TETRA Technologies, Inc.
HIGH DENSITY, LOW TCT MONOVALENT BRINES AND USES THEREOF

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Abstract:

A method of using a suppression factor fluid during a well activity is provided. The method comprising the steps of introducing a suppression factor fluid into a wellbore, the suppression factor fluid comprising an untreated monovalent brine; and a suppression sugar alcohol, the suppression sugar alcohol in an amount operable to achieve a suppression factor, wherein a density upper limitation of the suppression factor fluid is greater than the density upper limitation of the monovalent brine; and completing the well activity in the wellbore, such that the suppression sugar alcohol inhibits crystallization during the well activity.

Status:
Application
Type:

Utility

Filling date:

24 Apr 2020

Issue date:

13 Aug 2020