Systems and methods for enhancing the conductivity of fractures in a subterranean formation using cements and electrically controlled propellant materials are provided. In some embodiments, the methods comprise: introducing a cement fluid comprising an aqueous base fluid, an inorganic cement, an electrically controlled propellant, and a plurality of electrically conductive particles into at least one fracture in a subterranean formation; allowing at least a portion of the cement fluid to at least partially harden in the fracture to form a solid cement mass; and applying an electrical current to at least a portion of the electrically controlled propellant in the fracture to ignite the electrically controlled propellant, whereby the solid cement mass in the fracture is at least partially ruptured by the ignition of the electrically controlled propellant.

The purpose for the invention is to develop a low-viscosity sealant that can be placed into the well fractures easily while providing long-term robust wellbore sealing. Nanoparticles like nanosilica particles are proposed and used to seal the fractures and keep the wellbore integrity. Application of nanosilica particles is beneficial as it has a low viscosity and requires low pressure to inject into fractures.

A method and sealant to seal microcracks as small as 30 m by causing methyl methacrylate combined with one or more nanoparticles to flow into the microcrack to be sealed.

A method for creating an expandable polymer grout plug within or through a wellbore includes providing an expandable polymer grout system to a target location within or through the wellbore, wherein the expandable polymer grout system comprises: (i) an isocyanate component comprising one or more isocyanate compounds; and (ii) an organic polyol component comprising one or more organic polyol compounds; in the presence of (iii) one or more blowing agents; combining the foregoing components of the expandable polymer grout system to facilitate the polymerization reaction to form the expandable polymer grout plug at the target location; and allowing the expandable polymer grout plug to cure at the target location.

A cement composition is disclosed that includes a cement slurry and an epoxy resin system that includes at least one epoxy resin and a curing agent. The cement slurry has a density in a range of from 65 pcf to 180 pcf and includes a cement precursor material, silica sand, silica flour, a weighting agent, and manganese tetraoxide. The epoxy resin system includes at least one of 2,3-epoxypropyl o-tolyl ether, alkyl glycidyl ethers having from 12 to 14 carbon atoms, bisphenol-A-epichlorohydrin epoxy resin, or a compound having formula (I): (OC.sub.2H.sub.3)CH.sub.2OR.sup.1OCH.sub.2(C.sub.2H.sub.3O) where R.sup.1 is a linear or branched hydrocarbyl having from 4 to 24 carbon atoms; and a curing agent.

A cement composition is disclosed that includes a cement slurry and an epoxy resin system that includes at least one epoxy resin and a curing agent. The cement slurry has a density in a range of from 65 pcf to 180 pcf and includes a cement precursor material, silica sand, silica flour, a weighting agent, and manganese tetraoxide. The epoxy resin system includes at least one of 2,3-epoxypropyl o-tolyl ether, alkyl glycidyl ethers having from 12 to 14 carbon atoms, bisphenol-A-epichlorohydrin epoxy resin, or a compound having formula (I): (OC.sub.2H.sub.3)CH.sub.2OR.sup.1OCH.sub.2(C.sub.2H.sub.3O) where R.sup.1 is a linear or branched hydrocarbyl having from 4 to 24 carbon atoms; and a curing agent.

This document relates to non-aqueous compositions including a maleic anhydride copolymer and a polyamine or polyaziridine crosslinker. The maleic anhydride copolymer includes repeat units I and II: ##STR00001##
Each R.sup.1 is independently H, (C.sub.1-C.sub.5)alkyl, CO(O)(C.sub.1-C.sub.5)alkyl, or aryl; and each R.sup.2 is independently H, (C.sub.1-C.sub.5)alkyl, CO(O)(C.sub.1-C.sub.5)alkyl, and aryl.

Systems and methods for enhancing the conductivity of fractures in a subterranean formation using cements and electrically controlled propellant materials are provided. In some embodiments, the methods comprise: introducing a cement fluid comprising an aqueous base fluid, an inorganic cement, an electrically controlled propellant, and a plurality of electrically conductive particles into at least one fracture in a subterranean formation; allowing at least a portion of the cement fluid to at least partially harden in the fracture to form a solid cement mass; and applying an electrical current to at least a portion of the electrically controlled propellant in the fracture to ignite the electrically controlled propellant, whereby the solid cement mass in the fracture is at least partially ruptured by the ignition of the electrically controlled propellant.

A method for treating a well includes flowing a sealant heated to a gaseous phase to cement disposed in an annulus of a wellbore, where the annulus is formed between a casing installed in the wellbore and a cylindrical wall radially outward of the casing. The cement includes a fluid loss opening formed over time. The method includes flowing the sealant in gaseous phase through the fluid loss opening in the cement of the annulus, and cooling the sealant in the gaseous phase into a phase transition of the sealant. The phase transition includes a deposition of the sealant from the gaseous phase to a solid phase or a condensation of the sealant from the gaseous phase to a liquid phase. Further, the sealant seals the fluid loss opening in response to cooling the sealant.

A method to provide fractures in a formation includes providing a wellbore in the formation and providing a casing in the wellbore. The method also includes providing communication between an inside of the casing and the formation and initiating a fracture from the communication between the inside of the casing and the subterranean formation. The method further includes propagating the fracture with a fluid comprising mortar slurry. The mortar slurry comprises water and hydraulic material, and at least 50 percent of the water is consumed to hydrate the hydraulic material.