Utilizing drilling fluid in well cementing operations
US5355954A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Nov 2, 1993 |
| Grant date | Oct 18, 1994 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 2, 2013 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02W30/91
- WIPO fieldBasic materials chemistry
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
The present invention provides methods of cementing a well with a cementing composition utilizing a portion of the drilling fluid used to drill the well as a component of the cementing composition. The methods basically comprise forming a cementing composition, consisting essentially of a cementing precursor composition, a set-activator, and a portion of the drilling fluid, introducing the cementing composition into the well and permitting the cementing composition to set into a hard mass therein.
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