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Oil mud displacement with blast furnace slag/surfactant

US5330006A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateFeb 25, 1993
Grant dateJul 19, 1994
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Expiry dateFeb 25, 2013

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  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY02W30/91
  • WIPO fieldBasic materials chemistry
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

A cementitious slurry containing blast furnace slag and a surfactant is utilized to displace an oil based drilling fluid without causing contamination by the blast furnace slag cement. In a specific embodiment, a cementitious slurry comprising blast furnace slag, a surfactant and water is used in the cementing of an annulus surrounding a casing or liner wherein a synthetic oil-containing drilling fluid is present.

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