Earth boring – well treating – and oil field chemistry – Earth boring – Contains organic component
Patent
1998-01-26
1999-11-23
Tucker, Philip
Earth boring, well treating, and oil field chemistry
Earth boring
Contains organic component
507261, 507939, C09K 706, C09K 702
Patent
active
059900504
ABSTRACT:
A drilling fluid and an invert emulsion fluid having utility for drilling, completing or working over subterranean oil and gas wells are disclosed. The drilling fluid includes a continuous phase that includes a preferentially-oil-soluble glycol ether which has a viscosity at 25.degree. C. of at least 10 centipoise, and an emulsifier. The invert emulsion fluid includes a oleaginous fluid including a preferentially-oil-soluble glycol ether which is miscible in oil and is such that less than 10% by volume of the glycol ether is miscible in fresh water at 20.degree. C., that is to say 10% by volume of the glycol ether mixed in fresh water results in two phases. The invert emulsion fluid also includes a nonoleaginous fluid and an emulsifier which is functionally effective to stabilize the invert emulsion. In one embodiment, glycol ether is selected from propylene glycol n-butyl ether; dipropylene glycol n-butyl ether; tripropylene glycol n-butyl ether; tetra propylene glycol n-butyl ether; pentapropylene glycol n-butyl ether; hexapropylene glycol n-butyl ether; heptapropylene glycol n-butyl ether and combinations thereof. The fluids of the present invention may also contain weighting agents, bridging agents, wetting agents, corrosion inhibitors and other components of drilling fluids that are known in the art.
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M-I L.L.C.
Tucker Philip
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