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Abdullah Saleh Hussain Al-Yami0
Vikrant Bhavanishankar Wagle0
Rajendra Arunkumar Kalgaonkar0
Jin Huang0
Date of Patent
April 23, 2019
0Patent Application Number
160396980
Date Filed
July 19, 2018
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Patent abstract
A subterranean formation sealant includes a mixture of an aqueous colloidal dispersion including silica nanoparticles and a C6-C12 fatty acid. Heating the sealant above 70° C. initiates gelation of the sealant. Sealing an opening in a water or gas producing zone in a subterranean formation includes providing a sealant including a mixture of a colloidal dispersion including silica nanoparticles and a C6-C12 fatty acid to the water or gas producing zone, initiating gelation of the sealant in situ, and solidifying the sealant in the water or gas producing zone to yield a set gel, thereby sealing the opening in the water or gas producing zone.
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