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US 10,941,106 B2Granted
Methods and compositions incorporating alkyl polyglycoside surfactant for use in oil and/or gas wells
AssigneeFlotek Chemistry, LLC
InventorsSiwar Trabelsi, Randal M. Hill
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Abstract
Methods and compositions comprising an emulsion or a microemulsion for use treating an oil and/or gas well are provided. In some embodiments, the emulsion or the microemulsion comprises an aqueous phase, a solvent, a surfactant comprising alkyl polyglycoside, an alcohol, and, optionally, one or more additives.
Claims11
A composition for use in an oil and/or gas well having a wellbore, comprising a microemulsion, wherein the microemulsion comprises:
- an aqueous phase;
- a surfactant comprising alkyl polyglycoside;
- a solvent comprising a methyl aliphatic carboxylic acid ester;
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- an alcohol having from 1 to 8 carbon atoms comprising amyl alcohol, butyl 3-hydroxybutanoate, or a combination thereof.
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