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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:
Nov. 14, 2017

Filed:

May. 17, 2013
Applicant:

Superior Energy Services, L.l.c., Harvey, LA (US);

Inventors:

Sumitra Mukhopadhyay, The Woodlands, TX (US);

Chad Williams, Kingwood, TX (US);

Bernard Franklin, Cypress, TX (US);

Eddie G. Bowen, Porter, TX (US);

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 43/25 (2006.01); C09K 8/03 (2006.01); C09K 8/536 (2006.01); C09K 8/68 (2006.01); C09K 8/70 (2006.01); C09K 8/74 (2006.01); C09K 8/90 (2006.01); C09K 8/92 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 43/25 (2013.01); C09K 8/03 (2013.01); C09K 8/536 (2013.01); C09K 8/68 (2013.01); C09K 8/70 (2013.01); C09K 8/74 (2013.01); C09K 8/90 (2013.01); C09K 8/92 (2013.01); C09K 2208/22 (2013.01); C09K 2208/32 (2013.01);
Abstract

A method of treating a subterranean formation. The method may include providing a well treatment including a treatment complex formed of a treatment agent encapsulated, entrapped, or embedded in a polysaccharide, introducing the treatment complex into a wellbore through a subterranean formation, and allowing the treatment complex to release the treatment agent over a release time period. The method may include allowing the treatment complex to release the treatment agent after a delay time period from the introduction of the treatment complex into the wellbore.


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