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US 11,447,679 B2Granted
Core-shell particles for treatment of subterranean formations
AssigneeHalliburton Energy Services, Inc.
InventorsLee Hall, Jay Paul Deville, Mohammad Vatankhah Varnosfaderani, Sergey Sheyko
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Abstract
Core-shell particles for treatment of subterranean formations are provided. A method may include placing in the subterranean formation a composition including a core-shell particle including a hydrophilic core and a hydrophobic shell.
Claims33
A method of treating a subterranean formation, the method comprising:
- adjusting a composition of a hydrophilic core of a core-shell particle to reduce the hydrolysis rate of the hydrophilic core in the presence of an acid,
- wherein the core-shell particle comprises:
- the hydrophilic core comprising the acid;
- a hydrophobic shell, wherein the hydrophobic shell covers about 50% to about 100% of the surface area of the hydrophilic core, and wherein the shell forms from about 0.001 wt % to about 98 wt % of the overall weight of the core-shell particle;
- and
- a viscosifier, wherein the viscosifier is present in an amount of about 0.0001 wt % to about 10 wt % of the core shell particle;
- placing a treatment fluid composition comprising the core-shell particle in the subterranean formation;
- and
- swelling the hydrophilic core up to 25 times by volume of the composition, wherein the hydrophilic core swells in the presence of the acid, and wherein the hydrophilic core comprises a hydrochloric acid payload;
- and
- releasing at least a partial amount of the hydrochloric acid payload from the hydrophilic core.
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