CPC C09K 8/426 (2013.01) [C09K 8/845 (2013.01); C09K 8/86 (2013.01); C09K 2208/32 (2013.01)] | 20 Claims |
1. A system comprising:
a well cellar comprising a base and sidewalls extending from the base;
a wellhead comprising an aboveground region extending above the well cellar and a belowground region in the well cellar, the belowground region of the wellhead comprising a wellhead component having an exterior surface;
a colloidal silica gel occupying a volume extending from the base and sidewalls of the well cellar to the exterior surface of the wellhead component, wherein the colloidal silica gel covers the exterior surface of the wellhead component; and
sand completely covering an upper surface of the colloidal silica gel.
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