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Title: Cementing oil and gas wells using converted drilling fluid

Patent ·
OSTI ID:7181204

This patent describes a method for cementing a wellbore penetrating an earth formation into which a conduit extends. The wellbore having a space occupied by a drilling fluid to be converted to cement for cementing the space to form a seal between spaced apart points in the formation. The method comprising the steps of: providing means for adding cement material and a dispersant to the fluid, circulating the fluid and adding the cement material and the dispersant to a quantity of the fluid in predetermined proportions to form a settable cement composition; circulating the cement composition into the space to fill the space with the cement composition; and recirculating a quantity of the cement composition through the space.

Assignee:
Atlantic Richfield Co., Los Angeles, CA
Patent Number(s):
US 4883125; A
Application Number:
PPN: US 7-131878A
OSTI ID:
7181204
Resource Relation:
Patent File Date: 11 Dec 1987
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English