Patent · US Active

Engineered methods and materials for wellbore strengthening in subterranean operations

US8887808B2 · kind B2 · utility

57Cited by
8References
7Claims
0Family size

Assignee

Inventors

Key dates

Filing dateNov 9, 2011
Grant dateNov 18, 2014
Priority date
Expiry dateJun 3, 2032

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
  • CPC primaryC09K2208/08
  • WIPO fieldCivil engineering
  • WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

A method of wellbore strengthening may include providing a wellbore strengthening fluid comprising a drilling fluid, a particulate, and a fiber; introducing the wellbore strengthening fluid into a wellbore penetrating a subterranean formation; and forming a plug comprising the particulate and the fiber in a void near the wellbore, the plug being capable of maintaining integrity at about 1000 psi or greater overbalance pressure.

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.