Loss Circulation Material Composition Having Alkaline Nanoparticle Based Dispersion and Water Soluble Hydrolysable Ester
AssigneeSaudi Arabian Oil Company
InventorsVikrant Wagle, Rajendra Kalgaonkar, Abdullah Al-Yami, Zainab Alsaihati
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Abstract
A lost circulation material (LCM) is provided having an alkaline nanosilica dispersion and an ester activator. The alkaline nanosilica dispersion and the ester activator may form a gelled solid after interaction over a contact period. Methods of lost circulation control using the LCM are also provided.
Claims22
A method to control lost circulation in a lost circulation zone in a wellbore, comprising:
- introducing a lost circulation material (LCM) into the wellbore such that the LCM contacts the lost circulation zone and reduces a rate of lost circulation into the lost circulation zone as compared to a period before introducing the LCM, wherein the LCM comprises an alkaline nanosilica dispersion and a water soluble ester.
A lost circulation material (LCM) composition, comprising:
- an alkaline nanosilica dispersion;
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- a water soluble ester, the water soluble ester selected to form a gelled solid with the alkaline nanosilica dispersion after a period.
A solid gelled material useful for mitigating lost circulation, where the solid gelled material forms by introducing an alkaline nanosilica dispersion and a water soluble ester to a lost circulation zone, the nanosilica dispersion comprising amorphous silicon dioxide and water, such that the nanosilica dispersion and the water soluble ester contact the lost circulation zone for a period such that the solid gelled material forms.
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