# US 12,000,239 B2 · Modular additive cementing

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- Number: US 12,000,239 B2
- Document ID: US12000239B2
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B2
- Application number: 18/134,440
- Filed: 2023-04-13
- Published: 2023-08-10
- Granted: 2024-06-04
- Earliest claimed: 2020-10-23
- Assignees: Saudi Arabian Oil Company
- Applicants: Saudi Arabian Oil Company
- Inventors: Carl D. Lindahl; Bandar S. Malki
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US12000239B2

## CPC

- E21B 33/14: for cementing casings into boreholes
- E21B 33/165: {Cementing plugs specially adapted for being released down-hole (cementing heads E21B33/05)}
- E21B 33/143: {for underwater installations}
- E21B 33/146: {Stage cementing, i.e. discharging cement from casing at different levels}
- E21B 34/063: {Valve or closure with destructible element, e.g. frangible disc (E21B34/103 takes precedence)}
- E21B: EARTH OR ROCK DRILLING; OBTAINING OIL, GAS, WATER, SOLUBLE OR MELTABLE MATERIALS OR A SLURRY OF MINERALS FROM WELLS

## Abstract

An apparatus for flowing and mixing cement within a subterranean formation includes a housing, a flow control device, and baffles. The housing is configured to contain a cement additive. The housing includes a first end and a second end. The first end is configured to couple to a cement retainer. The flow control device is disposed at the second end of the housing. The baffles are disposed within the housing.

## Claims

### Claim 1

An apparatus for flowing and mixing cement within a subterranean formation, the apparatus comprising:
a housing configured to contain a cement additive, the housing comprising:
a first end configured to couple to a cement retainer;
a second end opposite the first end;
a wall connecting the first end to the second end;
a first port disposed at the first end of the housing, the first port configured to couple to the cement retainer;
a second port disposed at the second end of the housing; and
a pressure injection port disposed at the wall of the housing;
a flow control device selected from the group consisting of a rupture disc and a float valve, the flow control device disposed at the second end of the housing; and
a plurality of baffles disposed within the housing, wherein each of the plurality of baffles are coupled to and protrude from an inner surface of the wall of the housing.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The apparatus of claim 1, wherein:
the flow control device is configured to prevent fluid flow out of the housing through the flow control device up to a first pressure threshold value; and
the apparatus comprises a rupture disc disposed at the wall of the housing, the rupture disc configured to prevent fluid flow out of the housing through the rupture disc up to a second pressure threshold value, the rupture disc configured to rupture in response to being exposed to a pressure equal to or greater than the second pressure threshold value, thereby allowing fluid flow out of the housing through the ruptured rupture disc.

### Claim 3 (depends on 2)

The apparatus of claim 2, wherein the housing is at least partially made of polycrystalline diamond compact, and the wall is a cylindrical wall defining an outer diameter in a range of from 4 inches to 13⅜ inches.

### Claim 4 (depends on 3)

The apparatus of claim 3, wherein each of the plurality of baffles are sloped toward the first end of the housing.

### Claim 5 (depends on 4)

The apparatus of claim 4, wherein the housing has a longitudinal axis defined from the first end to the second end, and each of the plurality of baffles intersect with the longitudinal axis.

### Claim 6

A system comprising:
a cement retainer; and
an apparatus comprising:
a housing configured to be positioned downhole, the housing containing a cement additive, the housing comprising:
a first end coupled to the cement retainer;
a second end opposite the first end; and
a wall connecting the first end to the second end;
a flow control device selected from the group consisting of a rupture disc and a float valve, the flow control device disposed at the second end of the housing, the flow control device configured to prevent fluid flow out of the housing through the flow control device up to a first pressure threshold value;
a rupture disc disposed at the wall of the housing, the rupture disc configured to prevent fluid flow out of the housing through the rupture disc up to a second pressure threshold value, the rupture disc configured to rupture in response to being exposed to a pressure equal to or greater than the second pressure threshold value, thereby allowing fluid flow out of the housing through the ruptured rupture disc; and
a plurality of baffles disposed within the housing, wherein each of the plurality of baffles are coupled to and protrude from an inner surface of the wall of the housing.

### Claim 7 (depends on 6)

The system of claim 6, wherein the housing is at least partially made of polycrystalline diamond compact, and the wall is a cylindrical wall defining an outer diameter in a range of from 4 inches to 13⅜ inches.

### Claim 8 (depends on 7)

The system of claim 7, wherein each of the plurality of baffles are sloped toward the first end of the housing.

### Claim 9 (depends on 8)

The system of claim 8, wherein the housing has a longitudinal axis defined from the first end to the second end, and each of the plurality of baffles intersect with the longitudinal axis.

### Claim 10 (depends on 6)

The system of claim 6, wherein:
the apparatus is a first apparatus;
the system comprises a second apparatus substantially the same as the first apparatus; and
the second apparatus is coupled to the first apparatus.

### Claim 11 (depends on 10)

The system of claim 10, wherein a composition of the cement additive contained within the second apparatus is different from a composition of the cement additive contained within the first apparatus.

### Claim 12 (depends on 6)

The system of claim 6, wherein the second pressure threshold value is greater than the first pressure threshold value.

### Claim 13 (depends on 6)

The system of claim 6, comprising an emergency rupture disc disposed at the wall of the housing, the emergency rupture disc configured to prevent fluid flow out of the housing through the emergency rupture disc up to a third pressure threshold value, the emergency rupture disc configured to rupture in response to being exposed to a pressure equal to or greater than the third pressure threshold value, thereby allowing fluid flow out of the housing through the ruptured emergency rupture disc, wherein the third pressure threshold value is greater than the first pressure threshold value, and the third pressure threshold value is equal to or greater than the second pressure threshold value.