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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 20, 2014
Filed:
Oct. 07, 2011
Jeffery D. Karcher, Duncan, OK (US);
Rickey Lynn Morgan, Duncan, OK (US);
James R. Benkley, Duncan, OK (US);
Chad Brenneis, Marlow, OK (US);
Jeffery D. Karcher, Duncan, OK (US);
Rickey Lynn Morgan, Duncan, OK (US);
James R. Benkley, Duncan, OK (US);
Chad Brenneis, Marlow, OK (US);
Halliburton Energy Services, Inc, Houston, TX (US);
Abstract
A composition comprises: a treatment fluid comprising a lost-circulation material, wherein the lost-circulation material comprises a ceramic, and wherein the lost-circulation material has a median particle size in the range from about 0.001 millimeters to about 25.4 millimeters. According to another embodiment, a composition comprises: the treatment fluid comprising a lost-circulation material, wherein the lost-circulation material comprises a ceramic, and wherein the median particle size and the concentration of the lost-circulation material is selected such that the treatment fluid has a sealing pressure of at least 50 psi (0.3 MPa). A method of eliminating or reducing lost circulation from a well comprises: introducing the treatment fluid into at least a portion of the well.