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Repairing leaks in casings

Patent ·
OSTI ID:7180130
This patent describes a method for repairing a hole in a casing disposed in a wellbore. It comprises locating the hole in the casing; isolating the hole by defining a space within the casing in communication with the hole; introducing into the space a volume of a slurry of hydraulic cement in water; permitting the slurry to penetrate into the hole from the space; and maintaining the slurry in the hole for a time sufficient to enable the slurry to form a rigid plug of cement in the hole; wherein the slurry is comprised of a mixture of water and the hydraulic cement in the ratio of from about 0.5 to about 5.0 pounds of water per pound of cement.
Assignee:
Halliburton Services, Duncan, OK (United States)
Patent Number(s):
US 5123487; A
Application Number:
PPN: US 7-638859
OSTI ID:
7180130
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English