ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 24 -- United States Patent no. 12,584,061, issued on March 24, was assigned to Schlumberger Technology Corp. (Sugar Land, Texas).
"Method for consolidating subterranean formation" was invented by Nirupama Vaidya (Sugar Land, Texas), Rasika Prabhu (Sugar Land, Texas) and Patrice Abivin (Houston).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A system for consolidating particles in a subterranean formation includes a treatment fluid (e.g., a consolidation fluid) having a viscosity lower than 5 cP. The treatment fluid includes a resin system, a surfactant, and a curing agent. A method for consolidating particles in a subterranean formation includes preparing the treatment fluid, introducin...