Polymer-cement composites with adhesion and re-adhesion (healing) to casing capability for geothermal wellbore applications
- BATTELLE (PACIFIC NW LAB)
- National Energy Technology Laboratory
Deterioration of cement/casing adhesion in wellbore scenarios can result in unwanted and potentially harmful leakage with the potential of serious repair costs. In this work, we explore the use of self-healing polymers added to conventional wellbore cements as a way to bring about self-healing and readhering (to steel casing) properties to the composite material. The polymers are pH resistant and seem to improve the cement integrity after exposure to typical chemical and thermal stresses encountered under geothermal wellbore conditions. We find that addition of about 10-15 wt% of polymer to the cement visually increases its resistance to fracturing from exposure to geothermal conditions, while the adhesive strength of cement/stainless steel increases with curing time for a period of about 10 days. Self-healing capability was demonstrated by permeability analysis showing that polymer-cement composites reduce flow by 50-70% at cement bulk and at the cement/steel interface. Use of atomistic simulations imply that these polymers have good wetting properties on the steel surfaces. Analysis of the interactions between steel/polymer and cement/polymer show that they are complementary, resulting in a wider range of bonding patterns. Cracks are likely to expose under-coordinated sites that result in more bonding interactions, which agrees well with the permeability measurements showing high degree of healed cracks and healed (cement-steel) interfacial gaps together with an overall increased in structural integrity of these advanced polymer-cement composite materials.
- Research Organization:
- Pacific Northwest National Lab. (PNNL), Richland, WA (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC05-76RL01830
- OSTI ID:
- 1580585
- Report Number(s):
- PNNL-SA-140589
- Journal Information:
- Cement and Concrete Composites, Vol. 107
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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