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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 08, 2026
Filed:
May. 06, 2024
Baker Hughes Oilfield Operations Llc, Houston, TX (US);
Autumn Shepherd, Katy, TX (US);
Dorianne A. Castillo, Humble, TX (US);
April Shi, Katy, TX (US);
Hunter Wright, Katy, TX (US);
Abstract
A lost circulation pill for a drilling or completion operation includes, based on a total weight of the lost circulation pill, about 0.1 to about 2 weight percent of a luffa component comprising at least one of a luffa fiber or luffa sponge; about 10 to about 30 weight percent of at least one of a sized carbonate or a sized degradable synthetic material, in the form of particles, flakes, fibers, or a combination thereof; and about 60 to about 90 weight percent of a brine. A method of controlling lost circulation in a lost circulation zone in a wellbore includes introducing the lost circulation pill in the wellbore as described hereinabove, and forming a plug from the lost circulation pill in the lost circulation zone.