Oil and oil invert emulsion drilling fluids with improved anti-settling properties
US6339048B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 23, 1999 |
| Grant date | Jan 15, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 23, 2019 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L7/033
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
This invention is of a drilling fluid composition containing a liquid thixotrope, which thixotrope is free of solvents or any other diluent, and is in easily usable, liquid form, pourable at ambient temperatures, and which provides effective and efficient rheological properties when used at low levels in such compositions. In a specific aspect, the invention provides an oil or oil invert emulsion drilling fluid composition containing one or more organoclays, and in addition contains a additive which comprises the reaction product of an alkoxylated nitrogen containing compound or a diamine, and one or more polycarboxylic acids in a specified equivalent ratio.
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