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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 12, 2021
Filed:
Nov. 13, 2019
Applicant:
Saudi Arabian Oil Company, Dhahran, SA;
Inventors:
Md Amanullah, Dhahran, SA;
Turki Alsubaie, Dhahran, SA;
Assignee:
Saudi Arabian Oil Company, Dhahran, SA;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C09K 8/514 (2006.01); C09K 8/502 (2006.01); E21B 21/00 (2006.01); E21B 21/06 (2006.01); C09K 8/035 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C09K 8/514 (2013.01); C09K 8/035 (2013.01); C09K 8/502 (2013.01); E21B 21/003 (2013.01); E21B 21/062 (2013.01); C09K 2208/04 (2013.01);
Abstract
A lost circulation material (LCM) that includes whole date palm seeds. The whole date palm seeds LCM includes date palm seeds having lengths greater than 22.6 millimeters (mm), date palm seeds having lengths in the range of 16 mm to 22.6 mm, and date palm seeds having lengths in the range of 1 mm to less than 16 mm. Method of manufacturing the whole date palm seeds LCM include washing and drying whole date palm seeds, such that the drying includes air-drying, hot rolling, and cooling. Methods of reducing lost circulation are also provided.