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<p>A method of stabilising fines such as within a permeable subterranean formation comprises contacting said fines with an effective amount of a polymer having repeating monomer units of the general formula:
<Chemistry id="chema01" num="0001"><Image id="ia01" he="44" wi="82" file="IMGA0001.TIF" imgContent="chem" imgFormat="TIFF" inline="no" /></Chemistry>wherein
<UnorderedLists id="ula01" listStyle="none"><ListItem>R, is an alkyl group having from about 2 to about 5 carbon atoms, and preferably propyl;</ListItem><ListItem>R<Sub>2</Sub> is an unsubstituted alkyl group having from about 2 to about 6 carbon atoms or a substituted alkyl group having from about 2 to about 6 carbon atoms and containing a hydroxy group or from about 1 to about 3 ether groups, and preferably 2-hydroxypropyl;</ListItem><ListItem>X is an anion selected from the group consisting of chlorine, bromine, iodine, sulfate, hydroxyl, methyl sulfate and mixtures thereof;</ListItem><ListItem>m is an integer equal to the number of anions required to maintain electronic neutrality; and,</ListItem><ListItem>y is an integer equal to the number of monomer units in said polymer required to increase the viscosity of deionized water to from about 250 centripoises to about 1,000 centipoises as measured by adding 40 grams of the polymerto 60 grams of deionized water to form a solution and measuring said viscosity of said solution on a Brookfield Model LVT viscometer, No. 3 spindle, 6 r.p.m. at about 76°F (24.4°C).</ListItem></UnorderedLists></p> |