Abstract: Methods including preparing a treatment fluid comprising an aqueous base fluid, a gelling agent, and crosslinkable proppant particulates comprising proppant particulates having covalently grafted thereon a boronic acid functional group; crosslinking the crosslinkable proppant particulates with the gelling agent, thereby suspending the crosslinkable proppant particulates in the treatment fluid; introducing the treatment fluid into a subterranean formation having at least one fracture therein; and placing the crosslinkable proppant particulates into the at least one fracture to form a proppant pack therein.

Abstract: A method of treating in a subterranean formation including combining an aqueous base fluid and an anionic surfactant to form a first solution; hydrating a cationic polymer with the first solution to form a viscous fluid; combining the viscous fluid with a proppant thereby forming a treatment fluid; and introducing the treatment fluid into the subterranean formation. A method of making a well treatment fluid including combining an aqueous base fluid and an anionic surfactant to form a first solution; hydrating a cationic polymer with the first solution to form a viscous fluid; and combining the viscous fluid with a proppant thereby forming a treatment fluid.

Abstract: A fracturing fluid comprises an aqueous base fluid and a cationic polymer combined with a salt. The fracturing fluid may be used to fracture a subterranean formation. The cationic polymer in combination with a salt provides for reduced clay swelling, while maintaining the granularity and porosity of the formation, which thereby promotes the flow of hydrocarbons from the formation.

Abstract: It is often desirable to suppress the growth of bacteria when conducting oilfield operations, particularly in the subterranean environment. Methods for suppressing growth of bacteria can comprise: providing a plurality of biocidal proppant particulates, the biocidal proppant particulates comprising a biocidal coating upon proppant particulates, the biocidal coating comprising a plurality of biocidal nanoparticles dispersed within a binder material; introducing the biocidal proppant particulates into a wellbore penetrating a subterranean formation; localizing at least a portion of the biocidal proppant particulates within the subterranean formation; and suppressing growth of one or more types of bacteria with the biocidal nanoparticles in the wellbore or in the subterranean formation.

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: Various embodiments disclosed relate to a cellulose or cellulose derivative, the cellulose or cellulose derivative including grafted acrylamide or acrylic acid groups for treatment of subterranean formations. In various embodiments, the present invention provides a method of treating a subterranean formation including placing in the subterranean formation a composition including a cellulose or cellulose derivative, the cellulose or cellulose derivative including grafted groups. The grafted groups are selected from the group consisting of a) grafted acrylamide groups, b) grafted acrylic acid groups or a salt or a substituted or unsubstituted (C1-C10)hydrocarbyl ester thereof, and c) a combination thereof.

Abstract: A method and composition relating to treating subterranean wells and particularly relating to treating subterranean wells with crosslinked well treatment fluids is shown. The method and composition involve the use of a ulexite with a crosslinking accelerator selected from the group consisting of ammonium salts.

Abstract: Methods including preparing a treatment fluid comprising an aqueous base fluid, a gelling agent, and crosslinker-coated particulates, wherein the crosslinker-coated particulates are formed by at least partially coating a particulate with a stabilizing agent, and at least partially coating the particulate with a first crosslinking agent atop the stabilizing agent, wherein the stabilizing agent imparts a hydrophobic nature to the particulate when the stabilizing agent is at least partially coated onto the particulate; introducing the treatment fluid into a subterranean formation, and reacting the first crosslinking agent with the gelling agent in the treatment fluid so as to crosslink the gelling agent and suspend the crosslinker-coated particulates.

Abstract: Described herein are compositions for use in treating subterranean formations where the compositions include a water soluble polymer and an ionic surfactant. In preferred compositions, the polymer and surfactant are oppositely charged. Methods of using the compositions also are disclosed.

Abstract: It is often desirable to suppress the growth of bacteria when conducting oilfield operations, particularly in the subterranean environment. Methods for suppressing growth of bacteria can comprise: providing a plurality of biocidal proppant particulates, the biocidal proppant particulates comprising a biocidal coating upon proppant particulates, the biocidal coating comprising a plurality of biocidal nanoparticles dispersed within a binder material; introducing the biocidal proppant particulates into a wellbore penetrating a subterranean formation; localizing at least a portion of the biocidal proppant particulates within the subterranean formation; and suppressing growth of one or more types of bacteria with the biocidal nanoparticles in the wellbore or in the subterranean formation.

Abstract: A method and composition relating to treating subterranean wells and particularly relating to treating subterranean wells with crosslinked well treatment fluids is shown. The method and composition involve the use of a ulexite with a crosslinking accelerator selected from the group consisting of ammonium salts.

Abstract: Coated proppant particulates for use in subterranean formation operations comprising: proppant particulates at least partially coated with a dual tackifying-hardening agent selected from the group consisting of a dimer acid/trimer acid blend, with a crosslinking agent at least partially coated thereon, wherein the dual tackifying-hardening agent both exhibits tackifying qualities and is capable of hardening a curable resin.

Abstract: Methods including preparing a treatment fluid comprising an aqueous base fluid, a gelling agent, and crosslinker-coated particulates, wherein the crosslinker-coated particulates are formed by at least partially coating a particulate with a stabilizing agent, and at least partially coating the particulate with a first crosslinking agent atop the stabilizing agent, wherein the stabilizing agent imparts a hydrophobic nature to the particulate when the stabilizing agent is at least partially coated onto the particulate; introducing the treatment fluid into a subterranean formation, and reacting the first crosslinking agent with the gelling agent in the treatment fluid so as to crosslink the gelling agent and suspend the crosslinker-coated particulates.

Abstract: Described herein are compositions for use in treating subterranean formations where the compositions include a water soluble polymer and an ionic surfactant. In preferred compositions, the polymer and surfactant are oppositely charged. Methods of using the compositions also are disclosed.