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US 2014/0179567 A1Published application
Reversibly coagulatable and redispersable polymer including at least one monomer including a switchable-amphiphilic functional group and methods of using the same
AssigneeHalliburton Energy Services, Inc.
InventorPhilip Wayne Livanec
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a polymer including at least one monomer comprising a switchable-amphiphilic functional group. Various embodiments provide a methods of treating a subterranean formation with the polymer, compositions including the polymer, and methods of making compositions including the polymer.
Claims27
A method of treating a subterranean formation comprising:
- obtaining or providing a polymer comprising at least one monomer comprising a switchable-amphiphilic functional group;
- and
- contacting the polymer with a subterranean material downhole.
A composition for treatment of a subterranean formation comprising:
- at least one polymer comprising at least one monomer comprising a switchable-amphiphilic functional group;
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- an aqueous fluid comprising a drilling fluid, stimulation fluid, fracking fluid, spotting fluid, clean-up fluid, production fluid, completion fluid, remedial treatment fluid, abandonment fluid, pill, acidizing fluid, a cementing fluid, or a combination thereof.
A method for preparing an aqueous composition for treatment of a subterranean formation, the method comprising:
- obtaining or providing a polymer comprising at least one monomer comprising a switchable-amphiphilic functional group;
- combining the polymer with at least one of an aqueous composition comprising a drilling fluid, stimulation fluid, fracking fluid, spotting fluid, clean-up fluid, production fluid, completion fluid, remedial treatment fluid, abandonment fluid, pill, acidizing fluid, a cementing fluid, or a combination thereof.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.