Loss circulation compositions (LCM) having portland cement clinker
AssigneeSaudi Arabian Oil Company
InventorB. Raghava Reddy
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Abstract
Portland cement clinker LCMs that include Portland cement clinker to mitigate or prevent lost circulation in a well are provided. A Portland cement clinker LCM may include Portland cement clinker, Portland cement, a carrier fluid, and an inorganic consolidation activator. Another Portland cement clinker LCM may include Portland cement clinker and a crosslinked fluid, such as a polyuronide crosslinked via calcium ions or a polysaccharide crosslinked via divinyl sulfone. Yet another Portland cement clinker LCM may include Portland cement clinker and polymer fibers or particulate glass. Methods of lost circulation control using a Portland cement clinker LCM are also provided.
Claims12
A lost circulation material (LCM) composition, comprising:
- Portland cement clinker, wherein the Portland cement clinker consists of non-hydraulic, non-cementiceous unground Portland cement clinker particles;
- cement;
- a carrier fluid, wherein the carrier fluid comprises an aqueous carrier fluid that includes at least one of diutan gum, xanthan gum, and welan gum;
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- an inorganic consolidation activator selected to consolidate the clinker in the composition to form a plug when introduced into a lost circulation zone.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.