Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
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20090036331 | Hydraulic fluid compositions - An aqueous hydraulic fluid composition comprising a first lubricant comprising at least one phospholipid and a second lubricant comprising an alkoxylate salt. The aqueous hydraulic fluid composition contains less than about 20% by weight (preferably none or substantially none) of an oil selected from the group consisting of mineral oils, synthetic hydrocarbon oils, and mixtures thereof. The use of alkoxylate salts provides increased lubricity and also acts as an emulsion stabilizer for the composition. | 02-05-2009 |
20090042746 | Water-Based Drilling Fluid - A water based drilling fluid contains as additive one or more alkyl ethoxylates having the formula RO(CH | 02-12-2009 |
20090054272 | EMULSIFIER CONTAINING THERMALLY EXFOLIATED GRAPHITE OXIDE - An emulsifier containing a modified graphite oxide material, which is a thermally exfoliated graphite oxide with a surface area of from about 300 m | 02-26-2009 |
20100173805 | USE OF WAX IN OIL-BASED DRILLING FLUID - Compositions and methods for improving the performance of invert drilling fluids are provided. In particular, waxes are used in drilling fluid compositions to improve the performance of organophilic clays within a drilling solution as well as to improve seepage control. | 07-08-2010 |
20100204067 | Drilling Fluid Additive and Method for Improving Lubricity or Increasing Rate of Penetration in a Drilling Operation - The present invention relates to a drilling fluid additive for improving lubricity or rate of penetration (ROP) in a drilling operation, such as an oil and gas drilling operation. The additive comprises particles of wax or waxy substance, or a mixture of two or more types of said particles having distinct properties, such as particle size, type of wax or waxy substance, melt point, solubility, dissolution rate, hardness, shape, blocking ability, or a combination thereof. In certain embodiments, the additive is environmentally friendly and biodegradable. The invention also relates to a drilling fluid comprising the drilling fluid additive of the invention. A method of improving lubricity or increasing ROP in a drilling operation is also provided, as well as a use of particles of wax or waxy substance or mixture thereof as a drilling fluid additive for improving lubricity or increasing ROP in a drilling operation. | 08-12-2010 |
20100298176 | Lubricant Additives for Drilling Fluids - The use is described of oligoglycerol fatty acid esters, produced from
| 11-25-2010 |
20100305009 | ADDITIVES FOR WATER-BASED DRILLING FLUIDS - The use of oligoglycerol fatty acid esters, prepared from | 12-02-2010 |
20100317550 | Drilling Fluid And Process of Making The Same - This invention relates to drilling fluids and processes for making drilling fluids, such as for use in environmentally sensitive areas. The environmentally friendly drilling fluid includes a first fluid component having between about 5 weight percent to about 95 weight percent of olefins with a chain length in a range of between about C12 and about C48. The first fluid component includes at least about 50 weight percent trisubstituted olefin functionality. The environmentally friendly drilling fluid includes a second fluid component. | 12-16-2010 |
20110218126 | ENVIRONMENTAL FRIENDLY FRACTURING AND STIMULATION COMPOSITION AND METHOD OF USING THE SAME - A non-toxic, environmentally friendly, green flowback aid is disclosed that reduces water blockage when injected into a fractured reservoir. The composition includes an water soluble ester of a low molecular weight alcohol and a low molecular weight organic acid, an oil soluble ester of a low molecular weight alcohol and a high molecular weight fatty acid, one or more water soluble or dispersible nonionic surfactant(s) derived from vegetable or animal sources, one or more anionic or amphoteric surfactant(s) derived from animal or vegetable based sources, and, water. Compositions for low temperature applications are also disclosed that can remain fluid down to −41 ° F. | 09-08-2011 |
20110245112 | Reconditioning and reuse of wellbore servicing fluids - A method of servicing a wellbore comprising preparing a wellbore servicing composition having a target water content, placing the wellbore servicing composition in the wellbore, recovering from the wellbore a recovered wellbore servicing fluid having a modified water content, wherein the modified water content is greater than the target water content, vacuum stripping water from the recovered wellbore servicing fluid to form a processed wellbore servicing fluid, wherein the processed wellbore servicing fluid has a water content less than the modified water content, and placing the processed wellbore servicing fluid in the same or a different wellbore. | 10-06-2011 |
