Abstract: Compositions including modified release material for treatment of subterranean formations are provided. Also provided is a method of treating a subterranean formation including placing in the subterranean formation a composition including a modified release material. The modified release material can include an additive and a solid substituted or unsubstituted fatty acid having a melting point of about 30° C. to about 250° C., wherein the additive is partially or wholly enveloped by the fatty acid.

Abstract: Various embodiments disclosed relate to compositions including acidic chelator or salt or ester thereof for treatment of subterranean formations including one or more fractures. In various embodiments, the present invention provides a method of treating a subterranean formation. The method includes placing in the subterranean formation a composition including an acidic chelator or a salt or ester thereof. The subterranean formation includes one or more fractures.

Abstract: A composition and method for treating a subterranean formation that includes preparing a treatment gel of aqueous fluid, a thickening agent and nanoparticles. Placing the treatment gel in at least a portion of the subterranean formation and placing a gel breaker in at least a portion of the subterranean formation to break the treatment gel to a residual treatment fluid having decreased viscosity.

Abstract: Various embodiments relate to compositions including a viscosifying non-ionic associative polymer for treatment of subterranean formations. In various embodiments, the present invention provides a method of treating a subterranean formation. The method includes placing in the subterranean formation a composition including a viscosifying non-ionic associative polymer including at least one hydrophilic block and at least one hydrophobic group that is at each occurrence an independently selected substituted or unsubstituted (C5-C50)hydrocarbyl group.

Abstract: Methods and systems employing a flocculation polymer and microparticulates. The flocculation polymer flocculates the microparticulates to form micro-aggregates for use in forming complex fracture networks. Additionally, the flocculation causes the flocculation polymer to be removed from a treatment fluid due to its interaction with the microparticulates, thereby effectively cleaning the flocculation polymer from a subterranean formation. Individual microparticulates are synergistically used alone or in the presence of a de-aggregating agent to enhance complex fracture networks.

Abstract: A well treatment fluid is provided. The well treatment fluid comprises a base fluid, and a plurality of degradable metal alloy milling waste particulates. A method of treating a well using the well treatment fluid is also provided.

Abstract: Methods including preparing a treatment fluid comprising a bulk amount of anhydrous ammonia, wherein the anhydrous ammonia is present in an amount greater than about 10% by weight of a liquid portion of the treatment fluid, and wherein the anhydrous ammonia is in a phase selected from the group consisting of a liquid phase, a gaseous phase, supercritical phase, and any combination thereof; and introducing the treatment fluid into a subterranean formation.

Abstract: Methods and systems for reducing fluid communication between wells. Providing a first treatment fluid comprising synthetic clay and an aqueous carrier fluid; pumping the first treatment fluid into a first fracture network in fluid communication with a first well; placing the synthetic clay in the first fracture network; pumping a second treatment fluid into the first fracture network after placing the synthetic clay in the first fracture network; wherein the second treatment fluid is not produced in a second well in fluid communication with a second fracture network, and wherein the second fracture network is in fluid communication with the first fracture network.

Abstract: Methods including introducing a treatment fluid into a subterranean formation having at least one fracture therein, the treatment fluid comprising an aqueous base fluid and brush photopolymerized coated proppant particulates (bPCPPs), and placing the bPCPPs into the at least one fracture to form a proppant pack therein. The bPCPPs comprise proppant modified with a coupling agent photopolymerized to a derivatized hydrophilic polymer, thereby resulting in a brush polymer structure of the derivatized hydrophilic polymer extending from the proppant.

Abstract: A method of treating in a subterranean formation including forming an acid internal/oil external emulsified fluid, wherein the emulsified fluid comprises an oil based fluid, an aqueous fluid, an emulsifier, and an acid; forming a nanoparticle clay fluid, wherein the fluid comprises a nanoparticle clay, a gelling agent, and a crosslinking agent; combining the emulsified fluid and the nanoparticle clay fluid to form a treatment fluid; introducing the treatment fluid into the subterranean formation; breaking the acid internal/oil external emulsion fluid portion of the treatment fluid, thereby releasing the acid; and breaking the nanoparticle clay fluid portion of the treatment fluid with the released acid. Treatment fluids include an acid internal/oil external emulsified fluid, wherein the emulsified fluid comprises an oil based fluid, an aqueous fluid, an emulsifier, and an acid; and a nanoparticle clay fluid, wherein the fluid comprises a nanoparticle clay, a gelling agent, and a crosslinking agent.

