Abstract: A method of preparing and using a subterranean formation stabilization agent. The stabilization agent includes a guanidyl copolymer and may be admixed with a fracturing fluid and optionally brine. The stabilization agent is effective in preventing and/or reducing, for example, clay swelling and fines migration from a subterranean formation contacted with the stabilization agent.
Type:
Application
Filed:
September 14, 2011
Publication date:
March 22, 2012
Applicants:
WATER MARK TECHNOLOGIES, INC., POLYMER VENTURES, INC.
Inventors:
Christopher B. Murphy, Jon O. Fabri, Phillip B. Reilly, JR.