US 12,252,647 B1
Mehods of using plant edible demulsifier additives comprising capsaicinoid in subterranean formation treatment fluids, and systems related thereto
Tariq Abdulsattar Almubarak, Dhahran (SA)
Assigned to SAUDI ARABIAN OIL COMPANY, Dhahran (SA)
Filed by SAUDI ARABIAN OIL COMPANY, Dhahran (SA)
Filed on Oct. 23, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/492,576.
Int. Cl. E21B 43/16 (2006.01); C09K 8/60 (2006.01); E21B 43/27 (2006.01)
CPC C09K 8/60 (2013.01) [E21B 43/16 (2013.01); E21B 43/27 (2020.05)] 13 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method comprising:
mixing a treatment fluid comprising:
a base fluid;
a strong acid; and
a plant edible demulsifier (PED) comprising a capsaicinoid extract at a wt % range of 0.5 wt % to 10 wt %, based on the total weight of the treatment fluid; and
pumping the treatment fluid into a wellbore drilled through a subterranean formation, wherein the PED reduces or eliminates formation of an emulsion in the treatment fluid.