Wells – Processes – With indicating – testing – measuring or locating
Patent
1994-01-25
1995-08-01
Suchfield, George A.
Wells
Processes
With indicating, testing, measuring or locating
166 53, 166292, 166293, E21B 3313, E21B 4700
Patent
active
054373298
ABSTRACT:
The invention provides for metering the pumping rate of BFS/mud mixtures pumped to the cementing head on a rig for sealing off the formation from the casing. Since BFS/mud mixtures require an activation agent, preferably sodium hydroxide is pumped into the flowline to the cementing head. Feedback from the BFS/mud slurry flowrate is fed to the activator injector pump drive system to regulate the addition rate of the activating agent in response to varying conditions, such as mud flowrate. The injection rate target can also be adjusted to compensate for any changes in downhole temperature. The risk of fouling surface equipment and the casing internal diameter is minimized because the activation agent is added very close in time to when the BFS/mud mixture enters the cementing head. Even in situations where the anticipated downhole temperature is significantly lower than the surface temperature, a sufficient amount of activating agent is added for the downhole conditions without fear of fouling the casing internal or the surface pumping equipment.
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Brooks Fred
Daves Thomas W.
Lang William
Baker Hughes Incorporated
Suchfield George A.
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