Compositions And Methods Related To Mitigating Aluminum And Ferric Precipitates In Subterranean Formations After Acidizing Operations
申请人:HALLIBURTON ENERGY SERVICES, INC.
公开号:US20140116696A1
公开(公告)日:2014-05-01
Trivalent-ion chelating agents may be useful in mitigating the formation aluminum and ferric precipitates in subterranean formations during acidizing operations. An acidizing operation may include introducing an acidizing fluid into a wellbore penetrating a subterranean formation, the acidizing fluid comprising an aqueous fluid, an acid source, and a trivalent-ion chelating agent, e.g., hydroxamates, 6,7-dihydroxyquinoline, 3-hydroxy-4-pyridinones, and any combination thereof. In some instances, trivalent-ion chelating agents with a pKa of less than about 7 may be particularly useful in acidizing operations.