Traceable Polymeric Additives for Use in Subterranean Formations

• US 20170130117A1
• Filed: 01/23/2017
• Published: 05/11/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 11/22/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services Incorporated (Halliburton Company)
• Original Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services Incorporated (Halliburton Company)
• Inventors: Gordon, Christopher Lynn, Roddy, Craig Wayne, Chatterji, Jiten
• Granted Patent: US 10,000,685 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• CPC Class Codes: C04B 20/10 Coating or impregnating roofing granules E04D7/005
• CPC Class Codes: C04B 20/1055 with inorganic materials
• CPC Class Codes: C04B 2103/0049 Water-swellable polymers
• CPC Class Codes: C04B 24/24 Macromolecular compounds C04B24/14 takes precedence; macromolecular compounds comprising sulfonate or sulfate groups C04B24/16
• CPC Class Codes: C04B 24/2623 Polyvinylalcohols; Polyvinylacetates
• CPC Class Codes: C04B 24/2641 Polyacrylates; Polymethacrylates
• CPC Class Codes: C04B 24/2652 Nitrogen containing polymers, e.g. polyacrylamides, polyacrylonitriles
• CPC Class Codes: C04B 24/2676 Polystyrenes
• CPC Class Codes: C04B 24/2682 Halogen containing polymers, e.g. PVC
• CPC Class Codes: C04B 24/2688 Copolymers containing at least three different monomers
• CPC Class Codes: C04B 24/383 Cellulose or derivatives thereof
• CPC Class Codes: C04B 28/02 containing hydraulic cements other than calcium sulfates
• CPC Class Codes: C09K 8/03 Specific additives for general use in well-drilling compositions
• CPC Class Codes: C09K 8/035 Organic additives
• CPC Class Codes: C09K 8/40 Spacer compositions, e.g. compositions used to separate well-drilling from cementing masses
• CPC Class Codes: C09K 8/42 Compositions for cementing, e.g. for cementing casings into boreholes; Compositions for plugging, e.g. for killing wells compositions for plastering C09K8/50
• CPC Class Codes: C09K 8/46 containing inorganic binders, e.g. Portland cement
• CPC Class Codes: C09K 8/467 containing additives for specific purposes
• CPC Class Codes: C09K 8/52 Compositions for preventing, limiting or eliminating depositions, e.g. for cleaning
• CPC Class Codes: C09K 8/60 Compositions for stimulating production by acting on the underground formation
• CPC Class Codes: E21B 33/13 : Methods or devices for cementing, for plugging holes, crevices or the like
• CPC Class Codes: E21B 43/16 : Enhanced recovery methods for obtaining hydrocarbons
• CPC Class Codes: E21B 47/005 : Monitoring or checking of cementation quality or level
• CPC Class Codes: E21B 47/11 : using tracers; using radioactivity

Abstract

Disclosed are traceable polymeric additives that comprise a tagging material and methods of using the traceable polymeric additives in subterranean applications, such as cementing. An embodiment discloses a well treatment composition comprising a base fluid and a traceable polymeric additive comprising a polymer and a tagging material.

Claims

1. A well treatment fluid comprising:

a base fluid; and

a traceable polymeric additive comprising a polymer and a tagging material.

2. The well treatment fluid of claim 1 wherein the tagging material comprises at least one thermal neutron absorbing material selected from the group consisting of cadmium, boron, gadolinium, iridium, boron carbide, boron nitride, boric acid, boron concentrated glass, zinc borate, borax, gadolinium oxide, gadolinium acetate, gadolinium concentrated glass, and any combination thereof.

3. The well treatment fluid of claim 1 wherein the polymer is swellable.

4. The well treatment fluid of claim 1 wherein the traceable polymeric additive is in particulate form.

5. The well treatment fluid of claim 1 wherein at least a portion of the tagging material is dispersed in the polymer or present in a coating on the polymer.

6. The well treatment fluid of claim 1 further comprising a hydraulic cement and water.

7. The well treatment fluid of claim 6 wherein the traceable polymeric additive is included in the fluid in an amount of about 0.1% to about 100% by weight of the hydraulic cement.

8. The well treatment fluid of claim 1 wherein the polymer comprises at least one elastomer selected from the group consisting of natural rubber, acrylate butadiene rubber, polyacrylate rubber, isoprene rubber, choloroprene rubber, butyl rubber, brominated butyl rubber, chlorinated butyl rubber, chlorinated polyethylene rubber, neoprene rubber, styrene butadiene copolymer rubber, sulphonated polyethylene, ethylene acrylate rubber, epichlorohydrin ethylene oxide copolymer rubber, ethylene-propylene rubber, ethylene-propylene-diene terpolymer rubber, ethylene vinyl acetate copolymer, a fluorosilicone rubber, a silicone rubber, poly 2,2,1-bicyclo heptene (polynorborneane), alkylstyrene, a block copolymer of styrene-butadiene rubber, nitrile rubber, hydrogenated nitrile rubber, a fluoro rubber, a perfluoro rubber, a tetrafluorethylene/propylene, an isobutylene maleic anhydride, and any combination thereof.

