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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 03, 2001
Filed:
Sep. 07, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Jiten Chatterji, Duncan, OK (US);
Roger S. Cromwell, Walters, OK (US);
Baireddy R. Reddy, Duncan, OK (US);
Clyde R. Anderson, Marlow, OK (US);
David E. McMechan, Duncan, OK (US);
Assignee:
Halliburton Energy Services, Inc., Duncan, OK (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C04B 2/440 ; E21B 3/314 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C04B 2/440 ; E21B 3/314 ;
Abstract
The present invention provides improved foamed well cement compositions and methods. The foamed cement compositions have improved properties and are basically comprised of hydraulic cement, amorphous silica surface treated with a mixture of organosilane coupling agents, sufficient water to form a slurry, sufficient gas to foam the slurry and a mixture of foaming and foam stabilizing surfactants present in an amount sufficient to facilitate the formation of the foam and stabilize the foamed composition.