Gelled liquid hydrocarbon treatment fluids and their associated methods of use
AssigneeSchlumberger Technology Corporation
InventorsLeiming Li, Lijun Lin, Syed A. Ali
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Abstract
The invention provides a method of forming a gelled liquid hydrocarbon treatment fluid, comprising: combining a liquid hydrocarbon, a phosphoric acid ester and a pre-mixed solution comprising water, ferrous ion (Fe2+) and an amine; and forming the gelled liquid hydrocarbon treatment fluid. A method of treating a portion of a subterranean formation is also disclosed and comprises: providing a gelled liquid hydrocarbon treatment fluid, by combining a liquid hydrocarbon, a phosphoric acid ester and a pre-mixed solution comprising water, ferrous ion and an amine, and treating the portion of the subterranean formation with the gelled liquid hydrocarbon treatment fluid.
Claims32
A method of forming a gelled liquid hydrocarbon treatment fluid, comprising:
- a. combining a liquid hydrocarbon, a phosphoric acid ester and a pre-mixed solution comprising water, ferrous ion compound and an amine;
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- b. forming the gelled liquid hydrocarbon treatment fluid.
A method of treating a portion of a subterranean formation comprising:
- a. providing a gelled liquid hydrocarbon treatment fluid, by combining a liquid hydrocarbon, a phosphoric acid ester and a pre-mixed solution comprising water, ferrous ion compound and an amine, and
- b. treating the portion of the subterranean formation with the gelled liquid hydrocarbon treatment fluid.
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