US 12,110,454 B2
Downhole rock treatment method with corrosion inhibition
Ime Bassey Obot, Dhahran (SA); and Ahmad A. Sorour, Dhahran (SA)
Assigned to King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, Dhahran (SA)
Filed by King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, Dhahran (SA)
Filed on Mar. 29, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/621,132.
Application 18/621,132 is a continuation of application No. 18/058,022, filed on Nov. 22, 2022, granted, now 11,987,752.
Application 18/058,022 is a continuation of application No. 16/397,593, filed on Apr. 29, 2019, granted, now 11,525,081, issued on Dec. 13, 2022.
Prior Publication US 2024/0271033 A1, Aug. 15, 2024
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. C09K 8/74 (2006.01); C09K 8/54 (2006.01); E21B 41/02 (2006.01); E21B 43/25 (2006.01)
CPC C09K 8/74 (2013.01) [C09K 8/54 (2013.01); E21B 41/02 (2013.01); E21B 43/25 (2013.01); C09K 2208/32 (2013.01)] 14 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A downhole rock treatment method with corrosion inhibition in a subterranean geological formation, comprising:
injecting an acidic treatment fluid into an oil and gas well through metal tubing to react with and/or dissolve rock of the subterranean geological formation and create conducting channels; then
fracturing the rock;
wherein the acidic treatment fluid is an aqueous solution comprising (i) a corrosion inhibitor composition comprising gelatin and an intensifier selected from the group consisting of CuI, KI, and formic acid, and (ii) about 15 wt. % of HCl, based on a total weight of the acidic treatment fluid,
wherein the gelatin is present in the acidic treatment fluid in a concentration of 0.5 to 2.5 wt. % per total volume of the acidic treatment fluid,
wherein the intensifier is present in the acidic treatment fluid in a concentration in a range of from 0.01 to 0.05 wt. % per total volume of the acidic treatment fluid,
wherein the gelatin has a Bloom number in a range of from 50 to less than 220, and
wherein the gelatin has free carboxyl groups in a range of from 78 to 115 mmol per 100 g of protein.