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US 9,371,478 B2Granted
Plugging composition using swellable glass additives
AssigneeHalliburton Energy Services, Inc.
InventorsJiten Chatterji, Craig Wayne Roddy, Darrell Chad Brenneis, Gregory Robert Hundt
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Abstract
Described are methods and compositions for plugging in a subterranean formation. An example comprises providing a composition comprising a cementitious material, water, and a swellable glass additive, wherein the swellable glass additive comprises a plurality of interconnected organosilica nanoparticles; and introducing the composition into a subterranean formation.
Claims20
A temporary plugging composition comprising:
- a cementitious material;
- a swellable glass additive that provides a swellable glass force to exceed a bond strength of the cementitious material after setting of the temporary plugging composition;
- and
- water.
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A temporary plugging composition comprising:
- kiln dust;
- a cementitious material;
- a swellable glass additive comprising a plurality of interconnected organosilica nanoparticles, wherein the swellable glass additive provides a swellable glass force to exceed a bond strength of the temporary plugging composition after setting;
- and
- water.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.