Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Method and material for isolating a severe loss zone
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Application No.: US16274837Application Date: 2019-02-13
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Publication No.: US10995251B2Publication Date: 2021-05-04
- Inventor: Md Amanullah , Raed A. Alouhali , Mohammed K. Arfaj
- 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: C09K8/035
- IPC: C09K8/035 ; E21B21/00 ; C09K8/516 ; E21B33/138 ; C09K8/508
Abstract:
A method and drilling fluid additive for reducing severe fluid losses in a well, comprising a combination of granular scrap tire particles and polymer adhesive molded into a capsule shape. Once in the severe loss zone, a plurality of LCMs wedge into the formation fractures and seal off the severe loss zone.
Public/Granted literature
- US20190249064A1 METHOD AND MATERIAL FOR ISOLATING A SEVERE LOSS ZONE Public/Granted day:2019-08-15
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