WELL SERVICING FLUID
First Claim
1. A nano-dispersion well servicing fluid in a wellbore, the fluid being formulated with components comprising:
- nanoparticles comprising at least one material chosen from aluminum oxides, aluminum hydroxides, aluminum hydroxyoxides, zirconium oxides, zirconium hydroxides, zirconium hydroxyoxides, the concentration of nanoparticles being greater than 0.5% by weight based on the total weight of the nano-dispersion well servicing fluid;
an aqueous base continuous phase, the nanoparticles forming a dispersion in the aqueous base continuous phase, the nanoparticles having a crystallized size of 100 nm or less in diameter prior to being dispersed, and the nanoparticles carrying a charge resulting in a Zeta potential in the nano-dispersion well servicing fluid; and
a pH adjuster configured to decrease the Zeta potential of the nano-dispersion well servicing fluid in the wellbore closer to zero and thereby to increase viscosity, the nano-dispersion well servicing fluid exhibiting a viscosity greater than would be exhibited without the pH adjuster.
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Abstract
A nano-dispersion well servicing fluid is disclosed. The well servicing fluid is formulated with components comprising: nanoparticles comprising at least one material chosen from aluminum oxides, aluminum hydroxides, aluminum hydroxyoxides, zirconium oxides, zirconium hydroxides, zirconium hydroxyoxides, wherein the concentration of nanoparticles is greater than 0.5% by weight based on the total weight of the nano-dispersion well servicing fluid. The well servicing fluid also comprises an aqueous base continuous phase. Methods of employing the nano-dispersion to service a wellbore are also disclosed.
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27 Claims
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1. A nano-dispersion well servicing fluid in a wellbore, the fluid being formulated with components comprising:
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nanoparticles comprising at least one material chosen from aluminum oxides, aluminum hydroxides, aluminum hydroxyoxides, zirconium oxides, zirconium hydroxides, zirconium hydroxyoxides, the concentration of nanoparticles being greater than 0.5% by weight based on the total weight of the nano-dispersion well servicing fluid; an aqueous base continuous phase, the nanoparticles forming a dispersion in the aqueous base continuous phase, the nanoparticles having a crystallized size of 100 nm or less in diameter prior to being dispersed, and the nanoparticles carrying a charge resulting in a Zeta potential in the nano-dispersion well servicing fluid; and a pH adjuster configured to decrease the Zeta potential of the nano-dispersion well servicing fluid in the wellbore closer to zero and thereby to increase viscosity, the nano-dispersion well servicing fluid exhibiting a viscosity greater than would be exhibited without the pH adjuster. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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25. A nano-dispersion well servicing fluid in a wellbore, the fluid being formulated with components comprising:
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nanoparticles comprising at least one material chosen from aluminum oxides, aluminum hydroxides, aluminum hydroxyoxides, zirconium oxides, zirconium hydroxides, zirconium hydroxyoxides, the concentration of nanoparticles being greater than 0.5% by weight based on the total weight of the nano-dispersion well servicing fluid; an aqueous base continuous phase, the nanoparticles forming a dispersion in the aqueous base continuous phase, the nanoparticles having a crystallized size of 100 nm or less in diameter prior to being dispersed, and the nanoparticles carrying a charge resulting in a Zeta potential ranging from about 0 to about 50 in the nano-dispersion well servicing fluid; and a pH adjuster configured to decrease the Zeta potential of the nano-dispersion well servicing fluid in the wellbore closer to zero by increasing pH and thereby to increase viscosity, the nano-dispersion well servicing fluid exhibiting a viscosity greater than would be exhibited without the pH adjuster; and an ester configured to increase Zeta potential after a delay and thereby to decrease viscosity. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27)
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