Viscous settable fluid for lost circulation in subterranean formations
US9133386B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 12, 2012 |
| Grant date | Sep 15, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 12, 2032 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02W30/91
- WIPO fieldMaterials, metallurgy
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A method of treating a well the method including the steps of: (A) forming a fluid including: (i) a shear-thinning aqueous liquid phase; and (ii) an inorganic setting material; wherein the fluid is shear-thinning, pumpable, and settable; and (B) introducing the fluid into the well.
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