20120071369 | Environment Friendly Base Fluid to Replace the Toxic Mineral Oil-Based Base Fluids - Processes for producing alkyl esters useful as base fluids in oil-based mud compositions. The alkyl esters are produced from raw material waste oil that include vegetable oil. The raw material waste oil can be obtained from the food industry, such as from food chains. The raw material waste oil is purified by removing impurities from it. The raw material waste oil is then esterified with an alcohol in the presence of a catalyst. The resulting alkyl ester products are then separated from triglycerides. The alkyl ester products are then washed and dried. | 03-22-2012 |
20120208725 | Drilling Fluid Additive and Method for Improving Lubricity or Increasing Rate of Penetration in a Drilling Operation - The present invention relates to a drilling fluid additive for improving lubricity or rate of penetration (ROP) in a drilling operation, such as an oil and gas drilling operation. The additive comprises particles of wax or waxy substance, or a mixture of two or more types of the particles having distinct properties, such as particle size, type of wax or waxy substance, melt point, solubility, dissolution rate, hardness, shape, blocking ability, or a combination thereof. In certain embodiments, the additive is environmentally friendly and biodegradable. The invention also relates to a drilling fluid comprising the drilling fluid additive of the invention. A method of improving lubricity or increasing ROP in a drilling operation is also provided, as well as a use of particles of wax or waxy substance or mixture thereof as a drilling fluid additive for improving lubricity or increasing ROP in a drilling operation. | 08-16-2012 |
20120264658 | Methods to Characterize Fracture Plugging Efficiency for Drilling Fluids - Of the many compositions and methods provided herein, one method includes providing a drilling fluid comprising a base drilling fluid and a plurality of particulates, wherein the base drilling fluid without the particulates is characterized by N | 10-18-2012 |
20120283151 | BIODEGRADABLE LUBRICATING COMPOSITION AND USE THEREOF IN A DRILLING FLUID, IN PARTICULAR FOR VERY DEEP RESERVOIRS - The present disclosure relates to a biodegradable lubricant composition, notably intended to be incorporated as an oil phase with high lubricating power in a drilling fluid or mud. This composition may be in a drilling fluid or as a fluid for fracture of underground formations. These muds or fluids contained in the composition of the present disclosure are particularly suitable for very deep drillings, offshore in deep water and/or sidetracked drillings or with a long shift. | 11-08-2012 |
20140148368 | DRILLING FLUIDS AND DRILLING FLUID ADDITIVES FOR TREATMENT OF BITUMEN IN WELLBORE CUTTINGS - Aqueous drilling fluid compositions include one or more di-functional carboxylic acids in addition to common drilling fluid constituents such as viscosifiers, fluid loss control additives, weighting materials, and other materials. In certain embodiments, the one or more di-functional carboxylic acids comprise dodecanedioic acid. Such drilling fluid compositions are particularly beneficial for use in drilling operations in bitumen-laden formations such as oil sands, where the drill cuttings will introduce significant amounts of bitumen into the drilling fluid. The inclusion of the di-functional carboxylic acids, in suitable concentrations, reduces the tendency of bitumen to adhere to metal surfaces such as drill string components, and enhances wellbore integrity and stability. | 05-29-2014 |
20150315452 | METHODS OF MAKING MONOESTER-BASED DRILLING FLUIDS - Disclosed herein are monoester-based lubricant compositions and methods of making these monoester-based lubricant compositions. The monoester lubricant compositions comprise an isomeric mixture of at least one monoester species having a carbon number ranging from C | 11-05-2015 |
20160108304 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING DRILLING FLUID FROM BIOMASS-DERIVED OILS - Disclosed is a method for producing a drilling fluid, comprising: a) preparing mixed fatty acids from a biomass-derived oil, b) subjecting the mixed fatty acids of step a) to an estolide reaction with a light acid to give an estolide, and c) esterifying the estolide of step b) with an alcohol to obtain the drilling fluid. | 04-21-2016 |
20190144732 | WASTE VEGETABLE OIL-BASED EMULSIFIER FOR INVERT EMULSION DRILLING FLUID | 05-16-2019 |