US Patent No: 7,998,910

Treatment fluids comprising relative permeability modifiers and methods of use

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Aug 16, 2011
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Feb 24, 2009
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12/380,120
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Abstract

Treatment fluids for and methods of treating subterranean formations are provided. In certain embodiments, a method is provided comprising providing a treatment fluid comprising a relative permeability modifier, a delayed filter cake breaker, and a carrier fluid, contacting at least a portion of a filter cake in a subterranean formation with the treatment fluid, and removing at least a portion of the filter cake.

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Patent Owner(s)

Patent Owner	Address	Total Patents
HALLIBURTON ENERGY SERVICES, INC.	HOUSTON, TX	3622

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Inventor(s)

Inventor Name	Address	# of filed Patents	Total Citations
Todd, Bradley L	Duncan, OK	163	3372

Cited Art

Patent Info	# Cites	Year
HALLIBURTON ENERGY SERVICES, INC. (132)
5,990,052 Foamed fracturing fluid	52	1996
5,765,642 Subterranean formation fracturing methods	202	1996
5,833,000 Control of particulate flowback in subterranean wells	224	1997
5,791,415 Stimulating wells in unconsolidated formations	139	1997
5,924,488 Methods of preventing well fracture proppant flow-back	154	1997
5,908,073 Preventing well fracture proppant flow-back	164	1997
5,944,106 Well treating fluids and methods	63	1997
5,909,774 Synthetic oil-water emulsion drill-in fluid cleanup methods	38	1997
6,070,664 Well treating fluids and methods	51	1998
5,853,048 Control of fine particulate flowback in subterranean wells	214	1998
6,024,170 Methods of treating subterranean formation using borate cross-linking compositions	137	1998
6,047,772 Control of particulate flowback in subterranean wells	208	1998
6,187,839 Methods of sealing compositions and methods	95	1999
6,209,646 Controlling the release of chemical additives in well treating fluids	203	1999
6,283,210 Proactive conformance for oil or gas wells	34	1999
6,214,773 High temperature, low residue well treating fluids and methods	139	1999
6,311,773 Resin composition and methods of consolidating particulate solids in wells with or without closure pressure	176	2000
6,209,643 Method of controlling particulate flowback in subterranean wells and introducing treatment chemicals	178	2000
6,357,527 Encapsulated breakers and method for use in treating subterranean formations	141	2000
6,444,316 Encapsulated chemicals for use in controlled time release applications and methods	58	2000
6,202,751 Methods and compositions for forming permeable cement sand screens in well bores	140	2000
6,422,314 Well drilling and servicing fluids and methods of removing filter cake deposited thereby	152	2000
6,476,169 Methods of reducing subterranean formation water permeability	45	2000
6,364,016 Methods of reducing the water permeability of subterranean formations	40	2000
6,607,035 Preventing flow through subterranean zones	40	2000
6,390,195 Methods and compositions for forming permeable cement sand screens in well bores	138	2000
6,364,945 Methods and compositions for forming permeable cement sand screens in well bores	135	2000
6,494,263 Well drilling and servicing fluids and methods of removing filter cake deposited thereby	150	2001
6,543,276 Oil well bore hole filter cake breaker fluid test apparatus and method	12	2001
6,488,763 Light weight high temperature well cement compositions and methods	219	2001
6,497,283 Well cement additives, compositions and methods	70	2001
6,626,241 Method of frac packing through existing gravel packed screens	82	2001
6,761,218 Methods and apparatus for improving performance of gravel packing systems	74	2002
6,737,385 Well drilling and servicing fluids and methods of removing filter cake deposited thereby	47	2002
6,767,867 Methods of treating subterranean zones penetrated by well bores	63	2002
6,527,051 Encapsulated chemicals for use in controlled time release applications and methods	176	2002
6,554,071 Encapsulated chemicals for use in controlled time release applications and methods	174	2002
7,091,159 Compositions for and methods of stabilizing subterranean formations containing clays	22	2002
6,896,058 Methods of introducing treating fluids into subterranean producing zones	67	2002
6,743,288 Well cement additives, compositions and methods	50	2002
6,846,420 Process for removing oil from solid materials recovered from a well bore	26	2002
6,877,563 Methods of drilling and completing well bores	37	2003
7,220,708 Drilling fluid component	19	2003
6,983,798 Methods and fluid compositions for depositing and removing filter cake in a well bore	13	2003
