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US 2016/0237336 A1Published application
Dual breaker system for reducing formation damage during fracturing
AssigneeHalliburton Energy Services, Inc.
InventorsJanette Cortez, James W. Ogle, Dipti Singh
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Abstract
Methods and compositions for use in subterranean operations are disclosed comprising providing a treatment fluid that comprises a base fluid, a gelling agent, and a synergistic breaker composition, comprising: a controlled degradable acid generating material, and an oxidizing component; introducing the treatment fluid into a formation; allowing the synergistic breaker composition to substantially reduce the viscosity of the treatment fluid.
Claims20
A method comprising:
- providing a treatment fluid that comprises a base fluid, a gelling agent, and a synergistic breaker composition, comprising:
- a controlled degradable acid generating material;
- and
- an oxidizing component;
- introducing the treatment fluid into a formation;
- and
- allowing the synergistic breaker composition to substantially reduce the viscosity of the treatment fluid.
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A synergistic breaker composition, comprising:
- a controlled degradable acid generating material;
- and
- an oxidizing component.
A method of treating a formation, comprising:
- providing a synergistic breaker composition, comprising:
- a controlled degradable acid generating material;
- and
- an oxidizing component;
- providing a treatment fluid comprising a base fluid and a gelling agent;
- introducing the treatment fluid into a formation;
- adding to the treatment fluid a synergistic breaker composition;
- and
- allowing the synergistic breaker composition to interact with the treatment fluid to substantially reduce the viscosity of the treatment fluid.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.