Cantor Colburn LLP
Hydrophobized nanoparticles as breaker for viscoelastic surfactant gelled fluids
A treatment fluid comprises: a base fluid; a viscoelastic surfactant gelling agent and hydrophobic nanoparticles comprising metallic nanoparticles that are surface modified with C6-30 aliphatic groups. The treatment fluid is a fracturing fluid, a completion fluid, a gravel pack fluid, a fluid loss pill, a lost circulation pill, a diverter fluid, a foamed fluid, a stimulation fluid and the like.
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Shiv Shankar Prahlad Tianping Pranjal Gaurav
Sangaru Yadav Huang Sarmah Agrawal