FLUIDS CONTAINING CELLULOSE FIBERS AND CELLULOSE NANOPARTICLES FOR OILFIELD APPLICATIONS
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1. A method for treating a subterranean formation comprising:
- combining a rheology modifier, a mixture of cellulose nanoparticles and cellulose fibers, and a solvent to form a treatment fluid, whereinthe cellulose nanoparticles have a negative zeta potential or a positive zeta potential, and a length in the range of from about 50 nm to about 500 nm, andthe cellulose fibers have a length of from about 10 microns to about 500 microns; and
introducing the treatment fluid into a subterranean formation.
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Abstract
Treatment fluids containing a mixture of cellulose fibers and cellulose nanoparticles and methods for treating a subterranean formation are disclosed. The methods include introducing a treatment fluid into a subterranean formation, the treatment fluid containing a mixture of cellulose fibers and cellulose nanoparticles.
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1. A method for treating a subterranean formation comprising:
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combining a rheology modifier, a mixture of cellulose nanoparticles and cellulose fibers, and a solvent to form a treatment fluid, wherein the cellulose nanoparticles have a negative zeta potential or a positive zeta potential, and a length in the range of from about 50 nm to about 500 nm, and the cellulose fibers have a length of from about 10 microns to about 500 microns; and introducing the treatment fluid into a subterranean formation. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A fluid for treating a subterranean formation comprising:
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a solvent; a rheology modifier; and a composition comprising a mixture of cellulose fibers and cellulose nanoparticles;
whereinthe cellulose nanoparticles have a negative zeta potential or a positive zeta potential, and a length in the range of from about 50 nm to about 500 nm, and the cellulose fibers have a length of from about 50 microns to about 500 microns. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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