In-Situ Aerogel Type Hydraulic Cement Composition For Subterranean Applications

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2023036729-A1
Application number	US-202117390089-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Jul 30, 2021
Priority date	Jul 30, 2021
Publication date	Feb 2, 2023
Grant date	—

Abstract

A method may include: introducing a silane based aqueous soluble resin into a wellbore, wherein the silane based aqueous soluble resin comprises a glycidyl alkoxy silane containing resin and an amino alkoxy silane hardener. The silane based aqueous soluble resin may include 3-glycidoxypropyl trimethoxy silane and n-(3-(trimethoxysilyl)propyl)ethylenediamine.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . A method comprising:
introducing a silane based aqueous soluble resin into a wellbore, wherein the silane based aqueous soluble resin comprises a glycidyl alkoxy silane and an amino alkoxy silane hardener.

2 . The method of claim 1 wherein the silane based aqueous soluble resin comprises 3-glycidoxypropyl trimethoxy silane and n-(3-(trimethoxysilyl)propyl)ethylenediamine.

3 . The method of claim 1 wherein the silane based aqueous soluble resin comprises at least one glycidyl alkoxy silane resin selected from the group consisting of 3-glycidoxypropyl trimethoxy silane, (3 glycidoxypropyl)triethoxysilane, (3 glycidoxypropyl)methyldiethoxysilane, (3 glycidoxypropyl)methyldimethoxysilane, (3 glycidoxypropyl)dimethylethoxysilane (3 glycidoxypropyl)dimethylmethoxysilane, and combinations thereof.

4 . The method of claim 1 wherein the silane based aqueous soluble resin comprises at least one amino alkoxy silane hardener selected from the group consisting of n-(3-(trimethoxysilyl)propyl)ethylenediamine, 3 aminopropyltriethoxysilane, 3 aminopropyltrimethoxysilane, 4 aminobutyltriethoxysilane, 3 (triethoxysilyl)propyl ethylenediamine, and combinations thereof.

5 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
preparing a resin containing cement composition comprising a hydraulic cement, water, and the silane based aqueous soluble resin; and introducing the resin containing cement composition into the wellbore.

6 . The method of claim 5 , wherein the hydraulic cement comprises at least one selected from the group consisting of Portland cements, pozzolana cements, gypsum cements, high-alumina-content cements, slag cements, silica cements, and combinations thereof.

7 . The method of claim 5 , wherein the resin containing cement composition further comprises a resin selected from the group consisting of an epoxy-based resin, a novolac resin, a polyepoxide resin, a phenol-aldehyde resin, a urea-aldehyde resin, a urethane resin, a phenolic resin, a furan/furfuryl alcohol resin, a phenolic/latex resin, a phenol formaldehyde resin, a bisphenol A diglycidyl ether resin, a butoxymethyl butyl glycidyl ether resin, a bisphenol A-epichlorohydrin resin, a bisphenol F resin, a glycidyl ether resin, a polyester resin and a hybrid and copolymer thereof, a polyurethane resin and a hybrid and copolymer thereof, an acrylate resin, and combinations thereof.

8 . The method of claim 5 , wherein the resin containing cement composition further comprises a hardening agent selected from the group consisting of an aliphatic amine, an aliphatic tertiary amine, an aromatic amine, a cycloaliphatic amine, a heterocyclic amine, an amido amine, a polyamide, a polyethyl amine, a polyether amine, a polyoxyalkylene amine, a carboxylic anhydride, triethylenetetraamine, ethylene diamine, N-cocoalkyltrimethylene, isophorone diamine, N-aminophenyl piperazine, imidazoline, 1,2-diaminocyclohexane, polytheramine, diethyltoluenediamine, 4,4'-diaminodiphenyl methane, methyltetrahydrophthalic anhydride, hexahydrophthalic anhydride, maleic anhydride, polyazelaic polyanhydride, phthalic anhydride, and combinations thereof.

