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Date of Patent:
Dec. 18, 2007

Filed:

May. 04, 2006
Applicants:

Ronald E. Sweatman, Montgomery, TX (US);

Hong Wang, Spring, TX (US);

Wolfgang F. J. Deeg, Duncan, OK (US);

Inventors:

Ronald E. Sweatman, Montgomery, TX (US);

Hong Wang, Spring, TX (US);

Wolfgang F. J. Deeg, Duncan, OK (US);

Assignee:
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 43/26 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

Methods of improving the pressure containment integrity of subterranean well bores are provided. The methods include pumping a fracture sealing composition into the well bore that rapidly converts into a high friction pressure sealing composition which is impermeable, deformable, extremely viscous and does not bond to the faces of fractures. Thereafter, the fracture sealing composition is squeezed into one or more natural fractures or into one or more new fractures formed in the well bore to thereby increase the pressure containment integrity of the well bore. The methods also include the prediction of the expected increase in pressure containment integrity.


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