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Composition and method for drilling formations containing geothermal fluid

US4013568A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateDec 11, 1975
Grant dateMar 22, 1977
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Expiry dateDec 11, 1995

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10S507/91
  • WIPO fieldBasic materials chemistry
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

A composition and method for drilling a well into a subterranean formation containing a geothermal fluid utilizing a gas-containing aqueous drilling fluid containing both lignite and a salt of a high molecular weight acrylic polymer.

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