9 . The method of claim 5 , wherein the resin containing cement composition further comprises a diluent is selected from the group consisting of butyl glycidyl ether, cyclohexane dimethanol diglycidyl ether, polyethylene glycol, butyl lactate, dipropylene glycol methyl ether, dipropylene glycol dimethyl ether, dimethyl formamide, diethyleneglycol methyl ether, ethyleneglycol butyl ether, diethyleneglycol butyl ether, propylene carbonate, d'limonene, fatty acid methyl esters, and any combinations thereof.

10 . The method of claim 5 , wherein the resin containing cement composition comprises about 5% to about 20% by volume of the silane based aqueous soluble resin.

11 . A method comprising:
preparing a resin containing cement composition comprising:
cement;
water; and
introducing a silane based aqueous soluble resin into a wellbore, wherein the silane based aqueous soluble resin comprises a glycidyl alkoxy silane resin and an amino alkoxy silane hardener; and
introducing the resin containing cement composition into a wellbore.

12 . The method of claim 11 , wherein the silane based aqueous soluble resin comprises at least one glycidyl alkoxy silane resin selected from the group consisting of 3-glycidoxypropyl trimethoxy silane, (3 glycidoxypropyl)triethoxysilane, (3 glycidoxypropyl)methyldiethoxysilane, (3 glycidoxypropyl)methyldimethoxysilane, (3 glycidoxypropyl)dimethylethoxysilane (3 glycidoxypropyl)dimethylmethoxysilane, and combinations thereof.

13 . The method of claim 11 , wherein the silane based aqueous soluble resin comprises at least one amino alkoxy silane hardener selected from the group consisting of n-(3-(trimethoxysilyl)propyl)ethylenediamine, 3 aminopropyltriethoxysilane, 3 aminopropyltrimethoxysilane, 4 aminobutyltriethoxysilane, 3 (triethoxysilyl)propyl ethylenediamine, and combinations thereof.

14 . The method of claim 11 , wherein the silane based aqueous soluble resin has a glass transition temperature of greater than 230° F. (110° C.).

15 . The method of claim 11 , wherein at least a portion of silane based aqueous soluble resin is allowed to enter into and harden in a perforation in a cement sheath within the wellbore.

16 . The method of claim 11 , wherein silane based aqueous soluble resin is used in primary cementing.

17 . A cementing composition comprising:
hydraulic cement; water; and a silane based aqueous soluble resin comprising 3-glycidoxypropyl trimethoxy silane and n-(3-(trimethoxysilyl)propyl)ethylenediamine.

18 . The composition of claim 17 , wherein the composition comprises about 5% to about 20% by volume of the silane based aqueous soluble resin.

19 . The composition of claim 17 wherein the silane based aqueous soluble resin comprises at least one glycidyl alkoxy silane resin selected from the group consisting of 3-glycidoxypropyl trimethoxy silane, (3 glycidoxypropyl)triethoxysilane, (3 glycidoxypropyl)methyldiethoxysilane, (3 glycidoxypropyl)methyldimethoxysilane, (3 glycidoxypropyl)dimethylethoxysilane (3 glycidoxypropyl)dimethylmethoxysilane, and combinations thereof.

20 . The composition of claim 17 wherein the silane based aqueous soluble resin comprises at least one amino alkoxy silane hardener selected from the group consisting of n-(3-(trimethoxysilyl)propyl)ethylenediamine, 3 aminopropyltriethoxysilane, 3 aminopropyltrimethoxysilane, 4 aminobutyltriethoxysilane, 3 (triethoxysilyl)propyl ethylenediamine, and combinations thereof.

Assignees

• Halliburton Energy Services Inc

Inventors

• Deshpande Abhimanyu Pramod
• Salla Rajender
• Chittattukara Shoy George
• Patil Sandip Prabhakar
• Patil Rahul Chandrakant

Classifications

• C04B24/42

  Organo-silicon compounds · CPC title

• C04B28/04 Primary

  Portland cements · CPC title

• C09K8/473

  Density reducing additives, e.g. for obtaining foamed cement compositions · CPC title

• C04B2103/0065

  Polymers characterised by their glass transition temperature (Tg) · CPC title

• C09K8/467

  containing additives for specific purposes · CPC title