US 11,866,636 B2
Embedded treatment fluid additives for use in subterranean formation operations
Dipti Singh, Kingwood, TX (US); Aaron Michael Beuterbaugh, Spring, TX (US); and Enrique Antonio Reyes, Tomball, TX (US)
Assigned to Halliburton Energy Services, Inc., Houston, TX (US)
Filed by Halliburton Energy Services, Inc., Houston, TX (US)
Filed on Mar. 25, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/704,723.
Application 17/704,723 is a division of application No. 16/330,065, granted, now 11,312,892, previously published as PCT/US2016/065308, filed on Dec. 7, 2016.
Prior Publication US 2022/0220355 A1, Jul. 14, 2022
Int. Cl. C09K 8/52 (2006.01); C09K 8/04 (2006.01); C09K 8/575 (2006.01); C09K 8/68 (2006.01); C09K 8/72 (2006.01); C09K 8/42 (2006.01); C09K 8/528 (2006.01)
CPC C09K 8/04 (2013.01) [C09K 8/42 (2013.01); C09K 8/52 (2013.01); C09K 8/528 (2013.01); C09K 8/5756 (2013.01); C09K 8/685 (2013.01); C09K 8/725 (2013.01); C09K 2208/24 (2013.01); C09K 2208/26 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
 
1. An embedded treatment additive comprising:
an aqueous-soluble downhole reactive material embedded in a crosslinked polymeric solution to delay the reactivity of the aqueous-soluble downhole reactive material, thereby forming the embedded treatment additive, wherein the aqueous-soluble downhole reactive material comprises N-phosphonomethyliminodiacetic acid and is embedded in the crosslinked polymeric solution; and the crosslinked polymeric solution comprises polyvinyl alcohol;
wherein the aqueous-soluble downhole reactive material is a solid particulate.