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US 2024/0376367 A1Published application
Thixotropic slurry with enhanced reliability for use in a wellbore
AssigneeHalliburton Energy Services, Inc.
InventorsSandip Prabhakar Patil, Malharrao Hambirrao Jadhav, Ganesh Shriniwas Pangu
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Abstract
A thixotropic slurry material can be used in a wellbore during a wellbore operation. The wellbore operation can include a drilling operation, a cementing operation, or any other suitable operation that may include injecting a liquid material into the wellbore. The thixotropic slurry material can be a mixture of a cement, a clay mineral, and a suspending agent and can be injected into a wellbore during the wellbore operation.
Claims20
A method comprising:
- providing a base material, wherein the base material comprises a clay mineral, a suspending agent, and a non-hydraulic cement comprising magnesium chloride, magnesium oxide, and sodium hexametaphosphate;
- generating, from the base material, a base thixotropic slurry material;
- contacting a permeable zone in a wellbore with the base thixotropic slurry material;
- and
- performing a wellbore operation within the wellbore.
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A base slurry material comprising:
- a non-hydraulic cement comprising magnesium chloride, magnesium oxide, and sodium hexametaphosphate;
- a clay mineral;
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- a suspending agent.
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