Case History

SealBond Cement Spacer System

Reduced Cementing Costs
System successfully avoided problems caused by lost circulation

Benefits
Reduced overall cost of surface
cement job
Effectively reduced cement losses
Eliminated need for two-stage
cement job
Minimized formation damage caused
by filtrate invasion

Background and challenges

Lost circulation zone with critical
fracture gradient
Staterequirement to ensure cement
brought to surface
Two-stage cement jobs with stage
tool typically used to achieve goals
Additional expense incurred with
stage tool use
Baker Hughes solution and results
Implemented Baker Hughes SealBond
cement spacer system
Provided a successful primary cement
job with reduced costs and rig time
Reduced cement losses
Eliminated the need for a stage tool
and the second cementing stage
Used rig time more efficiently
A customer was cementing a surface string
and had planned on using a stage tool to
ensure that cement was brought to surface
as required by Texas state law. Stage tools
are necessary in primary cement jobs to
avoid exceeding the fracture gradient and
breaking down the formation.
Baker Hughes recommended using the
SealBond™ cement spacer system to
complete the job without using the tool.
The SealBond system would eliminate the
need for the stage tool and avoid a second
surface cement job, which would reduce the
amount of cement the operator would need.
The SealBond system has also been
effective in reducing cement losses
and enhancing whole cleaning before
the cement job. In previous work, the
operator had frequently used fresh water
as a spacer between the mud already in
the well and the cement that was to be
pumped. Although the water provided
good cleaning properties when used in
conjunction with water-based mud, it did
not prevent any lost circulation issues.
The proposed plan was to run the SealBond
cement spacer system before the cement
job and complete the surface job in one
attempt. During the actual job, SealBond
and 25 lbm/bbl (11 kg/bbl) of SealBond
Plus were pumped followed by 715 bbl
(114 m3) of Class Cement at 14.8 lbm/gal,
which was then displaced with 413 bbl
(66 m3) of mud. Approximately 27 bbl (4m3)
of Class C cement successfully circulated
to surface.
The customer was able to cement the well
in one stage, which saved USD 15,000 in
cement costs and approximately 5 hours
of rig time at USD 2,000/hr. The SealBond
cement spacer system eliminated the costs
associated with the second cementing stage.
The customer has been convinced of the
effectiveness of the SealBond system
when used in the proper application, and
has continued to use it for surface as well
as intermediate jobs. By incorporating
SealBond and SealBond Plus cementing
technologies, Baker Hughes has provided
the customer with successful primary
cement jobs with reduced rig time.

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