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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 24, 2012
Filed:
Aug. 25, 2009
Samuel J. Lewis, Duncan, OK (US);
David F. Myers, Cary, NC (US);
James Lynn Davis, Holly Springs, NC (US);
Vikram Rao, Chapel Hill, NC (US);
Vijay Gupta, Morrisville, NC (US);
Lynn Margaret Soby, Apex, NC (US);
Andrew K. Dummer, Chapel Hill, NC (US);
Samuel J. Lewis, Duncan, OK (US);
David F. Myers, Cary, NC (US);
James Lynn Davis, Holly Springs, NC (US);
Vikram Rao, Chapel Hill, NC (US);
Vijay Gupta, Morrisville, NC (US);
Lynn Margaret Soby, Apex, NC (US);
Andrew K. Dummer, Chapel Hill, NC (US);
Halliburton Energy Services Inc., Duncan, OK (US);
Abstract
The present invention includes methods relating to the setting of fluids or slurries in a wellbore. In one embodiment, a method of isolating a portion a wellbore by preparing a sealant composition comprising a fluid component and a polymeric additive component, placing the sealant composition into a wellbore and subjecting the sealant composition to ionizing radiation. The ionizing radiation can cause bonding between polymeric additive components and create a polymer matrix within the sealant composition that increases the mechanical strength of the sealant composition.