Abstract: A method may comprise providing a concentrated proppant slurry comprising a slurry fluid and a proppant, preparing a fracturing fluid by combining components comprising the concentrated proppant slurry, a carrier fluid, and a dispersing agent, and introducing the fracturing fluid through a wellbore penetrating a subterranean formation at an injection rate and pressure that is at or above the fracture gradient of the subterranean formation.

Abstract: A variety of systems, methods and compositions are disclosed. A method may comprise introducing a fracturing fluid into a subterranean formation, wherein the fracturing fluid comprises an aqueous based fluid, a proppant composition, an oxidizing breaker, and halloysite nanotubes, wherein the oxidizing breaker is positioned within the halloysite nanotubes; and reducing a viscosity of the fracturing fluid.

Abstract: A method of treating in a subterranean formation including combining an aqueous base fluid, an oil based fluid, a hydrophobic proppant, and a non-hydrophobic proppant to form an immiscible fluid system; and introducing the immiscible fluid system into the subterranean formation. A method of treating includes combining an aqueous base fluid, an oil based fluid, a hydrophobic proppant, and a non-hydrophobic proppant to form an immiscible fluid system; introducing the immiscible fluid system into a fracture in the formation; allowing the immiscible fluid system to separate into at least two separate phases, wherein the oil based fluid and hydrophobic proppant to form proppant aggregates and the aqueous based fluid to act as a spacer fluid surrounding at least a portion of the proppant aggregates; and removing the spacer fluid from the fracture during flowback stage or well production to form proppant-free channels between proppant aggregates.

Abstract: Provided are methods and systems for treating a subterranean formation. An example method comprises adding proppant particulates to a fluidized bed granulator; spraying a binding agent on the proppant particulates to at least partially coat the proppant particulates with the binding agent, wherein the coated proppant particulates form proto-aggregates; adding the proto-aggregates to a treatment fluid; and introducing the treatment fluid into a fracture within the subterranean formation.

Abstract: Systems and methods for treating subterranean formations using deagglomerated inorganic clay particles are provided. In one embodiment, the methods comprise: providing a treatment fluid that comprises a base fluid, a consolidating agent, and a deagglomerated inorganic clay particle; introducing the treatment fluid into at least a portion of a subterranean formation so as to contact unconsolidated particles within the subterranean formation with the treatment fluid; and allowing the consolidating agent and the deagglomerated inorganic clay particle to consolidate at least a portion of the unconsolidated particulates in the portion of the subterranean formation.

Abstract: A proppant suspension composition including a proppant, gelling agent, nanoparticles, at least one breaker, and a tackifying resin. The gelling agent may include cross-linkable polymers. The nanoparticles may be natural or synthetic clays. The at least one breaker may include oxidizers, monovalent salts and/or bis-quaternary ammonium compounds. The composition can be provided downhole during fracturing operations.

Abstract: Methods of treating a carbonate formation are provided. The methods include introducing a nanoparticle gel system into the carbonate formation at a rate and pressure sufficient to create or enhance at least one fracture in the carbonate formation. The nanoparticle gel system includes a gelling agent, a nanoparticle-size clay, and a proppant. The methods further include allowing a portion of the proppant to deposit in the at least one fracture, pumping an acidic fluid into the carbonate formation, and allowing a portion of the acidic fluid to at least partially reduce a viscosity of the nanoparticle gel system and to react with the carbonate formation.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to subterranean formation operations and, more particularly, to embedded treatment fluid additives for use in subterranean formation operations. The embedded treatment additives may comprise 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 is a solid.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to subterranean formation operations and, more particularly, to subterranean formation stabilization using self-assembled proppant monolayers. Specifically, the present disclosure provides a “hook-and-latch” process to stabilize a formation face, such as a fracture face, by facilitating the self-assembly of a monolayer of proppant particulates, including within complex fracture networks.

Abstract: Provided are example methods and systems for treating a subterranean formation. An example method comprises alternately pumping a volume of proppant-laden fluid and a volume of spacer fluid into a wellbore penetrating a subterranean formation. The proppant-laden fluid comprises an aqueous fluid and proppant. The spacer fluid comprises an aqueous fluid. At least one of the proppant-laden fluid or the spacer fluid comprises a synthetic clay. The volume of proppant-laden fluid and the volume of spacer fluid may be pumped in any order. The method further comprises repeating the alternately pumping a volume of proppant-laden fluid and a volume of spacer fluid at least once.