Method and composition for remedial treatment of parafin, asphaltenes, scale and deposits in oil and gas infrastructure and subterranean formations
AssigneeNw24 Holdings, LLC
InventorsCharles Talley, Keth Webar
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Abstract
A method for treating a deposit is disclosed, wherein the deposit comprises a hydrophobic portion and an inorganic portion, the method including but not limited to contacting the deposit with a treating material to form a treated deposit, the treating material comprising peroxygen and surfactant and contacting the treated deposit with an acid. A product resulting from using the method is also disclosed.
Claims9
A product, the product comprising:
- a substrate having a deposit thereon;
- and
- a treating material, wherein the treating material comprises a peroxygen and surfactant in contact with the deposit forming a least a portion of the treated deposit into particles.
A product comprising a pipe having a deposit therein and a treating material, wherein the treating material comprises a peroxygen and a surfactant.
A method comprising:
- removing slick water gels from frack procedures using a treated material comprising a gelling agent, peroxygen compound, a dewatering surfactant and a silicate.
The method of claim 25, the method further comprising:
- wherein the cleaning frack fluid is not gelled but contains the silicate and the de-watering surfactant.
An subterranean well comprising:
- a well bore defined by the subterranean well;
- a deposit residing in the well bore;
- and
- a treating material residing in the well bore and in contact with the deposit.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.