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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Dec. 29, 2009

Filed:

Jul. 22, 2005
Applicants:

Mark R. Savery, Duncan, OK (US);

Ashok K. Santra, Duncan, OK (US);

Bradley L. Todd, Duncan, OK (US);

Inventors:

Mark R. Savery, Duncan, OK (US);

Ashok K. Santra, Duncan, OK (US);

Bradley L. Todd, Duncan, OK (US);

Assignee:
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 33/13 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

Degradable kickoff plugs are provided. An example of a composition is a degradable kickoff plug that includes a degradable material; and an acid-base cement. Another example of a composition is a degradable kickoff plug formed by 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 desired location in a well bore that penetrates a subterranean formation; and allowing the self-degrading cement composition to set to form a hardened kickoff plug.


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