Method of using surface modifying metallic treatment agents to treat subterranean formations
US9683431B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 19, 2014 |
| Grant date | Jun 20, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 28, 2035 |
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- Technology area (CPC E)Fixed Constructions
- CPC primaryE21B43/27
- WIPO fieldBasic materials chemistry
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A method of treating a subterranean formation comprises pumping into a well penetrating the formation a surface modifying treatment agent having a metallic anchor and at least one hydrophobic tail attached to the metal of the anchor. The surface modifying treatment agent is covalently bound to the surface of the subterranean formation through the metal of the anchor.
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