6,924,254 Viscous well treating fluids and methods	9	2003
6,764,981 Well treatment fluid and methods with oxidized chitosan-based compound	79	2003
6,981,552 Well treatment fluid and methods with oxidized polysaccharide-based polymers	60	2003
6,918,445 Methods and compositions for treating subterranean zones using environmentally safe polymer breakers	15	2003
2004/0229,756 Method for stimulating hydrocarbon production and reducing the production of water from a subterranean formation	33	2003
6,681,856 Methods of cementing in subterranean zones penetrated by well bores using biodegradable dispersants	128	2003
6,978,836 Methods for controlling water and particulate production	67	2003
7,036,587 Methods of diverting treating fluids in subterranean zones and degradable diverting materials	81	2003
7,182,136 Methods of reducing water permeability for acidizing a subterranean formation	21	2003
7,066,258 Reduced-density proppants and methods of using reduced-density proppants to enhance their transport in well bores and fractures	88	2003
7,001,872 Subterranean formation treating fluid and methods of fracturing subterranean formations	39	2003
2005/0028,976 Compositions and methods for controlling the release of chemicals placed on particulates	94	2003
7,195,071 Enzyme compositions and methods of using these compositions to degrade succinoglycan	1	2003
7,036,589 Methods for fracturing stimulation	39	2003
7,080,688 Compositions and methods for degrading filter cake	67	2003
7,021,383 Subterranean treatment fluids and methods of using these fluids to stimulate subterranean formations	29	2003
7,276,466 Compositions and methods for reducing the viscosity of a fluid	23	2003
6,997,259 Methods for forming a permeable and stable mass in a subterranean formation	58	2003
7,036,588 Treatment fluids comprising starch and ceramic particulate bridging agents and methods of using these fluids to provide fluid loss control	10	2003
7,021,377 Methods of removing filter cake from well producing zones	32	2003
2005/0059,557 Subterranean treatment fluids and methods of treating subterranean formations	46	2003
7,159,658 Methods and compositions for treating subterranean zones	7	2003
7,000,701 Compositions and methods for weighting a breaker coating for uniform distribution in a particulate pack	23	2003
7,007,752 Well treatment fluid and methods with oxidized polysaccharide-based polymers	62	2003
2005/0034,861 On-the fly coating of acid-releasing degradable material onto a particulate	57	2003
7,195,068 Filter cake degradation compositions and methods of use in subterranean operations	48	2003
7,140,438 Orthoester compositions and methods of use in subterranean applications	44	2004
2004/0229,757 Methods and compositions for reducing the production of water and stimulating hydrocarbon production from a subterranean formation	30	2004
2005/0164,894 Methods and compositions for the diversion of aqueous injection fluids in injection operations	15	2004
7,036,586 Methods of cementing in subterranean formations using crack resistant cement compositions	62	2004
7,036,590 Two stage subterranean zone fracturing fluids and methods	19	2004
7,159,656 Methods of reducing the permeabilities of horizontal well bore sections	51	2004
2005/0183,741 Methods of cleaning and cutting using jetted fluids	43	2004
7,093,664 One-time use composite tool formed of fibers and a biodegradable resin	66	2004
2005/0155,796 Permeability-modifying drilling fluids and methods of use	21	2004
7,114,568 Hydrophobically modified polymers for a well completion spacer fluid	17	2004
2005/0059,556 Treatment fluids and methods of use in subterranean formations	45	2004
2004/0220,058 Compositions and methods of stabilizing subterranean formations containing reactive shales	32	2004
2005/0277,554 Aqueous tackifier and methods of controlling particulates	91	2004
7,216,707 Cement compositions with improved fluid loss characteristics and methods of cementing using such cement compositions	17	2004
7,117,942 Methods useful for controlling fluid loss during sand control operations	37	2004
7,207,387 Methods and compositions for use with spacer fluids used in subterranean well bores	28	2004
2006/0016,596 Treatment fluids and methods of use in subterranean formations	46	2004
2006/0032,633 Methods and compositions for carrier fluids comprising water-absorbent fibers	57	2004
2006/0046,938 Methods and compositions for delinking crosslinked fluids	42	2004
2006/0105,917 In-situ filter cake degradation compositions and methods of use in subterranean formations	43	2004
2006/0105,918 Methods of degrading filter cakes in subterranean formations	37	2004
7,273,099 Methods of stimulating a subterranean formation comprising multiple production intervals	48	2004
