Multi-scale Characterization of Oil-well Cements for Water Dynamics and Microstructure Analysis

The use of X-ray/Neutron Pair Distribution Function (PDF) technique proves to be useful in providing the critical insight into the retarder mechanism and as a basis to engineer the retarders for various oil-well cementing applications.

Media

• Engineers Journal, Engineers Ireland, New tools could improve the way cement seals oil wells
• MIT News, New tools could improve the way cement seals oil wells

Publications

K. Kupwade-Patil, P. Boul, D. Rasner, M. Everett, T. Proffen, K. Page, D. Ma, D. Olds, C. Thaemlitz, and O. Buyukozturk. Retarder effect on Hydrating Oil Well Cements investigated using in situ Neutron/X-ray Pair Distribution Function (PDF) Analysis. Cement and Concrete Research 2019; 126: 105920-1-13.

Team

MIT Civil and Environmental Engineering

• Prof. Oral Buyukozturk, PI
• Dr. Kunal Kupwade-Patil

Aramco Services Company

• Carl Thaemlitz
• Dr. Peter Boul
• Diana Raisner

Oak Ridge National Laboratory

• Dr. Thomas Proffen
• Dr. S. Michelle Everett
• Dr. Katharine Page
• Dr. Domg Ma
• Dr. Daniel Olds

 

Sponsor

Aramco Services Company

 

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