发明名称 Utilization of surfactant as conformance materials
摘要 Methods for creating a fluid diverting barrier in a zone of a subterranean formation are provided. Certain methods comprise providing a treatment fluid that comprises an aqueous base fluid, a viscoelastic surfactant, and a soap component; placing the treatment fluid in a subterranean formation penetrated by a well bore; and allowing the soap component of the treatment fluid to interact with a metal ion present in the subterranean formation to form a precipitate.
申请公布号 US8815785(B2) 申请公布日期 2014.08.26
申请号 US200912322000 申请日期 2009.01.28
申请人 Halliburton Energy Services, Inc. 发明人 Welton Thomas D.;Burns Bobby J.
分类号 C09K8/506;C09K8/68;C09K8/72 主分类号 C09K8/506
代理机构 McDermott Will & Emery LLP 代理人 McDermott Will & Emery LLP ;Roddy Craig W.
主权项 1. A method comprising: providing a treatment fluid that comprises an aqueous base fluid, a viscoelastic surfactant, and a soap component; wherein the viscoelastic surfactant and the soap component are selected such that the viscoelastic surfactant dissolves substantially all of the soap component and a maximum amount of the soap component is dissolved in the viscoelastic surfactant without adversely affecting a target viscosity of the treatment fluid and any portion of the soap component that is not dissolved in the viscoelastic surfactant is present in the treatment fluid in a solid phase;wherein the soap component is present in the treatment fluid in an amount in the range of about 1% to about 5% by volume of the treatment fluid;wherein the soap component is selected from the group consisting of 4,7,10,13,16,19-docosahexaenoic acid; 4,7,10,13,16-docosapentaenoic acid; 5,8,11,14,17-eicosapentaenoic acid; 7,10,13,16,19-docosapentaenoic acid; and any combinations thereof; andwherein the treatment fluid is substantially free of a non-aqueous solvent capable of dissolving the soap component; and placing an amount of the treatment fluid in a subterranean formation penetrated by a well bore to create a fluid diverting barrier sufficient to provide conformance control; wherein the soap component of the treatment fluid interacts with a metal ion present in the subterranean formation to form a precipitate wherein the precipitate reduces the permeability of at least a portion of the subterranean formation to an aqueous fluid, a gas, or a combination thereof.
地址 Houston TX US