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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 20, 2017
Filed:
Sep. 19, 2014
Applicant:
Baker Hughes Incorporated, Houston, TX (US);
Inventors:
Kimberly Lant, Magnolia, TX (US);
Naima Bestaoui-Spurr, The Woodlands, TX (US);
Sumit Bhaduri, The Woodlands, TX (US);
James B. Crews, Willis, TX (US);
Hoang Le, Spring, TX (US);
Terry D. Monroe, Tomball, TX (US);
Qi Qu, Spring, TX (US);
Assignee:
Baker Hughes Incorporated, Houston, TX (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 43/22 (2006.01); E21B 43/16 (2006.01); C09K 8/58 (2006.01); E21B 43/26 (2006.01); C09K 8/60 (2006.01); C09K 8/584 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 43/16 (2013.01); C09K 8/58 (2013.01); C09K 8/584 (2013.01); C09K 8/60 (2013.01); E21B 43/26 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method of treating a subterranean formation comprises pumping into a well penetrating the formation a surface modifying treatment agent having a metallic anchor and at least one hydrophobic tail attached to the metal of the anchor. The surface modifying treatment agent is covalently bound to the surface of the subterranean formation through the metal of the anchor.