Use of MEMS in set-delayed cement compositions comprising pumice

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9796904-B2
Application number	US-201514634766-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Feb 28, 2015
Priority date	Mar 9, 2012
Publication date	Oct 24, 2017
Grant date	Oct 24, 2017

Abstract

Disclosed is a method of cementing. The method comprises providing a set-delayed cement composition comprising water, pumice, hydrated lime, a set retarder, and a micro-electrical-mechanical system; and allowing the set-delayed cement composition to set.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A method of cementing comprising:
preparing a set-delayed cement composition comprising water, cementitious components, a set retarder, a polycarboxylated ether dispersant, and a micro-electrical-mechanical system, wherein the cementitious components comprise pumice and hydrated lime without any additional components that hydraulically set in the presence of water; and
allowing the set-delayed cement composition to set.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the micro-electro-mechanical system is about 5 mm 2 or smaller.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the micro-electro-mechanical system is present in the set-delayed cement composition in an amount of about 0.01 weight percent to about 25 weight percent.

4. The method of claim 1 , further comprising using the micro-electro-mechanical system to sense one or more parameters.

5. The method of claim 1 wherein the set retarder comprises at least one retarder selected from the group consisting of a phosphate, a phosphonate, a phosphonic acid, a phosphonic acid derivative, a lignosulfonate, a salt, an organic acid, a carboxymethylated hydroxyethylated cellulose, a synthetic co- or ter-polymer comprising sulfonate and carboxylic acid groups, a borate compound, and any mixture thereof.

6. The method of claim 1 wherein the set-delayed cement composition further comprises a cement set activator selected from the group consisting of a zeolite, amine, silicate, Group IA hydroxide, Group IIA hydroxide, monovalent salt, divalent salt, nanosilica, polyphosphate, and any combination thereof.

7. The method of claim 1 wherein the set-delayed cement composition further comprises a cement set activator comprising a combination of a monovalent salt and the polyphosphate.

8. The method of claim 1 wherein the set retarder comprises a phosphonic acid derivative.

9. The method of claim 1 further comprising introducing the set-delayed cement composition into a subterranean formation.

10. The method of claim 9 wherein the set-delayed cement composition is introduced into an annulus between a conduit disposed in a well bore and a wall of the well bore or another conduit.

11. The method of claim 1 further comprising, prior to the allowing step, storing the set-delayed cement composition for a time period of about 7 days or longer and then adding a cement set activator to the set-delayed cement composition.

12. A method of cementing comprising:
preparing a set-delayed cement composition comprising water, a cementitious component comprising pumice and hydrated lime, a set retarder, a dispersant, a micro-electrical-mechanical system, an additional additive, wherein the additional additive is selected from the group consisting of a lightweight additive, a gas-generating additive, a mechanical property enhancing additive, a lost-circulation material, a defoaming agent, a foaming agent, a thixotropic additives, and any combination thereof, wherein the set-delayed cement composition is free of any additional cementitious components other than the pumice and the hydrated lime;
adding a cement set activator to the set-delayed cement composition to activate by the set-delayed cement composition; and
introducing the activated set-delayed cement composition into a subterranean formation.

13. The method of claim 12 , wherein the micro-electro-mechanical system is about 5 mm 2 or smaller.

14. The method of claim 13 , wherein the micro-electro-mechanical system is present in the set-delayed cement composition in an amount of about 0.01 weight percent to about 25 weight percent.

15. The method of claim 13 , further comprising using the micro-electro-mechanical system to sense one or more parameters.

16. The method of claim 13 , wherein the set retarder comprises at least one retarder selected from the group consisting of a phosphate, a phosphonate, a phosphonic acid, a phosphonic acid derivative, a lignosulfonate, a salt, an organic acid, a carboxymethylated hydroxyethylated cellulose, a synthetic co- or ter-polymer comprising sulfonate and carboxylic acid groups, a borate compound, and any mixture thereof.

17. The method of claim 13 , wherein the cement set activator comprises at least one cement set activator selected from the group consisting of a zeolite, amine, silicate, Group IA hydroxide, Group IIA hydroxide, monovalent salt, divalent salt, nanosilica, polyphosphate, and any combination thereof.

18. The method of claim 13 , wherein the a cement set activator comprises a combination of a monovalent salt and the polyphosphate.

19. The method of claim 13 , wherein the set retarder comprises a phosphonic acid derivative and the dispersant comprises a polycarboxylated ether dispersant.

20. The method of claim 13 , wherein the activated set-delayed cement composition is introduced into an annulus between a conduit disposed in a well bore and a wall of the well bore or another conduit, and wherein the method further comprises, prior to the allowing step, storing the set-delayed cement composition for a time period of about 7 days or longer and then the step of adding the cement set activator to the set-delayed cement composition.

21. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
storing the set-delayed cement composition in a pumpable fluid state for a time period of about 1 day or longer;
reducing the density of the set-delayed cement composition; and
introducing the set-delayed cement composition into a subterranean formation,
wherein the storing the set-delayed cement composition occurs prior to the set-delayed cement composing being introduced into the subterranean formation, and
wherein the reducing the density occurs after the storing the set-delayed cement composition and before the introducing the set-delayed cement composition into the subterranean formation.

Assignees

• Halliburton Energy Services Inc

Inventors

• Agapiou Kyriacos
• Morgan Ronnie Glen
• Pisklak Thomas Jason
• Lewis Samuel Jason
• Brothers Lance Everett

Classifications

• C04B2103/22

  Set retarders · CPC title

• C04B28/18 Primary

  containing mixtures of the silica-lime type · CPC title

• E21B33/138

  Plastering the borehole wall; Injecting into the formation · CPC title

• C04B2103/12

  Set accelerators · CPC title

• C04B24/22

  Condensation {or polymerisation} products thereof · CPC title