Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Calcium methylglycine diacetic acid salt particles and subterranean operations relating thereto
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Application No.: US14908570Application Date: 2013-11-27
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Publication No.: US10040989B2Publication Date: 2018-08-07
- Inventor: Enrique Antonio Reyes , Christopher Lynn Smith , Alyssa Smith , Aaron Michael Beuterbaugh
- Applicant: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
- Applicant Address: US TX Houston
- Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
- Current Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US TX Houston
- Agency: McDermott Will & Emery LLP
- International Application: PCT/US2013/072118 WO 20131127
- International Announcement: WO2015/080713 WO 20150604
- Main IPC: C09K8/72
- IPC: C09K8/72 ; C09K8/68 ; C09K8/70 ; C09K8/74 ; C09K8/92 ; E21B43/16

Abstract:
Particles that comprise calcium methylglycine diacetic acid salt (“Ca-MGDA salt”) may be useful for fluid diversion in subterranean operations. In some instances, the particles may be formed in the subterranean formation. For example, a method may involve introducing a treatment fluid into a wellbore penetrating a subterranean formation, wherein the treatment fluid comprises an aqueous base fluid, MGDA or salt thereof, and an acid in an amount of about 3% or greater by weight of the aqueous base fluid; acidizing a portion of the subterranean formation comprising calcium carbonate resulting in a concentration of calcium in the treatment fluid that exceeds about 50,000 ppm; and precipitating a plurality of particles that comprise a Ca-MGDA salt in the portion of the subterranean formation, thereby reducing fluid flow therethrough. In some instances, the particles that comprise Ca-MGDA salt may be included in a treatment fluid before introduction into the subterranean formation.
Public/Granted literature
- US20160208160A1 CALCIUM METHYLGLYCINE DIACETIC ACID SALT PARTICLES AND SUBTERRANEAN OPERATIONS RELATING THERETO Public/Granted day:2016-07-21
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