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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 10, 2005
Filed:
Dec. 31, 2002
Donald L. Whitfill, Kingwood, TX (US);
Kenneth W. Pober, Houston, TX (US);
Thomas R. Carlson, Humble, TX (US);
Uday A. Tare, Houston, TX (US);
James V. Fisk, Houston, TX (US);
Joe L. Billingsley, Lafayette, LA (US);
Donald L. Whitfill, Kingwood, TX (US);
Kenneth W. Pober, Houston, TX (US);
Thomas R. Carlson, Humble, TX (US);
Uday A. Tare, Houston, TX (US);
James V. Fisk, Houston, TX (US);
Joe L. Billingsley, Lafayette, LA (US);
Halliburton Energy Services, Inc., Duncan, OK (US);
Abstract
A method is provided for reducing loss of drilling fluid and for stabilizing a wellbore during drilling through depleted sands in a subterranean formation comprising depleted sands. The method comprises introducing into said wellbore and into said depleted sands an aqueous fluid comprising silicate or siliconate and resilient graphitic carbon in an amount effective at substantially plugging pores in said depleted sands.