Well sealing via thermite reactions
Abstract
A platform is formed in a well below a target plug zone by lowering a thermite reaction charge into the well and igniting it, whereby the products of the reaction are allowed to cool and expand to form a platform or support in the well. A main thermite reaction charge is placed above the platform and ignited to form a main sealing plug for the well. In some embodiments an upper plug is formed by igniting an upper thermite reaction charge above the main thermite reaction charge. The upper plug confines the products of ignition of the main thermite reaction charge.
- Inventors:
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- Olympic Research, Inc. Port Townsend, WA (United States)
- Sponsoring Org.:
- USDOE
- OSTI Identifier:
- 1332269
- Patent Number(s):
- 9,494,011
- Application Number:
- 15/205,176
- Assignee:
- Olympic Research, Inc. (Port Townsend, WA)
- DOE Contract Number:
- SC0010135
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Resource Relation:
- Patent File Date: 2016 Jul 08
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 37 INORGANIC, ORGANIC, PHYSICAL, AND ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY; 36 MATERIALS SCIENCE
Citation Formats
Lowry, William Edward, and Dunn, Sandra Dalvit. Well sealing via thermite reactions. United States: N. p., 2016.
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Lowry, William Edward, & Dunn, Sandra Dalvit. Well sealing via thermite reactions. United States.
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"Well sealing via thermite reactions". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1332269.
@article{osti_1332269,
title = {Well sealing via thermite reactions},
author = {Lowry, William Edward and Dunn, Sandra Dalvit},
abstractNote = {A platform is formed in a well below a target plug zone by lowering a thermite reaction charge into the well and igniting it, whereby the products of the reaction are allowed to cool and expand to form a platform or support in the well. A main thermite reaction charge is placed above the platform and ignited to form a main sealing plug for the well. In some embodiments an upper plug is formed by igniting an upper thermite reaction charge above the main thermite reaction charge. The upper plug confines the products of ignition of the main thermite reaction charge.},
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journal = {},
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place = {United States},
year = {2016},
month = {11}
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