9. The well treatment fluid of claim 1 wherein the polymer comprises at least one swellable polymer selected from the group consisting of polymethacrylate, polyacrylamide, a non-soluble acrylic polymer, a starch-polyacrylate acid graft copolymer, polyethylene oxide polymer, a carboxymethyl cellulose type polymer, poly(acrylic acid), poly(acrylic-co-acrylamide), graft-poly(ethylene oxide) of poly(acrylic acid), poly(2-hydroxyethyl methacrylate), poly(2-hydroxypropyl methacrylate), polyvinyl alcohol cyclic acid anhydride graft copolymer, isobutylene maleic anhydride, vinylacetate-acrylate copolymer, a starch-polyacrylonitrile graft copolymer, and any combination thereof.

10. A well treatment fluid comprising:

a base fluid;

a traceable polymeric additive wherein the traceable polymeric additive is particulate in form and comprises a swellable elastomer and a tagging material;

wherein the tagging material comprises a thermal neutron absorbing material;

wherein a weight ratio of the swellable elastomer to the tagging material is about 99;

1 to about 0.1;

1; and

wherein the swellable elastomer comprises at least one polymer selected from the group consisting of a water swellable polymer, oil swellable polymer, dual oil and water swellable polymer, and combinations thereof.

11. The well treatment fluid of claim 10 wherein at least a portion of the tagging material is dispersed in the at least one polymer.

12. The well treatment fluid of claim 10 wherein at least a portion of the tagging material is present in a coating on the at least one polymer.

13. The well treatment fluid of claim 10 wherein the thermal neutron absorbing material comprises at least one material selected from the group consisting of cadmium, boron, gadolinium, iridium, boron carbide, boron nitride, boric acid, boron concentrated glass, zinc borate, borax, gadolinium oxide, gadolinium acetate, gadolinium concentrated glass, and any combination thereof.

14. The well treatment fluid of claim 10 wherein the swellable elastomer comprises at least one elastomer selected from the group consisting of natural rubber, acrylate butadiene rubber, polyacrylate rubber, isoprene rubber, choloroprene rubber, butyl rubber, brominated butyl rubber, chlorinated butyl rubber, chlorinated polyethylene rubber, neoprene rubber, styrene butadiene copolymer rubber, sulphonated polyethylene, ethylene acrylate rubber, epichlorohydrin ethylene oxide copolymer rubber, ethylene-propylene rubber, ethylene-propylene-diene terpolymer rubber, ethylene vinyl acetate copolymer, a fluorosilicone rubber, a silicone rubber, poly 2,2,1-bicyclo heptene (polynorborneane), alkylstyrene, a block copolymer of styrene-butadiene rubber, nitrile rubber, hydrogenated nitrile rubber, a fluoro rubber, a perfluoro rubber, a tetrafluorethylene/propylene, an isobutylene maleic anhydride, and any combination thereof.

15. The well treatment fluid of claim 10, wherein the swellable elastomer comprises at least one swellable polymer selected from the group consisting of polymethacrylate, polyacrylamide, a non-soluble acrylic polymer, a starch-polyacrylate acid graft copolymer, polyethylene oxide polymer, a carboxymethyl cellulose type polymer, poly(acrylic acid), poly(acrylic-co-acrylamide), graft-poly(ethylene oxide) of poly(acrylic acid), poly(2-hydroxyethyl methacrylate), poly(2-hydroxypropyl methacrylate), polyvinyl alcohol cyclic acid anhydride graft copolymer, isobutylene maleic anhydride, vinylacetate-acrylate copolymer, a starch-polyacrylonitrile graft copolymer, and any combination thereof.

16. The well treatment fluid of claim 10 further comprising a hydraulic cement and water.

17. The well treatment fluid of claim 16 wherein the traceable polymeric additive is included in the well treatment fluid in an amount of about 0.1% to about 100% by weight of the hydraulic cement.

18. The well treatment fluid of claim 16 wherein the well treatment fluid comprises a density of about 4 lb/gal to about 20 lb/gal.

19. The well treatment fluid of claim 16 wherein the traceable polymeric additive comprises a particle size in a range of about 20 microns to about 500 microns.

20. The well treatment fluid of claim 16 further comprising a dispersant.