Use of anionic dispersion polymers as viscosity modifiers in aqueous drilling fluids
US6831042B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 17, 2002 |
| Grant date | Dec 14, 2004 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 17, 2022 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
- CPC primaryC09K8/24
- WIPO fieldBasic materials chemistry
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
An aqueous drilling fluid used in drilling wells through subterranean formations having a pH of between about 7 and about 12 and a viscosity of from about 20 to about 80 sec (Marsch cone) which is prepared by admixing fresh water, brine or seawater with about 0.02 lb to about 2.5 lb per barrel, based on polymer actives, of one or more anionic dispersion polymers, wherein the anionic dispersion polymers are composed of about 2 to about 98 mole percent of one or more anionic monomers and from about 98 to about 2 mole percent of one or more nonionic monomers and wherein the anionic dispersion polymers have a RSV of from about 10 to about 50 dL/g, a method of drilling a well bore through a subterranean formation and a method of viscosifying an aqueous drilling fluid.
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