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Method of controlling incompetent formations

Assignee: ConocoPhillips Co
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Filing: 1964-02-17
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Granted: 1965-11-23
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Expires: 1984-02-17
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 William L Martin
  • 👤 John D Alexander
  • 👤 John N Dew

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-25 12:21
CPC Classifications
C; C09; C09K; C09K8/00; C09K8/56; C09K8/57; C09K8/572

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 118 words
A METHOD OF CONTROLLING INCOMPONENT FORMATIONS IN WELLS HAVING A HIGH BOTTOM HOLE TEMPERATURE WITH A HIGHLY PERMEABLE AND POROUS REFRACTORY CEMENT COMPRISING: (A) CLEANING THE FORMATION TO REMOVE THEREFROM HYDROCARBON PLUGGING MATERIALS BY IN SITU COMBUSTION, (B) FORMING A CAVITY IN THE WELL BORE AREA BY REMOVING THEREFROM THAT PORTION OF THE FORMATION WHICH HAS BEEN CLEANED, (C) POSITIONING IN SAID CAVITY AN AQUEOUS SLURRY OF SAND AND A HIGHLY REFRACTIVE CEMENT SELECTED FROM THE CLASS CONSISTING OF: (I) ALUMINOUS CEMENT, AND (II) ALKALI METAL SOLUBLE SILICATE CEMENT, (D) BLOWING THE SO-POSITIONED SLURRY WITH A GAS TO INCREASE THE PERMEABILITY THEREOF, (E) AFTER THE CEMENT HAS SET, COMPLETING THE WELL TO ALLOW PRODUCTION THROUGH THE CEMENT PLUG.
Claim 2
Independent Claim 118 words
A METHOD OF CONTROLLING INCOMPONENT FORMATIONS IN WELLS HAVING A HIGH BOTTOM HOLE TEMPERATURE WITH A HIGHLY PERMEABLE AND POROUS REFRACTORY CEMENT COMPRISING: (A) CLEANING THE FORMATION TO REMOVE THEREFROM HYDROCARBON PLUGGING MATERIALS BY IN SITU COMBUSTION, (B) FORMING A CAVITY IN THE WELL BORE AREA BY REMOVING THEREFROM THAT PORTION OF THE FORMATION WHICH HAS BEEN CLEANED, (C) POSITIONING IN SAID CAVITY AN AQUEOUS SLURRY OF SAND AND A HIGHLY REFRACTIVE CEMENT SELECTED FROM THE CLASS CONSISTING OF: (I) ALUMINOUS CEMENT, AND (II) ALKALI METAL SOLUBLE SILICATE CEMENT, (D) BLOWING THE SO-POSITIONED SLURRY WITH A GAS TO INCREASE THE PERMEABILITY THEREOF, (E) AFTER THE CEMENT HAS SET, COMPLETING THE WELL TO ALLOW PRODUCTION THROUGH THE CEMENT PLUG.

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