Date Tree Leaflet-Based Flaky Lost Circulation Material
AssigneeSaudi Arabian Oil Company
InventorMd Amanullah
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Abstract
A lost circulation material (LCM) having flakes formed from date tree leaflets is provided. The flakes of the date tree leaflet LCM may be formed by tearing and shredding date tree leaflets from date trees. The date tree leaflets may be obtained from date tree pruning performed by date tree farming industries. The date tree leaflet LCM may be added to o a drilling fluid to mitigate or prevent lost circulation in a well. Methods of lost circulation control with the date tree leaflets LCM are also provided.
Claims24
An altered drilling fluid, comprising:
- a drilling fluid;
- and
- a lost circulation material (LCM), wherein the LCM comprises a plurality of processed date tree leaflets.
A method of manufacturing a lost circulation material (LCM), comprising:
- separating a plurality of date tree leaflets from date tree pruning waste;
- and
- processing the plurality of date tree leaflets to form a lost circulation material (LCM) comprising a plurality of flakes produced by the processing of the plurality of date tree leaflets.
A lost circulation material (LCM) composition, the composition comprising:
- a plurality of flakes formed from a plurality of date tree leaflets, the plurality of flakes formed by tearing the plurality of date tree leaflets into a plurality of date tree leaflet strips and shredding the plurality of date tree leaflet strips into the plurality of flakes.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.