Lost circulation material comprising reclaimed fiberglass wind turbine blades
AssigneeEverpoint Services Inc.
InventorJames Roper Timmins, Jr.
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Abstract
The present disclosure provides new and innovative lost circulation material that is fabricated from mechanically reducing wind turbine blades to fragments (e.g., fibers, particles, etc.). The lost circulation material includes fibrous materials from one or more wind turbine blades, such as fiberglass, carbon fiber, balsa wood, and resin. The lost circulation material can be used as an additive in drilling mud or cement to treat the problem of lost circulation. In this way, fabricating lost circulation material from wind turbine blades provides safe and permanent disposal of industrial byproducts.
Claims8
A method comprising:
- adding a lost circulation material to liquid drilling fluid or cement to thereby form a mixture, wherein the lost circulation material includes a plurality of fragments comprising:
- fiberglass of one or more wind turbine blades;
- resin of one or more wind turbine blades;
- carbon fiber of one or more wind turbine blades;
- and
- balsa wood of one or more wind turbine blades,
- wherein at least some of the plurality of fragments have a transverse dimension within a range of 1 to 2000 microns, inclusive;
- and
- introducing the mixture into a geological formation.
A method comprising:
- introducing into a geological formation a mixture that includes a lost circulation material and liquid drilling fluid or cement, wherein the lost circulation material includes a plurality of fragments comprising:
- fiberglass of one or more wind turbine blades;
- resin of one or more wind turbine blades;
- carbon fiber of one or more wind turbine blades;
- and
- balsa wood of one or more wind turbine blades,
- wherein at least some of the plurality of fragments have a transverse dimension within a range of 1 to 2000 microns, inclusive.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.