2006/0169,182 Methods and compositions relating to the hydrolysis of water-hydrolysable materials	38	2005
2006/0172,893 Methods and compositions relating to the hydrolysis of water-hydrolysable materials	40	2005
2005/0130,848 Compositions and methods for improving fracture conductivity in a subterranean well	49	2005
2006/0169,450 Degradable particulate generation and associated methods	37	2005
2006/0172,894 Degradable particulate generation and associated methods	36	2005
2006/0172,895 Degradable particulate generation and associated methods	36	2005
2005/0137,094 Subterranean formation treatment fluids and methods of using such fluids	12	2005
2006/0185,848 Fracturing fluids comprising degradable diverting agents and methods of use in subterranean formations	48	2005
7,216,705 Methods of placing treatment chemicals	26	2005
2005/0199,396 Methods useful for controlling fluid loss in subterranean treatments	19	2005
2005/0194,140 Methods useful for diverting aqueous fluids in subterranean operations	33	2005
2007/0012,445 Methods for controlling water and sand production in subterranean wells	34	2005
2005/0261,137 Methods and fluid compositions for depositing and removing filter cake in a well bore	1	2005
2007/0049,501 Fluid-loss control pills comprising breakers that comprise orthoesters and/or poly(orthoesters) and methods of use	23	2005
7,398,825 Methods of controlling sand and water production in subterranean zones	29	2005
2007/0114,032 Methods of consolidating unconsolidated particulates in subterranean formations	29	2005
2007/0123,433 Treatment fluids and methods using zeolite and a delayed release acid for treating a subterranean formation	3	2005
7,211,548 Treatment fluids comprising starch and ceramic particulate bridging agents and methods of using these fluids to provide fluid loss control	7	2006
2007/0173,416 Well treatment compositions for use in acidizing a well	6	2006
7,431,088 Methods of controlled acidization in a wellbore	2	2006
2006/0137,875 Methods useful for controlling fluid loss in subterranean formations	31	2006
2006/0205,608 Filter cake degradation compositions and methods of use in subterranean operations	20	2006
2006/0234,874 Methods and compositions for reducing the production of water and stimulating hydrocarbon production from a subterranean formation	30	2006
2006/0240,994 Methods and compositions for reducing the production of water and stimulating hydrocarbon production from a subterranean formation	28	2006
2006/0283,592 Method useful for controlling fluid loss in subterranean formations	38	2006
2006/0266,522 Methods useful for controlling fluid loss during sand control operations	29	2006
2006/0283,597 Methods of degrading filter cakes in a subterranean formation	37	2006
2008/0070,805 Drill-in fluids and associated methods	17	2006
2008/0070,807 Drill-in fluids and associated methods	17	2006
2008/0070,808 Drill-in fluids and associated methods	18	2006
2007/0029,087 Methods for controlling water and sand production in subterranean wells	17	2006
2008/0139,415 Acid-generating fluid loss control additives and associated methods	19	2006
2008/0139,411 Methods of treating subterranean formations using hydrophobically modified polymers and compositions of the same	18	2006
2007/0111,898 Methods and compositions for treating subterranean zones	1	2007
2008/0173,448 Methods for treating intervals of a subterranean formation having variable permeability	17	2007
2008/0173,451 Methods for increasing gas production from a subterranean formation	5	2007
2008/0194,430 Treatment fluids comprising diutan and associated methods	6	2007
2008/0196,897 Methods of completing wells for controlling water and particulate production	16	2007
2007/0281,868 Acidic treatment fluids comprising xanthan and associated methods	31	2007
2008/0110,624 Methods for controlling water and particulate production in subterranean wells	23	2008
HALLIBURTON COMPANY (33)
4,462,718 Oil well treating method and composition	56	1978
4,366,071 Oil well treating method and composition	76	1980
4,366,072 Oil well treating method and composition	59	1980
4,366,073 Oil well treating method and composition	52	1980
4,366,074 Oil well treating method and composition	74	1980
4,374,739 Oil well treating method and composition	62	1980
4,395,340 Enhanced oil recovery methods and systems	37	1981
4,401,789 Enhanced oil recovery methods and systems	35	1981
4,439,334 Enhanced oil recovery methods and systems	36	1981
4,460,627 Polymeric well treating method	72	1982
4,532,052 Polymeric well treating method	130	1982
4,470,915 Method and compositions for fracturing subterranean formations	161	1982
4,554,081 High density well drilling, completion and workover brines, fluid loss reducing additives therefor and methods of use	69	1984
4,536,303 Methods of minimizing fines migration in subterranean formations	38	1984
