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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 12, 2009
Filed:
Jan. 04, 2005
Applicants:
Chrystel Cambus-brunet, Richebourg, FR;
Véronique Barlet-gouedard, Chatenay Malabry, FR;
Inventors:
Chrystel Cambus-Brunet, Richebourg, FR;
Véronique Barlet-Gouedard, Chatenay Malabry, FR;
Assignee:
Schlumberger Technology Corporation, Sugar Land, TX (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 7/00 (2006.01); E21B 33/13 (2006.01); C09K 8/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method of stabilizing an underground formation surrounding a borehole comprising placing a treatment fluid in the formation, the treatment fluid comprising cross-linkable polymer and a cross-linking agent, and allowing the treatment fluid to gel in-situ, characterized in that after placement of the treatment fluid in the formation, an activator fluid is pumped into the well to bring about cross linking of the polymer to form the gel.