Methods of modifying fracture faces and other surfaces in subterranean formations
US7500519B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | May 20, 2005 |
| Grant date | Mar 10, 2009 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 3, 2025 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S507/925
- WIPO fieldBasic materials chemistry
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
Provided are methods of modifying the stress-activated reactivity of subterranean fracture faces and other surfaces in subterranean formations. In one embodiment, the methods comprise: providing a treatment fluid that comprises a base fluid and a surface-treating reagent capable of modifying the stress-activated reactivity of a mineral surface in a subterranean formation; introducing the treatment fluid into a subterranean formation; and allowing the surface-treating reagent to modify the stress-activated reactivity of at least a portion of a mineral surface in the subterranean formation.
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