DATE TREE SPIKELET-BASED ADDITIVE FOR MECHANICAL REINFORCEMENT OF WEAK AND UNSTABLE LOST CIRCULATION MATERIAL (LCM) SEALS/PLUGS

摘要

A lost circulation material (LCM) having chips formed from date tree spikelets of a date tree is provided. The date tree spikelets may be obtained from the waste product of date tree and date fruit processing. The date tree spikelet-based LCM may be added to a drilling fluid (for example, a drilling mud) to mitigate or prevent such lost circulation in a well. The date tree spikelet-based LCM may be added to one or more additional LCMs as an LCM additive for addition to a drilling fluid (for example, a drilling mud) to mitigate or prevent such lost circulation in a well. Methods of lost circulation control with the date tree spikelet-based LCM are also provided.