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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 23, 2024
Filed:
Aug. 02, 2022
Method to enhance the self-sealing of well cement leakage pathways using a smart gel cement additive
Chevron U.s.a. Inc., San Ramon, CA (US);
Triad National Security, Llc, Los Alamos, NM (US);
Nathan James Welch, White Rock, NM (US);
Hakim Boukhalfa, Santa Fe, NM (US);
Robert David Gilbertson, Los Alamos, NM (US);
Rajesh S. Nair, Houston, TX (US);
Deryck Edward Matthew Williams, Houston, TX (US);
Timothy Leo Quirk, Fulshear, TX (US);
CHEVRON U.S.A. INC., San Ramon, CA (US);
TRIAD NATIONAL SECURITY, LLC, Los Alamos, NM (US);
Abstract
Embodiments of the disclosure include swellable smart gel sealants and methods of using smart gel sealants. In certain embodiments, the smart gel sealants reversibly swell when exposed to a certain trigger, such as carbonic acid and/or sulfuric acid. In specific embodiments, the smart gel is comprised within a cement composition.