Energized fluid for generating self-cleaning filter cake

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 7717177
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11737037

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A process for generating and subsequently breaking a filter cake, including dissolving a non-reactive gas in a wellbore fluid to form an energized fluid; pumping the energized fluid into a formation at a downhole pressure, wherein the pumping is at overbalanced conditions; producing a filter cake; and decreasing the down hole pressure to below a cut point of the dissolved gas in the energized fluid to form a vapor phase, wherein the vapor phase compromises the integrity of the filter cake is disclosed.

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M-I L L C5950 NORTH COURSE DRIVE HOUSTON TX 77072

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Growcock, Frederick B Houston, US 12 165

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