Abstract: Cement compositions and methods of cementing within subterranean formations penetrated by well bores wherein the flow properties of one or more dry particulate cementitious materials are improved and wherein the materials can be readily conveyed out of storage tanks and the like. A preferred composition of the present invention comprises a particulate flow enhancing additive dry-blended with one or more dry particulate cementitious materials, said flow enhancing additive being comprised of a particulate solid material carrying a flow inducing polar chemical, and a sufficient amount of water to form a pumpable slurry.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
June 2, 1999
Date of Patent:
January 9, 2001
Assignee:
Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
Inventors:
Baireddy R. Reddy, Ronald E. Sweatman, James F. Heathman, Russell M. Fitzgerald, Ronald J. Crook