US 12,441,933 B2
Friction reducer slurries with suspending agent
I Wayan Rakananda Saputra, Houston, TX (US); Nicole Mast, Houston, TX (US); Denise Nicole Benoit, Houston, TX (US); Larry Steven Eoff, Houston, TX (US); and Daniel Bryant Eddings, Houston, TX (US)
Assigned to Halliburton Energy Services, Inc., Houston, TX (US)
Filed by Halliburton Energy Services, Inc., Houston, TX (US)
Filed on Jun. 5, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/328,930.
Prior Publication US 2024/0400888 A1, Dec. 5, 2024
Int. Cl. C09K 8/64 (2006.01)
CPC C09K 8/64 (2013.01) [C09K 2208/28 (2013.01)] 18 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A liquid concentrate consisting essentially of:
a liquid continuous phase, wherein the liquid continuous phase comprises an oil;
a dispersed phase, wherein the dispersed phase comprises a water-soluble friction reducer; and
a suspending agent, wherein the suspending agent is in a critical micelle concentration and has thixotropic properties.
 
10. A heterogeneous liquid concentrate consisting essentially of:
a liquid continuous phase, wherein the liquid continuous phase consists of water and a water-soluble salt to form saltwater;
a dispersed phase, wherein the dispersed phase consists of a water-soluble friction reducer in dry form; and
a suspending agent, wherein the suspending agent is in a critical micelle concentration and has thixotropic properties.