Fluids and techniques for hydrocarbon well completion
US6638896B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 30, 2000 |
| Grant date | Oct 28, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 30, 2020 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S507/925
- WIPO fieldBasic materials chemistry
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
The Invention relates to fluids and techniques to optimize/enhance the production of hydrocarbon from subterranean formations (e.g., “completion fluids”), in particular, fluids and techniques are. disclosed and claimed which remove wellbore damage and near-wellbore damage in the form of coating formed from drilling and production-related operations (“filtercake”); the techniques can be applied either by themselves or in conjunction with other completion operations, such as gravel packing; preferred embodiments are chelating agent and enzyme systems in a viscoelastic surfactant (VES) matrix.
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