Eseal Technology a New Paradigm for Leaky Well Tender - 146663105

Procurement Summary

Country: USA

Summary: Eseal Technology a New Paradigm for Leaky Well Remediation

Deadline: 01 Oct 2026

Posting Date: 06 Aug 2026

Other Information

Notice Type: Tender

TOT Ref.No.: 146663105

Document Ref. No.: S-197080

Competition: ICB

Financier: Self Financed

Purchaser Ownership: Public

Tender Value: Refer Document

CPV Classification

43121500 - Well-testing equipment
76422000 - Plug cementing services
76411300 - Well-casing milling services
76421000 - Liner cementing services
76450000 - Well-management services

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Tender Details

E-Seal Technology from Los Alamos National Laboratory offers a transformative answer to the world-s aging wells. E-Seal is a liquid sealant that flows like water until an applied electric field steers its engineered micelles directly into the sub-millimeter cracks where cement and polymer treatments physically cannot reach, then transforms into a durable, jammed plug that holds even after the power is switched off. With an estimated tenfold cost advantage over current sealants, the ability to mitigate galvanic corrosion of well casings, and an AI-guided control system that adjusts voltage in real time as the seal forms, E-Seal stands as the first intelligent, actively steered wellbore repair platform built for the leak pathways that define modern well failure.
Overview
E-Seal begins as a low-viscosity, water-like fluid carrying specially engineered surfactant micelles and stabilized colloidal particles. When an electric field is applied across the target zone, three electrokinetic forces act in concert: Electrophoresis pulls the charged micelles toward the fracture, electro-osmosis drives bulk fluid flow into tight constrictions, and dielectrophoresis uses non-uniform field gradients to push larger micelle clusters into the narrowest gaps. As the micelles concentrate inside the crack, the dispersion transitions from a flowing liquid into a jammed, high-viscosity network that bridges the fracture wall-to-wall and resists pressure-driven flow even after the field is removed.
Technology Description
At the molecular scale, surfactant molecules in the E-Seal fluid self-assemble into micelles above the critical micelle concentration, and cement surfaces in downhole brine naturally develop an electrical double layer that interacts with these approaching charged carriers. In high-salinity brines containing divalent cations such as calcium and magnesium, the double layer compresses, inter-particle repulsion drops and micelles aggregate and adsorb onto the cement ...
Notice ID: s-197080

Department/Ind. Agency: energy, department of

Sub-tier: energy, department of

Office: triad - doe contractor

Product Service Code: ac32 - national defense r&d services; defense-related activities; applied research

NAICS Code: 213112 - Support Activities for Oil and Gas Operations

Inactive Dates: aug 01, 2027

Inactive Policy: manual

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