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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 03, 2019
Filed:
May. 18, 2012
Applicants:
Mark Luyster, Houston, TX (US);
Matthew Offenbacher, Houston, TX (US);
Inventors:
Mark Luyster, Houston, TX (US);
Matthew Offenbacher, Houston, TX (US);
Assignee:
M-I L.L.C., Houston, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 33/12 (2006.01); E21B 33/126 (2006.01); C09K 8/502 (2006.01); C09K 8/504 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 33/126 (2013.01); C09K 8/502 (2013.01); C09K 8/5045 (2013.01); E21B 33/1208 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method for completing a wellbore may include introducing a wellbore fluid into a wellbore, the wellbore fluid having a base fluid; and a solid weighting agent having a d90 of less than 20 microns; where the method may also include contacting the wellbore fluid with a swellable element in the wellbore; and allowing swelling of the swellable element.