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US 2019/0315674 A1Published application
Methods and compositions incorporating alkyl polyglycoside surfactant for use in oil and/or gas wells
AssigneeFlotek Chemistry, LLC
InventorsSiwar Trabelsi, Randal M. Hill
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Abstract
Methods and compositions comprising an emulsion or a microemulsion for use treating an oil and/or gas well are provided. In some embodiments, the emulsion or the microemulsion comprises an aqueous phase, a solvent, a surfactant comprising alkyl polyglycoside, an alcohol, and, optionally, one or more additives.
Claims10
A composition for use in an oil and/or gas well having a wellbore, comprising a microemulsion, wherein the microemulsion comprises:
- an aqueous phase;
- a surfactant comprising alkyl polyglycoside;
- a solvent comprising a terpene, an alkyl aliphatic carboxylic acid ester, a linear oleaginous hydrocarbon solvent, a branched oleaginous hydrocarbon solvent, a cyclic oleaginous hydrocarbon solvent, a saturated oleaginous hydrocarbon solvent, an unsaturated oleaginous hydrocarbon solvent, an alkyl aliphatic carboxylic acid ester, or combinations thereof;
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- an oxygenated co-solvent.
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