Alkyl polyglycoside derivative as biodegradable foaming surfactant for cement
AssigneeHalliburton Energy Services, Inc.
InventorsRamesh Muthusamy, Abhimanyu Pramod Deshpande, Rahul Chandrakant Patil, Samuel J. Lewis
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Abstract
A cement composition: (a) a hydraulic cement; (b) water; and (c) an alkyl polyglycoside derivative, wherein the alkyl polyglycoside derivative is selected from the group consisting of: sulfonates, betaines, an inorganic salt of any of the foregoing, and any combination of any of the foregoing. A method comprising the steps of: (A) forming the cement composition; and (B) introducing the cement composition into the well. Preferably, the cement composition is foamed.
Claims20
A cement composition comprising:
- (a) a hydraulic cement;
- (b) water;
- and
- (c) an alkyl polyglycoside derivative, wherein the alkyl polyglycoside derivative is selected from the group consisting of:
- a sulfonate, an inorganic salt of any of the foregoing, and any combination of any of the foregoing;
- and
- (d) a gas, whereby the cement composition is foamed.
A cement composition comprising:
- (a) a hydraulic cement;
- (b) water;
- and
- (c) an alkyl polyglycoside derivative selected from the group consisting of:
- (i) a decyl polyglucoside hydroxypropylsulfonate sodium salt;
- (ii) a lauryl polyglucoside hydroxypropylsulfonate sodium salt;
- (iii) a coco polyglucoside hydroxypropylsulfonate sodium salt;
- (iv) a lauryl polyglucoside sulfosuccinate disodium salt;
- (v) a decyl polyglucoside sulfosuccinate disodium salt;
- (vi) a lauryl polyglucoside bis-hydroxyethylglycinate sodium salt;
- (vii) a coco polyglucoside bis-hydroxyethylglycinate sodium salt;
- and
- (viii) any combination of thereof;
- and
- (d) a gas, whereby the cement composition is foamed.
A cement composition comprising:
- (a) a hydraulic cement;
- (b) water;
- and
- (c) an alkyl polyglycoside derivative, wherein the alkyl polyglycoside derivative is selected from the group consisting of:
- a betaine, an inorganic salt of any of the foregoing, and any combination of any of the foregoing;
- and
- (d) a gas, whereby the cement composition is foamed.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.