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Lost circulation compositions and associated methods

US8741818B2 · kind B2 · utility

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27Claims

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Assignee

Halliburton Energy Services, Inc. · US

Inventors

Krishna M. Ravi · Kingwood, US
Rahul Chandrakant Patil · Pune, IN
Sandip Prabhakar Patil · Pune, IN
Sairam KS Pindiprolu · Pune, IN
Craig W. Roddy · Duncan, US
Ricky L. Covington · Frisco, US
Jiten Chatterji · Duncan, US
D. Chad Brenneis · Marlow, US

Key dates

Filing date	Apr 11, 2012
Grant date	Jun 3, 2014
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Apr 11, 2032

Classification

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

Abstract

An embodiment includes a method of servicing a well bore. The method may comprise introducing a lost circulation composition into a lost circulation zone, the lost circulation composition comprising hydraulic cement, nano-particles, amorphous silica, clay, and water. The method further may comprise allowing the lost circulation composition to set in the lost circulation zone. Another embodiment includes a lost circulation composition. The lost circulation may comprise hydraulic cement, nano-particles, amorphous silica, clay, and water.

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