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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:
Mar. 20, 2018

Filed:

Nov. 13, 2015
Applicant:

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

Inventors:

Dale E. Jamison, Houston, TX (US);

Charles Landis, Houston, TX (US);

Jay Deville, Houston, TX (US);

Cato McDaniel, Houston, TX (US);

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 43/16 (2006.01); E21B 33/134 (2006.01); E21B 33/138 (2006.01); C09K 8/502 (2006.01); C09K 8/504 (2006.01); C09K 8/516 (2006.01); C09K 8/03 (2006.01); C09K 8/42 (2006.01); C09K 8/58 (2006.01); C09K 8/62 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 43/16 (2013.01); C09K 8/032 (2013.01); C09K 8/42 (2013.01); C09K 8/502 (2013.01); C09K 8/5045 (2013.01); C09K 8/516 (2013.01); C09K 8/58 (2013.01); C09K 8/62 (2013.01); E21B 33/134 (2013.01); E21B 33/138 (2013.01); C09K 2208/00 (2013.01);
Abstract

Mineral particles may provide for wellbore fluids with tailorable properties and capabilities, and methods relating thereto. Mineral particles may be utilized in methods that include introducing a wellbore fluid having a density of about 7 ppg to about 50 ppg into a wellbore penetrating a subterranean formation, the wellbore fluid comprising a base fluid and a plurality of mineral particles, and the wellbore fluid having a first viscosity; contacting at least some of the mineral particles with a linking agent so as to link the at least some of the mineral particles, thereby increasing the first viscosity to a second viscosity.


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