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- Patent Title: Epoxy-based LCM compositions with controlled viscosity and methods of treating a lost circulation zone of a wellbore
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Application No.: US16718784Application Date: 2019-12-18
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Publication No.: US11370956B2Publication Date: 2022-06-28
- Inventor: Khawlah A. Alanqari , Abdullah Al-Yami , Vikrant Wagle , Ali Alsafran
- 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 LLP
- Main IPC: C09K8/508
- IPC: C09K8/508 ; C08L63/00 ; E21B21/00 ; E21B33/138 ; C09K8/504

Abstract:
Lost circulation material (LCM) compositions for sealing lost circulation zones in wellbores may include an epoxy resin, a curing agent, an amide accelerator, and calcium carbonate having an average particle size of from 1,000 microns to 10,000 micron. The epoxy resin includes at least one of 2,3-epoxypropyl-o-tolyl ether, C12-C14 alkyl glycidyl ether, 1,6-hexanediol diglycidyl ether, butyl glycidyl ether, or cyclohexanedimethanol diglycidyl ether. The epoxy resin can also include bisphenol-A-epichlorohydrin epoxy resin. Methods of treating a lost circulation zone of a wellbore include injecting the LCM compositions into the lost circulation zone and curing the LCM compositions, where the LCM compositions include an epoxy resin, a curing agent, an amide accelerator, and calcium carbonate having an average particle size of from 1,000 microns to 10,000 microns.
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