Methods for controlling particulate flowback and migration in a subterranean formation
AssigneeHalliburton Energy Services, Inc.
InventorsJimmie D. Weaver, Philip D. Nguyen
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Abstract
Methods useful in treating subterranean formations to control particulate migration with a tacky-consolidate treatment fluid comprising a resin and a tackifying compound. One method comprises the steps of providing a portion of a subterranean formation comprising unconsolidated particulates; providing a tacky-consolidate treatment fluid comprising a tackifying compound, a curable resin, and a silane coupling agent; and placing the tacky-consolidate treatment fluid in the subterranean formation so as to form a tacky consolidate that comprises at least a portion of the unconsolidated particulates.
Claims17
A method comprising:
- providing a portion of a subterranean formation comprising unconsolidated particulates;
- providing a tacky-consolidate treatment fluid comprising a tackifying compound, a curable resin, and a silane coupling agent,
- wherein the tacky-consolidate treatment fluid is an emulsion with a continuous phase comprising the silane coupling agent and a discontinuous phase comprising the tackifying compound and the curable resin;
- and
- placing the tacky-consolidate treatment fluid in the treated subterranean formation so as to form a tacky consolidate that comprises at least a portion of the unconsolidated particulates.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.