Reducing or stopping the uncontrolled flow of fluid such as oil from a well
Abstract
The uncontrolled flow of fluid from an oil or gas well may be reduced or stopped by injecting a composition including 2-cyanoacrylate ester monomer into the fluid stream. Injection of the monomer results in a rapid, perhaps instantaneous, polymerization of the monomer within the flow stream of the fluid. This polymerization results in formation of a solid plug that reduces or stops the flow of additional fluid from the well.
- Inventors:
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- Los Alamos National Lab. (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)
- Sponsoring Org.:
- USDOE
- OSTI Identifier:
- 1125007
- Patent Number(s):
- 8651185
- Application Number:
- 13/103,900
- Assignee:
- Los Alamos National Security, LLC (Los Alamos, NM)
- Patent Classifications (CPCs):
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C - CHEMISTRY C09 - DYES C09K - MATERIALS FOR MISCELLANEOUS APPLICATIONS, NOT PROVIDED FOR ELSEWHERE
E - FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS E21 - EARTH DRILLING E21B - EARTH DRILLING, e.g. DEEP DRILLING
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC52-06NA25396
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Resource Relation:
- Patent File Date: 2011 May 09
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 42 ENGINEERING
Citation Formats
Hermes, Robert E. Reducing or stopping the uncontrolled flow of fluid such as oil from a well. United States: N. p., 2014.
Web.
Hermes, Robert E. Reducing or stopping the uncontrolled flow of fluid such as oil from a well. United States.
Hermes, Robert E. Tue .
"Reducing or stopping the uncontrolled flow of fluid such as oil from a well". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1125007.
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