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US 11,939,516 B2Granted
Treatment fluid recipe for high temperature multi-stage fracturing applications
AssigneeSaudi Arabian Oil Company
InventorsAbdullah Al Moajil, Waddah H. Almahri
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Abstract
Provided is a composition that may include a fluid formulation that is a water-in-oil emulsion, having an organic phase and an aqueous phase, the aqueous phase dispersed in the organic phase. The organic phase may include an organic solvent, an emulsifier, and a wetting agent. The aqueous phase may include water, a chelating agent, and a base. Further provided is a method that may include introducing the composition into a wellbore as a single stage treatment, maintaining the wellbore by shutting-in the well, and hydraulic fracturing the wellbore.
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A well treatment composition, comprising:
- a fluid formulation that is a water-in-oil emulsion, having an organic phase and an aqueous phase, the aqueous phase dispersed in the organic phase,
- wherein the organic phase comprises an organic solvent, an emulsifier, and a wetting agent, and
- wherein the aqueous phase comprises water and a chelating agent, and
- wherein the aqueous phase has a pH in a range from 7 to 14,
- wherein the composition does not include a mutual solvent.
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