Isoblok: Prevent Gas Migration For Medium-To High-Temperature Cementing Operations

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ISOBLOK

Prevent gas migration for medium- to high-temperature cementing operations


Applications
■■ Control of annular gas migra-
tion in medium- to high-
temperature primary and
remedial cementing
■■ Cementing expandable tubulars
■■ Highly deviated and horizontal
well cementing

Benefits
■■ Efficient cement placement

Features
■■ Compatibility with CemCRETE* The ISOBLOK system can be used over wide temperature and density ranges for several applications.
and FlexSTONE* technologies
and standard Schlumberger The ISOBLOK* gas migration Highly deviated or placement and tubular expansion.
cement additives control system is designed for horizontal wells Maintaining static gel strength
■■ Synergy between latex and medium- and high-temperature Cementing highly deviated or (SGS) below 9.58 kPa [200 lbf/
specific polymers cement applications. It relies on horizontal wells poses a bigger 100 ft2] throughout the job is
a remarkable synergy between challenge than cementing vertical recommended to avoid problems
■■ Adequate slurry rheology for
latex particles and liquid polymers wells because of the risk associ- during extrusion. If the SGS
placement and proper mud
to provide excellent fluid loss ated with cement placement and becomes too high, there will
removal
and gas migration control. The free fluid. In such scenarios, any be problems during extrusion
■■ Stable cement slurries without resultant slurry has an adjustable because of too much resistance
free fluid will lead to a channel on
free fluid viscosity suitable for effective behind the pipe. The cement will
the high side, and poor mud re-
■■ Long and low static gel mud removal. It can be used over moval will lead to a mud channel be too thick and will result in a
strength wide temperature and density on the lower side, compromising stuck expansion cone, a fractured
■■ Thin cement filtercake ranges and for different applica- the zonal isolation. The ISOBLOK formation, or both. Additionally,
tions. The additive also controls system permits designing cement while the tubular is expanding, it
■■ Improved cement bonding to
gas migration by improving the slurries with optimal rheological is repeatedly exposed to pres-
formation and casing
cement bond to formation and properties to achieve efficient sure fluctuations with a greater
■■ Excellent fluid loss control casing. chance of microannulus creation
cement placement. These slurries
also achieve zero free fluid and if gel strength development is not
The ability of the cement slurry
very thin filtercake. Combining controlled.
to stop gas migration is directly
these slurry characteristics with
related to additive concentration, The ISOBLOK system permits
the ISOBLOK system makes it
which is determined based on designing slurries with long
ideal for cementing deviated and
the bottomhole circulating thickening time and low SGS. In
horizontal wells.
temperature (BHCT) and the spite of the long thickening time,
slurry solid volume fraction.The the transit time related to develop-
Solid expandable tubulars
ISOBLOK system can be used at ment of compressive strength
BHCTs from 38 to 177 degC [100 to To cement solid expandable (CS) is still very short (from 344.7
350 degF] and in slurries with den- tubulars (SETs), it is important to 3,447 kPa [50 to 500 psi]).
sity ranges from 960 to 2,760 kg/m3 to have a cement system with
[8 to 23 lbm/galUS]. long thickening time for slurry

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