid, a gelling agent, and a gel enhancer. The gelling agent has an aromatic core of one or more aromatic rings, the gelling agent having two or more amide branches distributed about the aromatic core, each of the two or more amide branches having one or more organic groups. An example gelling agent is a pyromellitamide gelling agent. A method of making a downhole fluid, the method comprising: combining a base fluid, a gelling agent, and a gel enhancer. A downhole fluid comprising a base fluid, a gelling agent, a breaker, and a gel enhancer. Downhole fluids with such gels and a breaker are also disclosed.


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