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Title: Cementing oil and gas wells

Patent ·
OSTI ID:5467064

This patent describes a cement composition for cementing in a well penetrating subterranean formations and having an aqueous drilling fluid containing at least one cement retarder. It comprises a major proportion of the drilling fluid from the well as it was drilled the fluid having a density in the range of about 9.0 - 18.0 ppg; water; a lesser proportion of dry cementitious material; about 0.5 to about 10.0 ppb of a dispersant selected from the group consisting of sulfonated styrene maleic anhydride, sulfonated styrene imide, and sulfonate styrene itaconic acid; and a compatible accelerator selected from the group consisting of acetic acid; the first 4 carbon esters thereof; acetamide; monoethanolamine; and diethanolamine.

Assignee:
Atlantic Richfield Co., Los Angeles, CA (United States)
Patent Number(s):
US 5076852; A
Application Number:
PPN: US 7-692909
OSTI ID:
5467064
Resource Relation:
Patent File Date: 29 Apr 1991
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English