4,563,292 Methods for stabilizing fines contained in subterranean formations	38	1984
4,536,305 Methods for stabilizing swelling clays or migrating fines in subterranean formations	45	1984
4,693,639 Clay stabilizing agent preparation and use	41	1986
4,828,726 Stabilizing clayey formations	60	1987
4,961,466 Method for effecting controlled break in polysaccharide gels	147	1989
5,097,904 Method for clay stabilization with quaternary amines	59	1991
5,146,986 Methods of reducing the water permeability of water and oil producing subterranean formations	48	1991
5,211,234 Horizontal well completion methods	95	1992
5,249,628 Horizontal well completions	169	1992
5,295,542 Well gravel packing methods	122	1992
5,271,466 Subterranean formation treating with dual delayed crosslinking gelled fluids	58	1992
5,363,916 Method of gravel packing a well	145	1993
5,373,901 Encapsulated breakers and method for use in treating subterranean formations	212	1993
5,325,923 Well completions with expandable casing portions	253	1993
5,386,874 Perphosphate viscosity breakers in well fracture fluids	133	1993
5,396,957 Well completions with expandable casing portions	257	1994
5,499,678 Coplanar angular jetting head for well perforating	170	1994
5,591,700 Fracturing fluid with encapsulated breaker	148	1994
5,604,186 Encapsulated enzyme breaker and method for use in treating subterranean formations	149	1995
AKAMAI TECHNOLOGIES, INC. (26)
2009/0132,648 CONTENT DELIVERY AND GLOBAL TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT NETWORK SYSTEM	4	2009
2009/0132,648 CONTENT DELIVERY AND GLOBAL TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT NETWORK SYSTEM	4	2009
2009/0132,648 CONTENT DELIVERY AND GLOBAL TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT NETWORK SYSTEM	4	2009
2009/0132,648 CONTENT DELIVERY AND GLOBAL TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT NETWORK SYSTEM	4	2009
2009/0132,648 CONTENT DELIVERY AND GLOBAL TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT NETWORK SYSTEM	4	2009
2009/0132,648 CONTENT DELIVERY AND GLOBAL TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT NETWORK SYSTEM	4	2009
2009/0132,648 CONTENT DELIVERY AND GLOBAL TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT NETWORK SYSTEM	4	2009
2009/0132,648 CONTENT DELIVERY AND GLOBAL TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT NETWORK SYSTEM	4	2009
2009/0132,648 CONTENT DELIVERY AND GLOBAL TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT NETWORK SYSTEM	4	2009
2009/0132,648 CONTENT DELIVERY AND GLOBAL TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT NETWORK SYSTEM	4	2009
2009/0132,648 CONTENT DELIVERY AND GLOBAL TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT NETWORK SYSTEM	4	2009
2009/0132,648 CONTENT DELIVERY AND GLOBAL TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT NETWORK SYSTEM	4	2009
2009/0132,648 CONTENT DELIVERY AND GLOBAL TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT NETWORK SYSTEM	4	2009
2009/0132,648 CONTENT DELIVERY AND GLOBAL TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT NETWORK SYSTEM	4	2009
2009/0132,648 CONTENT DELIVERY AND GLOBAL TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT NETWORK SYSTEM	4	2009
2009/0132,648 CONTENT DELIVERY AND GLOBAL TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT NETWORK SYSTEM	4	2009
2009/0132,648 CONTENT DELIVERY AND GLOBAL TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT NETWORK SYSTEM	4	2009
2009/0132,648 CONTENT DELIVERY AND GLOBAL TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT NETWORK SYSTEM	4	2009
2009/0132,648 CONTENT DELIVERY AND GLOBAL TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT NETWORK SYSTEM	4	2009
2009/0132,648 CONTENT DELIVERY AND GLOBAL TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT NETWORK SYSTEM	4	2009
2009/0132,648 CONTENT DELIVERY AND GLOBAL TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT NETWORK SYSTEM	4	2009
2009/0132,648 CONTENT DELIVERY AND GLOBAL TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT NETWORK SYSTEM	4	2009
2009/0132,648 CONTENT DELIVERY AND GLOBAL TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT NETWORK SYSTEM	4	2009
2009/0132,648 CONTENT DELIVERY AND GLOBAL TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT NETWORK SYSTEM	4	2009
2009/0132,648 CONTENT DELIVERY AND GLOBAL TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT NETWORK SYSTEM	4	2009
2009/0132,648 CONTENT DELIVERY AND GLOBAL TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT NETWORK SYSTEM	4	2009
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5,681,796 Borate crosslinked fracturing fluid and method	32	1994
6,172,011 Control of particulate flowback in subterranean wells	163	1996
5,704,426 Zonal isolation method and apparatus	42	1996
