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US 5,515,921 AGranted
Water-base mud conversion for high tempratice cementing
AssigneeShell Oil Company
InventorsKenneth M. Cowan, Arthur H. Hale, James J. W. Nahm
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Abstract
The thermal stability of hardened drilling mud-concrete is improved by incorporating blast furnace slag, microfine slag or fine ground glass into the mud-concrete prior to hardening.
Claims3
A method for cementing a directional well comprising:
- dry blending particulate blast furnace slag with soda ash and caustic soda beads;
- mixing the dry blended mixture with mud used to drill the well;
- pumping the slag/mud mixture via casing into the well, the slag/mud mixture being compatible with mud left in the well, thereby reducing the tendency of inclined portions of the casing from resting on the borehole wall.
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