Stabilized fluids containing soluble zinc

Details Stabilized fluids containing soluble zinc Stabilized fluids containing soluble zinc

1996-12-02

1998-03-17

Tucker, Philip

Earth boring, well treating, and oil field chemistry

Well treating

Contains inorganic component other than water or clay

507110, 507111, 507140, 507212, 507213, 507269, 507906, C09K 702, C09K 700

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057286540

ABSTRACT:
Disclosed are low solids, high density fluids useful as drilling, workover, and completion fluids and the like in oil and gas well operations. The fluids comprise a brine having dissolved therein a zinc salt such as zinc bromide, and optionally one or more additional water soluble salts, a viscosifier which is a high surface area silica, a biopolymer viscosifier, a fluid loss control additive which is preferably a starch derivative, zinc carbonate, and, optionally, an alkaline buffer, a polar additive, and a bridging agent.
It has been found that zinc carbonate will increase the low shear rate viscosity of fluids containing a zinc salt dissolved therein. Additionally, the combination of zinc carbonate and zinc oxide as the alkaline buffer provides fluids having increased thermal stability as indicated by the low shear rate viscosity of the fluids.

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