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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 06, 2007
Filed:
Mar. 17, 2004
B. Raghava Reddy, Duncan, OK (US);
Frank Zamora, Duncan, OK (US);
Philip D. Nguyen, Duncan, OK (US);
Trinidad Munoz, Jr., Duncan, OK (US);
Anthony V. Palmer, Ardmore, OK (US);
B. Raghava Reddy, Duncan, OK (US);
Frank Zamora, Duncan, OK (US);
Philip D. Nguyen, Duncan, OK (US);
Trinidad Munoz, Jr., Duncan, OK (US);
Anthony V. Palmer, Ardmore, OK (US);
Halliburton Energy Services, Inc., Duncan, OK (US);
Abstract
The present invention provides cement compositions that include degradable materials, and methods of using such compositions in subterranean cementing operations. An example of a method of the present invention includes: providing a cement composition that includes a hydraulic cement, and a degradable material; placing the cement composition in a subterranean formation; allowing the cement composition to set therein; and allowing the degradable material to degrade. Another example of a method of the present invention is a method of enhancing the mechanical properties of a cement composition including adding a degradable material to the cement composition and allowing the degradable material to degrade.