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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 03, 2009
Filed:
Jul. 22, 2005
Mark R. Savery, Duncan, OK (US);
Ashok K. Santra, Duncan, OK (US);
Bradley L. Todd, Duncan, OK (US);
Mark R. Savery, Duncan, OK (US);
Ashok K. Santra, Duncan, OK (US);
Bradley L. Todd, Duncan, OK (US);
Halliburton Energy Services, Inc., Duncan, OK (US);
Abstract
Methods of isolating particular zones within a subterranean formation utilizing self-degrading cement compositions are provided. An example of a method of the present invention is a method that includes: providing a self-degrading cement composition that includes a degradable material, an acid source, a base source, and a water source; placing the self-degrading cement composition in a zone within a subterranean formation; and allowing the self-degrading cement composition to set to form a solid mass that is capable of isolating the zone from a well bore penetrating the zone or from another zone.