Abstract:
A low clay content aqueous drilling mud or a magnesium saltbased aqueous drilling mud may be transformed into cement for well cementing by addition of magnesium oxide, magnesium sulfate and dolomite or magnesium carbonate to produce a magnesium oxysulfate cement.
Abstract:
An aqueous drilling fluid is provided containing dolomite, magnesium sulfate, calcium sulfate, starch or a similar polymeric fluid loss material and a small amount of calcium oxide or magnesium oxide in a brine solution.