Internal breaker for oilfield treatments
US7677311B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 18, 2006 |
| Grant date | Mar 16, 2010 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 18, 2028 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S507/923
- WIPO fieldBasic materials chemistry
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A composition and method for improving the fluid efficiency of many oilfield treatments is given. The composition is a solid additive, in a viscosified fluid, in a size range small enough that it enters formation pores; it optionally bridges there to form an internal filter cake, and then decomposes to provide a breaker for the viscosifying system for the fluid. Examples of suitable additives include waxes, polyesters, polycarbonates, polyacetals, polymelamines, polyvinyl chlorides, and polyvinyl acetates. Degradation of the additive may be accelerated or delayed.
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