Low fluid loss salt saturated cement slurries, additives and methods
AssigneeHalliburton Company
InventorsLance E. Brothers, John F. Burkhalter
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Abstract
Low fluid loss salt saturated cement slurries, liquid fluid loss reducing additives for preparing slurries and methods of using the slurries in oil and gas well cementing operations are provided. The low fluid loss aqueous salt saturated cement slurries are comprised of hydraulic cement, salt saturated water and the reaction product of polyethyleneimine and one or more sulfonated organic compounds.
Claims9
A method of cementing a conduit in a well bore penetrating a subterranean formation comprising introducing a low fluid loss, low viscosity aqueous salt saturated cement slurry into the annulus between said conduit and said well bore and allowing said slurry to set, said slurry being comprised of hydraulic cement, salt saturated water present in an amount sufficient to form a pumpable slurry, and a fluid loss reducing complex present in said slurry in an amount in the range of from about 0.25% to about 2% by weight of dry cement comprised of the reaction product formed by admixing (i) polyethyleneimine having a molecular weight above about 50,000 and (ii) sulfonated organic compounds comprising an admixture of lignosulfonic acid salts having Na, Ca, or NH.sub.4 as the associated cation, together with naphthalene sulfonic acid condensed with formaldehyde having a molecular weight above about 5,000, the ratio by weight of said polyethyleneimine to said sulfonated compounds in said complex, being in the range of from 1:1.4 to about 7.5:1, and the ratio by weight of said lignosulfonic acid salts to said naphthalene sulfonic acid condensed with formaldehyde in said complex being in the range of from about 1:5 to about 5:1, said reaction product being formed prior to admixture of said complex with either said hydraulic cement or with any substantial portion of said salt in said saturated water.
A method of cementing a conduit within a well bore comprising preparing a low viscosity aqueous salt saturated cement slurry comprising admixing (i) salt saturated water or water and salt sufficient to form salt saturated water and (ii) a liquid fluid loss reducing complex comprised of water having a pH adjusted to a level of from about 13 to about 14 and the reaction product formed by admixing (a) polyethyleneimine having a molecular weight above about 50,000, present in an amount of from about 7 to about 15% by weight of the liquid fluid loss reducing complex, with (b) sulfonated organic compounds comprising an admixture of lignosulfonic acid salts having Na, Ca or NH.sub.4 as the associated cation together with naphthalene sulfonic acid condensed with formaldehyde having a molecular weight above about 5,000, present in an amount of from about 2 to about 8% by weight of the liquid fluid loss reducing complex, said liquid fluid loss reducing complex being present in said cement slurry in an amount in the range of from about 2 to about 9% by weight of dry cement, to which is added hydraulic cement to form said low viscosity aqueous salt saturated cement slurry;
- pumping said cement slurry downwardly through said conduit to a point wherein it is passed into the well bore to flow upwardly in the annulus between the well bore and conduit to bond the conduit within the well bore upon setting of the cement slurry.
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