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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 03, 2013
Filed:
Oct. 13, 2010
Applicants:
Daniel L. Bour, Granite Falls, WA (US);
Peter E. Rose, Salt Lake City, UT (US);
Inventors:
Daniel L. Bour, Granite Falls, WA (US);
Peter E. Rose, Salt Lake City, UT (US);
Assignee:
University of Utah Research Foundation, Salt Lake City, UT (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 33/13 (2006.01); E21B 33/138 (2006.01); C09K 8/86 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Methods and systems relating to in situ decomposition of carbonyls at high temperature for fixing incomplete and failed well seals, are described. According to one embodiment, a method, comprises injecting a sealing agent into a subterranean well having sealing channels or voids in well casings. An alkaline-earth carbonate precipitate is formed from the decomposition of a carbonyl compound. The sealing agent includes the carbonyl compound and an alkaline-earth halide salt.