US4288582A
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Aqueous drilling fluid additive, composition and process
Assignee: Milchem Inc
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Filing: 1979-10-29
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Granted: 1981-09-08
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Expires: 1999-10-29
Abstract
Abstract The invention relates to an aqueous drilling fluid composition, a filtration control agent for utilization in said aqueous drilling fluid, and a method of forming a filter cake on the wall of a well for the reduction of filtrate from said drilling fluid, which are effective at high temperatures and pressures, by utilization of a terpolymer of: (1) a monovalent alkali metal salt of acrylic acid; (2) an hydroxy alkyl acrylate; and (3) acrylamide.
Inventors
- 👤 James M. Lucas
- 👤 Alphonse C. Perricone
- 👤 Dorothy P. Enright
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-30 10:08
CPC Classifications
C; C08; C08F; C08F220/00; C08F220/02; C08F220/04; C08F220/06; C08F220/52; C08F220/54; C08F220/56; C09; C09K; C09K8/00; C09K8/02; C09K8/04; C09K8/14; C09K8/18; C09K8/22; C09K8/24; E; E21; E21B; E21B21/00; E21B21/003
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 10
Claim 1
Independent Claim
120 words
A solid, dry, particulate terpolymer consisting essentially of from about 5 to about 62 mole percent of alkali metal acrylate units; from about 2 to about 40 mole percent of hydroxyalkyl acrylate units selected from 2-hydroxyethyl acrylate, 2-hydroxypropyl acrylate and 2-hydroxybutyl acrylate units; and from about 31 to about 91 mole percent of acrylamide units; said terpolymer being suitable for use as a filtration control agent for aqueous based drilling fluids which will not adversely affect the rheological properties of an aqueous drilling fluid in which it is incorporated, which is comparatively insensitive to salt environments and concentrations, and which retains its effect as a filtration control agent even after exposure to increased temperatures as high as about 300° F.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
120 words
A solid, dry, particulate terpolymer consisting essentially of from about 5 to about 62 mole percent of alkali metal acrylate units; from about 2 to about 40 mole percent of hydroxyalkyl acrylate units selected from 2-hydroxyethyl acrylate, 2-hydroxypropyl acrylate and 2-hydroxybutyl acrylate units; and from about 31 to about 91 mole percent of acrylamide units; said terpolymer being suitable for use as a filtration control agent for aqueous based drilling fluids which will not adversely affect the rheological properties of an aqueous drilling fluid in which it is incorporated, which is comparatively insensitive to salt environments and concentrations, and which retains its effect as a filtration control agent even after exposure to increased temperatures as high as about 300° F.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
25 words
The terpolymer of claim 1, wherein the amount of said alkali metal acrylate units incorporated therein is from about 10 to about 30 mole percent.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
20 words
The terpolymer of claim 1, wherein the amount of said hydroxyalkyl acrylate units incorporated therein is about 4.0 mole percent.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
19 words
The terpolymer of claim 1, wherein the amount of said acrylamide units incorporated therein is about 70 mole percent.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
48 words
The terpolymer of claim 1, wherein the amount of said alkali metal acrylate units incorporated therein is about 23 mole percent; the amount of said hydroxyalkyl acrylate units incorporated therein is about 4.0 percent; and the amount of said acrylamide units incorporated therein is about 73 mole percent.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
12 words
The terpolymer of claim 1, wherein said hydroxyalkyl acrylate is 2-hydroxypropyl acrylate.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
13 words
The terpolymer of claim 1, wherein said alkali metal acrylate is sodium acrylate.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
20 words
The terpolymer of claim 1, wherein said alkali metal acrylate is sodium acrylate; and said hydroxyalkyl acrylate is 2-hydroxypropyl acrylate.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
20 words
The terpolymer of claim 5, wherein said alkali metal acrylate is sodium acrylate; and said hydroxyalkyl acrylate is 2-hydroxypropyl acrylate.
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