TREATMENT FLUIDS FOR REDUCTION OF WATER BLOCKS, OIL BLOCKS, AND/OR GAS CONDENSATES AND ASSOCIATED METHODS

摘要

THE PRESENT INVENTION PROVIDES TREATMENT FLUIDS USEFUL FOR SUBTERRANEAN OPERATIONS, AND MORE PARTICULARLY, IN AT LEAST ONE ASPECT, A TREATMENT FLUID THAT COMPRISES A CARRIER FLUID AND A CATIONIC SURFACTANT COMPRISING A CATIONIC HEAD GROUP, A POLAR GROUP ATTACHED TO THE HEAD GROUP, AND A HYDROPHOBIC GROUP THAT IS EITHER A SATURATED OR UNSATURATED, BRANCHED OR STRAIGHT CHAIN ALKYL, AND COMPRISES ABOUT 6 CARBONS TO ABOUT 22 CARBONS. THE TREATMENT FLUIDS OF THE PRESENT INVENTION ARE AT LEAST SUITABLE FOR USE AS A REMEDIAL TREATMENT FOR THE REDUCTION OF EXISTING WATER BLOCKS, OIL BLOCKS, AND/OR GAS CONDENSATES.