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US 9,957,432 B2Granted
Wellbore fluid additives of fibrillated fibers and methods of use
AssigneeHalliburton Energy Services, Inc.
InventorsKay A. Galindo, Matthew Miller
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Abstract
A method of treating a portion of wellbore comprising introducing a treatment fluid into the portion of the wellbore. The treatment fluid comprises a base fluid and an additive comprising a plurality of fibrillated fibers. The amount of fibrillation is at least sufficient such that at least a portion of the fibrillated fibers form a fiber network in the base fluid.
Claims20
A method of treating a portion of wellbore comprising:
- introducing a treatment fluid into the portion of the wellbore, wherein the treatment fluid comprises:
- a base fluid;
- and
- an additive comprising a plurality of fibrillated fibers having a fibril pattern,
- selectively varying the fibril pattern and concentration of the fibrillated fibers by adding fibrillated fibers having different fibril patterns to the plurality of fibrillated fibers;
- wherein the fibrillated fibers comprise at least two fibril patterns selected from the group consisting of split pattern, barbed pattern, pulped pattern, and any combination thereof;
- and
- forming a fiber network in the base fluid.
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A treatment fluid comprising:
- a base fluid;
- and
- an additive comprising a plurality of fibrillated fibers having an amount of fibrillation,
- wherein the fibrillated fibers comprise at least two fibril patterns selected from the group consisting of a split pattern, barbed pattern, pulped pattern, and any combination thereof;
- wherein the amount of fibrillation is at least sufficient such that at least a portion of the fibrillated fibers form a fiber network in the base fluid.
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