Radiation-induced thickening and radiation-induced triggering for set-on-command sealent compositions and methods of use

The present invention includes methods and compositions relating to the setting of fluids or slurries in a wellbore. In one embodiment, a method of isolating a portion a wellbore includes preparing a sealant composition having a fluid component, a polymeric additive constituent, and a set modifier c...

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Main Authors ANTHONY BADALAMENTY, MICHAEL LAMVIK, SAMUEL J LEWIS, VIJAY GUPTA, JAMES L DAVIS, GARY FUNKHOUSER, VIKRAM RAO, PAUL G HOERTZ, DAVID F MYERS, LYNN M SOBY, ANDREW K DUMMER
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
Published 23.10.2013
Subjects
ADHESIVES
ARTIFICIAL STONE
CEMENTS
CERAMICS
CHEMISTRY
COMPOSITIONS THEREOF, e.g. MORTARS, CONCRETE OR LIKE BUILDINGMATERIALS
CONCRETE
DYES
LIME, MAGNESIA
MATERIALS FOR MISCELLANEOUS APPLICATIONS, NOT PROVIDED FORELSEWHERE
METALLURGY
MISCELLANEOUS APPLICATIONS OF MATERIALS
MISCELLANEOUS COMPOSITIONS
NATURAL RESINS
PAINTS
POLISHES
REFRACTORIES
SLAG
TREATMENT OF NATURAL STONE
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Summary:The present invention includes methods and compositions relating to the setting of fluids or slurries in a wellbore. In one embodiment, a method of isolating a portion a wellbore includes preparing a sealant composition having a fluid component, a polymeric additive constituent, and a set modifier component. The sealant composition is placed into a wellbore and subjected to ionizing radiation. The ionizing radiation can cause bonding between polymeric additive constituents and create a polymer matrix within the sealant composition that increases the mechanical strength of the sealant composition. The ionizing radiation also alters the set modifier component, triggering the thickening of the sealant composition.
Bibliography:Application Number: GB20130015080