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US 10,703,954 B2Granted
Petrified cellulosic materials as additives to treatment fluids
AssigneeHalliburton Energy Services, Inc.
InventorsCato Russell McDaniel, Dale E. Jamison
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Abstract
Methods for treating a subterranean formation are described. The methods include providing a petrified cellulosic material, combining the petrified cellulosic material with a treatment fluid, and introducing the treatment fluid with the petrified cellulosic material in the subterranean formation.
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A method of treating a subterranean formation comprising:
- providing a cellulosic material in the form of a sheet, a fiber, a tube, a rod, a disc, a ring, a polyhedral, an ellipsoid, or a cone;
- petrifying the cellulosic material with a soluble silicate to form a petrified cellulosic material;
- combining the petrified cellulosic material with a treatment fluid;
- and
- introducing the treatment fluid with the petrified cellulosic material in the subterranean formation.
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A method of treating a subterranean formation comprising:
- selecting a desired shape for a proppant, a fluid loss control agent, or a cement additive;
- selecting a cellulosic material having the desired shape;
- petrifying the cellulosic material with a soluble silicate to form a petrified cellulosic material;
- combining the petrified cellulosic material with a treatment fluid;
- and
- introducing the treatment fluid during a drilling operation, a fracturing operation, or a cementing operation.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.