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US 9,701,886 B2Granted
Alkyl polyglycoside derivative as biodegradable foaming surfactant for cement
AssigneeHalliburton Energy Services, Inc.
InventorsRamesh Muthusamy, Abhimanyu Pramod Deshpande, Rahul Chandrakant Patil, Samuel J Lewis
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Abstract
A cement composition: (a) a hydraulic cement; (b) water; and (c) an alkyl polyglycoside derivative, wherein the alkyl polyglycoside derivative is selected from the group consisting of: sulfonates, betaines, an inorganic salt of any of the foregoing, and any combination of any of the foregoing. A method comprising the steps of: (A) forming the cement composition; and (B) introducing the cement composition into the well. Preferably, the cement composition is foamed.
Claims9
A method of cementing a portion of a well, the method comprising the steps of:
- (A) forming a cement composition comprising:
- (a) a hydraulic cement;
- (b) water;
- (c) an alkyl polyglycoside derivative, wherein the alkyl polyglycoside derivative is selected from the group consisting of:
- a sulfonate, a betaine, an inorganic salt of any of the foregoing, and any combination of any of the foregoing;
- and
- (d) a gas, whereby the cement composition is foamed;
- and
- (B) introducing the cement composition into the well.
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