Squeeze cementing

Patent · Tue Aug 24 04:00:00 EDT 1993

OSTI ID:6163844

Dahl, J A; Dalrymple, E D; Stanford, J R

A method is described for terminating the flow of water from a portion of a subterranean formation into a wellbore said method comprising the steps of: placing within said wellbore adjacent said portion a volume of a slurry of hydraulic cement, said volume being in an amount at least sufficient to saturate said portion; permitting said volume to penetrate into said portion; and maintaining said slurry in said portion for a time sufficient to enable said slurry to form a rigid mass of cement in said portion; wherein said slurry consists essentially of a mixture of said hydraulic cement, a hydrocarbon liquid and a liquid surfactant soluble in said hydrocarbon liquid, the particle size of said hydraulic cement is not greater than about 30 microns, the Blaine Fineness of said hydraulic cement is no less than about 6,000 cm[sup 2]/gram, and said hydraulic cement is Portland cement or slag or mixtures thereof; and further wherein said liquid surfactant includes as an essential component an alkyl aromatic sulfonic acid or the alkaline earth metal salts thereof which contain linear alkyl groups having 12 carbon atoms or 16 to 24 carbon atoms.

• Assignee: Halliburton Co., Duncan, OK (United States)
• Patent Number(s): A; US 5238064
• Application Number: PPN: US 7-862864
• OSTI ID: 6163844
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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02 PETROLEUM
020300* -- Petroleum-- Drilling & Production
ALKALINE EARTH METAL COMPOUNDS
BUILDING MATERIALS
CEMENTS
CHEMICAL COMPOSITION
CONTROL
DISPERSIONS
HYDROCARBONS
MATERIALS
MIXTURES
ORGANIC ACIDS
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
ORGANIC SULFUR COMPOUNDS
PARTICLE SIZE
PLUGGING
PLUGGING AGENTS
SIZE
SLURRIES
SULFONIC ACIDS
SURFACTANTS
SUSPENSIONS
WATER INFLUX
WELLS