A METHOD AND SYSTEM USING ZETA POTENTIAL ALTERING COMPOSITIONS AS AGGREGATING REAGENTS FOR SAND CONTROL - Patent 2379670

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EP 2 379 670 A1

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(43)	Date of publication:
	26.10.2011 Bulletin 2011/43

(21)	Application number: 10707438.7

(22)	Date of filing: 22.01.2010

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International Patent Classification (IPC):

C09K 8/56^(2006.01)
E21B 43/02^(2006.01)

C09K 8/575^(2006.01)

(86)	International application number:
	PCT/EP2010/000379

(87)	International publication number:
	WO 2010/084009 (29.07.2010 Gazette 2010/30)

(84)	Designated Contracting States:
	AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO SE SI SK SM TR

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Priority:

22.01.2009 US 146386 P

(71)	Applicant: Weatherford/Lamb, Inc.
	Houston, TX 77027 (US)

(72)	Inventors:
	PETEGEM, Ronald, Van Montgomery TX 77356 (US) KAKADJIAN, Sarkis, R San Antonio TX 78251 (US) ZAMORA, Frank San Antonio TX 78232 (US)

(74)	Representative: Shanks, Andrew et al
	Marks & Clerk LLP Aurora 120 Bothwell Street Glasgow G2 7JS Glasgow G2 7JS (GB)

(54)	A METHOD AND SYSTEM USING ZETA POTENTIAL ALTERING COMPOSITIONS AS AGGREGATING REAGENTS FOR SAND CONTROL