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Use of AlternativeUse of Alternative CementCement

FormulationsFormulations

Don GetzlafMarty StromquistMarty Stromquist

Cemblend Systems Inc.

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WellboreRemoving formationRemoving drill fluidsRemoving drill fluids

Replacing with p gCasing and Cementing

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Portland

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Cement HistoryBentonite

SilicaF

FlyashSilicafumeZ lit

FonduPlasterFoams

LatexZeolites

MetakaolinBeads

Plaster

Beads

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Chemically Bonded Phosphate Ceramics

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Development

ARGONNE NATIONAL LABDeveloped for

Nuclear waste containmentNuclear waste containment

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DevelopmentArgonne saw benefits in:

• Good mechanical properties• Good mechanical properties• Unleachable

D t d d ti• Does not degrade over time• Neutral PH• Incorporate organics

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What we saw

Benefits in:• Good mechanical properties• Good mechanical properties• Does not degrade over time• Quick setting• Incorporate organics (OBM)p g ( )• Covalent internal bond

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Mechanic Properties

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Bond TestingBond tests between 200 C and 3150 C are Typically 3 – 5 times higher then Portland.

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Strength• Most of the strength is obtained in

first few hoursSli htl di• Slightly expanding

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Thickening time lexample

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32 Bc to 100 Bc in 2 minutesBearden units of consistency

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hOther Properties

• Concentrated filter cake• Compatible with most p

common drilling fluids and Portland cement

• Temperature independence• Broad PH application• Broad PH application

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Latex Permeability yFlyash

Porosity Fondue SilicaPorosity Fondue SilicaPortland Tension

Silicafume SolubilityM t k li C iMetakaolin Ceramics

Beads FibersBeads FibersBentonite Zeolite

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Where have we been~100 remedial jobs completed

Gas migration• Gas migration• Casing repair• Water conformance• Vent repairsVent repairs

Thickening time extended (6 hrs)Thickening time extended (6 hrs)

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Where are ceramics goingg gPrimary work

ThermalThermalPermafrost

Injection wells

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Do “YOU” have a Do YOU have a question?

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