Vulcanized oil and water swellable particulate composite compositions
Embodiments herein include a method comprising providing a self-sealing cement slurry comprising an aqueous base fluid, a cementitious material, and a vulcanized oil and water swellable particulate composite, wherein the vulcanized oil and water swellable particulate composite comprises an elastomer, a crosslinked water swellable superabsorbent polymer, and a hydrophobically modified water-soluble polymer; introducing the self-sealing cement slurry into a subterranean formation; and allowing the self-sealing cement slurry to set, wherein the vulcanized oil and water swellable particulate composite is capable of swelling in the presence of a non-aqueous fluid and an aqueous fluid to reduce the permeability of fluid flowpaths in the set self-sealing cement slurry upon loss of structural integrity.
1. A method comprising:
providing a self-sealing cement slurry comprising an aqueous base fluid, a cementitious material, and a vulcanized oil and water swellable particulate composite,
wherein the vulcanized oil and water swellable particulate composite comprises an elastomer, a crosslinked water swellable superabsorbent polymer, and a hydrophobically modified water-soluble polymer;
introducing the self-sealing cement slurry into a subterranean formation; and,
allowing the self-sealing cement slurry to set,
wherein the vulcanized oil and water swellable particulate composite is capable of swelling in the presence of a non-aqueous fluid and an aqueous fluid to reduce the permeability of fluid flowpaths in the set self-sealing cement slurry upon loss of structural integrity.
2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the elastomer comprises a non-polar monomer, a polar monomer, and an ionizable polar monomer.
3. The method of claim 2 , wherein the non-polar monomer is selected from the group consisting of a diene; a substituted diene; an alpha-olefin; and any combination thereof.
4. The method of claim 2 , wherein the polar monomer is non-ionic.
5. The method of claim 2 , wherein the polar monomer is selected from the group consisting of an acrylonitrile; a N-alkoxyalkyl acrylamide; a vinyl acetate; a vinylformamide; a vinyl acetamide; a vinyl methyl ether; a vinyl pyrrolidone; an acrylate; a vinyl siloxane; and any combination thereof.
6. The method of claim 2 , wherein the polar monomer is capable of generating a carboxylate group.
7. The method of claim 2 , wherein the ionizable polar monomer is selected from the group consisting of a carboxylic acid; a carboxylic acid derivative; a salt of carboxylic acid; a sulfonic acid; a salt of sulfonic acid; and any combination thereof.
8. The method of claim 1 , wherein the hydrophobically modified water-soluble polymer is formed by hydrophobic modification of a hydrophilic polymer.
9. The method of claim 1 , wherein the hydrophobically modified water-soluble polymer is formed by a polymerization reaction of a hydrophilic monomer and a hydrophobically modified hydrophilic monomer.
10. The method of claim 1 , wherein the vulcanized oil and water swellable particulate composite further comprises a polyvalent metal oxide; a reinforcing material; and any combination thereof.
11. A method comprising:
providing a self-sealing cement slurry comprising an aqueous base fluid, a cementitious material, and a vulcanized oil and water swellable particulate composite,
wherein the vulcanized oil and water swellable particulate composite comprises an elastomer, a crosslinked water swellable superabsorbent polymer, and a hydrophobically modified water-soluble polymer;
introducing the self-sealing cement slurry into a subterranean formation; and,
allowing the self-sealing cement slurry to set,
wherein the vulcanized oil and water swellable particulate composite is capable of swelling in the presence of a non-aqueous fluid and an aqueous fluid to reduce the permeability of fluid flowpaths in the set self-sealing cement slurry upon loss of structural integrity,
wherein the crosslinked water swellable superabsorbent polymer is selected from the group consisting of a crosslinked polyacrylate-based polymer; a crosslinked polyacrylamide-based polymer; a crosslinked polyvinyl alcohol polymer; a crosslinked starch-polyacrylonitrile graft polymer; any copolymer thereof; any terpolymer thereof; and any combination thereof.
12. The method of claim 11 , wherein the elastomer comprises a non-polar monomer, a polar monomer, and an ionizable polar monomer.
13. The method of claim 12 , wherein the non-polar monomer is selected from the group consisting of a diene; a substituted diene; an alpha-olefin; and any combination thereof.
14. The method of claim 12 , wherein the polar monomer is non-ionic.
15. The method of claim 12 , wherein the polar monomer is selected from the group consisting of an acrylonitrile; a N-alkoxyalkyl acrylamide; a vinyl acetate; a vinylformamide; a vinyl acetamide; a vinyl methyl ether; a vinyl pyrrolidone; an acrylate; a vinyl siloxane; and any combination thereof.
16. The method of claim 12 , wherein the polar monomer is capable of generating a carboxylate group.
17. The method of claim 12 , wherein the ionizable polar monomer is selected from the group consisting of a carboxylic acid; a carboxylic acid derivative; a salt of carboxylic acid; a sulfonic acid; a salt of sulfonic acid; and any combination thereof.
18. The method of claim 11 , wherein the hydrophobically modified water-soluble polymer is formed by hydrophobic modification of a hydrophilic polymer.
19. The method of claim 11 , wherein the hydrophobically modified water-soluble polymer is formed by a polymerization reaction of a hydrophilic monomer and a hydrophobically modified hydrophilic monomer.
20. The method of claim 11 , wherein the vulcanized oil and water swellable particulate composite further comprises a polyvalent metal oxide; a reinforcing material; and any combination thereof.