Methods for targeted chemical treatment of well bores

    公开(公告)号:US11486242B2

    公开(公告)日:2022-11-01

    申请号:US17159787

    申请日:2021-01-27

    Abstract: A method for wellbore treatment. The method including preparing an encapsulated treatment agent via polymerization, feeding the encapsulated treatment agent into the wellbore, delivering the encapsulated treatment agent to a desired depth within a formation in the wellbore, activating an acoustic or an electromagnetic source at the desired depth within the formation, and generating an acoustic field or an electromagnetic field. The acoustic field or electromagnetic field activates the encapsulant thereby releasing the treatment agent into the wellbore and a desired depth.

    MICROFLUIDIC SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING HIGHLY CARBONATED WATER/BRINE

    公开(公告)号:US20250025845A1

    公开(公告)日:2025-01-23

    申请号:US18714296

    申请日:2022-10-03

    Abstract: A microfluidic system (100) may include a set of replaceable microfluidic cartridges (3), each having a mechanically rigid box (202) and a set of parallel microfluidic capillaries (6), and a cooling system (216) that is in thermal contact with the mechanically rigid box (202). A gas stream may flow through the capillaries (6), and an aqueous fluid stream may flow through a space (5) in between an inner surface of the mechanically rigid box (202) and an outer surface of the set of capillaries (6). A method may include providing such a microfluidic system (100), introducing a gas stream through capillaries (6), introducing an aqueous fluid stream to flow through the space (5), generating gas bubbles (218) in the aqueous fluid stream through the capillaries (6), saturating the aqueous fluid stream with gas bubbles (218), recirculating the remaining undissolved gas through a dedicated contour tube and transferring the gas containing the aqueous fluid stream to an external storage unit.

    FORMING CORE-SHELL MICROCAPSULES
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    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20250050298A1

    公开(公告)日:2025-02-13

    申请号:US18717993

    申请日:2021-12-14

    Abstract: Some microcapsule forming systems include a first container containing a core material; a second container containing a shell material; one or more heaters in mechanical contact with the first and second containers; a first pair of syringe pumps operable to pump the heated core material from the first container to an encapsulation cell; a second pair of syringe pumps operable to pump the heated shell material from the first container to the encapsulation cell; a controller for controlling the one or more heaters and the first and second pair of syringe pumps; the encapsulation cell comprising a first nozzle disposed concentrically within a second nozzle, the first nozzle operable to form a sphere using the heated and pumped core material and the second nozzle operable to form a shell surrounding the sphere using the heated and pumped shell material to form a microcapsule.

    METHODS OF RADIATION ACTIVATED LOST CIRCULATION MATERIAL PREVENTION

    公开(公告)号:US20250109642A1

    公开(公告)日:2025-04-03

    申请号:US18729185

    申请日:2023-02-24

    Abstract: A system for treating a lost circulation zone within a wellbore that includes a treatment sub 300 is provided. The treatment sub 300 includes a communications device, an internal fluid conduit 1016 configured to convey a wellbore fluid through the treatment sub 100, and the interior 327 of the treatment sub 300 is between a sub exterior surface 328 and the internal fluid conduit 1016. The treatment sub 300 also includes a radiation source 352 configured to generate a form of radiation within a wellbore fluid. Further provided are methods of using the system to treat loss circulation zones.

    RADIATION ACTIVATED WELL TREATMENT

    公开(公告)号:US20250084300A1

    公开(公告)日:2025-03-13

    申请号:US18248197

    申请日:2022-04-08

    Abstract: A well treatment composition may include a capsule and a treatment agent solution within the capsule. The treatment agent solution may have a treatment agent. The system may include a radiation source: neutron, gamma, X-ray, and/or ultraviolet. A method may include introducing the well treatment composition downhole in wellbore circulation fluid, and introducing a radiation source into the wellbore and positioning the radiation source. The method may include activating the radiation source and emitting radiation that intermingles with the well treatment composition at a target location. The method may include maintaining the wellbore to allow emitted radiation from the activated radiation source to react with the well treatment composition, forming a radiation activated well treatment composition. The method may include allowing the radiation activated well treatment composition to disintegrate or dissolve, breaking encapsulation and releasing treatment agent at the target location.

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