Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Thixotropic cement slurry and placement method to cure lost circulation
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Application No.: US16154248Application Date: 2018-10-08
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Publication No.: US10415330B2Publication Date: 2019-09-17
- Inventor: Joseph Michael Shine, Jr.
- Applicant: Saudi Arabian Oil Company
- Applicant Address: SA Dhahran
- Assignee: Saudi Arabian Oil Company
- Current Assignee: Saudi Arabian Oil Company
- Current Assignee Address: SA Dhahran
- Agency: Dinsmore & Shohl
- Main IPC: E21B21/00
- IPC: E21B21/00 ; E21B33/16 ; C09K8/42 ; C09K8/487 ; C04B28/04 ; C04B28/26

Abstract:
Embodiments of methods for reducing lost circulation in a wellbore comprise inserting a conduit comprising a first and second end and an outer diameter and an inner diameter into the wellbore, and pumping a thixotropic cement slurry, wherein the thixotropic cement slurry will increase in viscosity with no shear and decrease in viscosity with shear, and have a power law exponent value of less than or equal to 0.3 when the thixotropic cement slurry has a density of greater than 12.69 pounds per gallon, through the conduit into the wellbore, in which the thixotropic cement slurry comprises at least one cement, at least one viscosifier, mix water, and one or more than one strength accelerating additives. The method further comprises allowing the thixotropic cement slurry to harden in the wellbore to create a plug, removing the conduit from the wellbore, and reducing lost circulation via the plug in the wellbore.
Public/Granted literature
- US20190106952A1 THIXOTROPIC CEMENT SLURRY AND PLACEMENT METHOD TO CURE LOST CIRCULATION Public/Granted day:2019-04-11
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