5,979,557 Methods for limiting the inflow of formation water and for stimulating subterranean formations	211	1997
6,242,390 Cleanup additive	153	1998
6,194,356 Gelling composition for wellbore service fluids	63	1998
6,599,863 Fracturing process and composition	211	1999
6,569,814 Fluids and techniques for hydrocarbon well completion	152	2000
6,803,348 Hydrophobically modified polymers for water control	35	2000
6,637,517 Compositions containing aqueous viscosifying surfactants and methods for applying such compositions in subterranean formations	59	2002
7,008,908 Selective stimulation with selective water reduction	21	2002
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5,359,026 Poly(lactide) copolymer and process for manufacture thereof	169	1993
5,484,881 Melt-stable amorphous lactide polymer film and process for manufacturing thereof	173	1993
5,536,807 Melt-stable semi-crystalline lactide polymer film and process for manufacture thereof	149	1993
6,326,458 Continuous process for the manufacture of lactide and lactide polymers	142	1993
5,594,095 Viscosity-modified lactide polymer composition and process for manufacture thereof	155	1994
5,849,401 Compostable multilayer structures, methods for manufacture, and articles prepared therefrom	157	1996
6,485,947 Production of lactate using crabtree negative organisms in varying culture conditions	149	2000
BJ SERVICES COMPANY (8)
5,497,830 Coated breaker for crosslinked acid	132	1995
5,735,349 Compositions and methods for modifying the permeability of subterranean formations	79	1996
6,169,058 Compositions and methods for hydraulic fracturing	217	1997
6,509,301 Well treatment fluids and methods for the use thereof	86	2000
6,508,305 Compositions and methods for cementing using elastic particles	265	2000
6,793,018 Fracturing using gel with ester delayed breaking	98	2002
6,767,869 Well service fluid and method of making and using the same	51	2002
6,983,801 Well treatment fluid compositions and methods for their use	56	2004
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5,669,456 Process and water-base fluid utilizing hydrophobically modified cellulose derivatives as filtrate reducers	40	1996
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6,884,760 Water based wellbore fluids	24	2002
6,817,414 Acid coated sand for gravel pack and filter cake clean-up	80	2002
NALCO COMPANY (6)
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6,454,003 Composition and method for recovering hydrocarbon fluids from a subterranean reservoir	145	2000
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6,787,506 Use of dispersion polymers as friction reducers in aqueous fracturing fluids	43	2002
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4,848,467 Formation fracturing process	165	1988
4,986,353 Placement process for oil field chemicals	151	1988
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4,957,165 Well treatment process	158	1989
SHELL OIL COMPANY (5)
4,797,262 Downflow fluidized catalytic cracking system	132	1987
5,248,665 Drilling fluids comprising polycyclic polyether polyol	31	1991
5,464,060 Universal fluids for drilling and cementing wells	171	1994
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4,956,104 Organophilic polymers	26	1989
6,358,889 Viscosified aqueous chitosan-containing well drilling and servicing fluids	32	2001
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Exxon Research and Engineering Company (4)
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DOWELL SCHLUMBERGER INCORPORATED (3)
5,330,005 Control of particulate flowback in subterranean wells	253	1993
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Marathon Oil Company (3)
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Mobil Oil Corporation (3)
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5,360,068 Formation fracturing	118	1993
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Union Oil Company of California (3)
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5,051,197 Scale removal treatment	25	1990
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4,694,905 Precured coated particulate material	154	1986
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CARBO CERAMICS INC. (2)
5,964,291 Well treatment	155	1996
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CLEANSORB LIMITED (2)
6,763,888 Method for treatment of underground reservoirs	141	2001
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CLEARWATER INTERNATIONAL, LLC (2)
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Halliburton Services (2)
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INSTITUT FRANCAIS DU PETROLE (2)
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Magna Corporation (2)
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RHODIA INC. (2)
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