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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 22, 2010
Filed:
Jan. 24, 2008
Applicant:
David Antony Ballard, Stonehaven, GB;
Inventor:
David Antony Ballard, Stonehaven, GB;
Assignee:
M-I LLC, Houston, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 33/138 (2006.01); C09K 8/516 (2006.01); C09K 8/575 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method for treating a subterranean formation penetrated by a wellbore that includes injecting an alkali silicate into the wellbore; injecting a solid micronized silicate-precipitating agent into the wellbore; and allowing the alkali silicate and the solid micronized silicate-precipitating agent to react to form a silicate gel is disclosed.