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US 2013/0075089 A1Published application
Method and system for providing temporary formation sealant
AssigneeAltaRock Energy, Inc.
InventorsDaniel Bour, Susan Petty
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Abstract
A method and system for providing a temporary sealant within a wellbore of a subterranean formation is disclosed. According to one embodiment, the temporary sealant comprises a particulate material and a liquid. The particulate material and the liquid are mixed to a predetermined dilution ratio. The temporary sealant is pumped into fractures via an open hole of the wellbore. The particulate material accumulates and is left within the fractures to set. Over a predetermined period of time, the particulate material degrades, disintegrates, or dissolves within the fractures.
Claims15
A method comprising:
- preparing a temporary sealant comprising a particulate material and a liquid according, the particulate material and the liquid being mixed to a predetermined dilution ratio;
- pumping the temporary sealant into fractures via an open hole of a wellbore in a subterranean formation;
- allowing the particulate material to accumulate and set within the fractures;
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- allowing the temporary sealant to degrade, disintegrate, or dissolve within the fractures over a predetermined period of time.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.