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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 18, 2008
Filed:
Jun. 02, 2005
Kenneth Michael Cowan, Sugar Land, TX (US);
Kenneth Michael Cowan, Sugar Land, TX (US);
Shell Oil Company, Houston, TX (US);
Abstract
A method for strengthening a wellbore with an exposed geological formation, the method including: determining or estimating material properties of the exposed geological formation; determining changes necessary in material properties of the exposed geologic formation to achieve desired improvements in property of the exposed geologic formation; and treating the geological formation to improve material property values by injecting a formulation that hardens in-situ to form a geosynthetic composite. In another aspect, an apparatus for utilizing the described method with minimal handling of chemicals includes is an automated in-line chemical metering and pumping apparatus that requires no large mixing tank.