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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 12, 2026
Filed:
Aug. 09, 2024
Applicant:
Saudi Arabian Oil Company, Dhahran, SA;
Inventors:
Assignee:
SAUDI ARABIAN OIL COMPANY, Dhahran, SA;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 21/00 (2006.01); C04B 12/00 (2006.01); C09K 8/504 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C09K 8/5045 (2013.01); C04B 12/005 (2013.01); E21B 21/003 (2013.01);
Abstract
The invention is directed to lost circulation material (LCM) compositions capable of forming geopolymers, said LCM compositions comprising red mud, a silica source, a developed alkaline activator (DAA), and an aqueous source, and methods and systems related thereto for treating a lost circulation zone within a subterranean formation using the LCM compositions which form said geopolymers therein so as to at least partially prevent lost circulation.