Well treating fluid

Patent · Tue Feb 04 04:00:00 EST 1986

OSTI ID:5992010

Dawson, C R; Li, N N; O'Brien, D E

This patent describes a heterogeneous well treating shear thickening composite comprising at least 10 weight percent of a water-swellable material capable of rapidly forming a high strength paste when mixed with water, an oil-surfactant phase and substantially polymer-free water. The water-swellable material is present in sufficient quantity so as to form a paste having a strength of at least 2000 lb/100 ft/sup 2/ and the water are kept separated by the intervening oil-surfactant phase until application of a shear force sufficient to cause mixing of the water-swellable material and the water.

• Assignee: Exxon Prod. Res. Co., Houston, TX
• Patent Number(s): US 4568392
• OSTI ID: 5992010
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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FLUID INJECTION
FLUIDS
FOSSIL FUELS
FUELS
HYDROGEN COMPOUNDS
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SHEAR
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