Christina A Parkinson

US Patent:

20080039347, Feb 14, 2008

Filed:

Aug 10, 2007

Appl. No.:

11/891511

Inventors:

Thomas Welton - Duncan OK, US
Richard Pauls - Duncan OK, US
Phillip Harris - Duncan OK, US
Stanley Heath - Duncan OK, US
Michael Sanders - Duncan OK, US
Jeffery Mundy - Duncan OK, US
Sean Beach - Duncan OK, US
David McMechan - Duncan OK, US
Christina Parkinson - Anchorage AK, US
Harold Walters - Duncan OK, US
Jason Bryant - Duncan OK, US
Trinidad Munoz - Duncan OK, US
Rajesh Saini - Duncan OK, US
Bobby Burns - Duncan OK, US

International Classification:

C09K 8/68

US Classification:

507213000

Abstract:

Methods are provided that include a method comprising providing a viscosified treatment fluid comprising a base fluid and a gelling agent that comprises a clarified xanthan; and placing the viscosified treatment fluid into at least a portion of a subterranean formation. In some embodiments, the method comprises placing the viscosified treatment fluid into at least a portion of a subterranean formation at a pressure sufficient to create or enhance at least one fracture in the subterranean formation. In some embodiments, the viscosified treatment fluid may also comprise a plurality of particulates. In some embodiments, the viscosified treatment fluids may be placed into at least a portion of a pipeline. Additional methods are also provided.