Inventors:
Wilford S. Baker - Thibodaux LA
James J. Harrison - Glenshaw PA
Assignee:
Gulf Oil Corporation - Pittsburgh PA
International Classification:
C04B 2404, C04B 2438, E21B 3314
Abstract:
A novel cement composition comprising (1) cement, (2) at least one polysaccharide, and (3) a viscosity modifying amount of a 1,2-dicarbonyl; aqueous slurries prepared from these novel cement compositions and a method of cementing casing in the borehole of a well using such novel aqueous cement slurries.