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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 05, 2010
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 drilling a well bore in a subterranean formation comprising placing a self-degrading kickoff plug or the like in the well bore are provided. An example of a method is a method comprising: providing a self-degrading cement composition that comprises 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.