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Oil well drilling clay conditioners and method of their preparation
Assignee: Reed Lignin Inc
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Filing: 1982-04-27
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Granted: 1984-07-03
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Expires: 2002-04-27
Abstract
Abstract Improved drilling fluid additives or conditioners are obtained by oxidation of sulfonated lignin-containing materials with manganese dioxide and boron addition either before or after the oxidation step. The resulting manganese-boron lignosulfonates are more thermally stable and they are rheologically suitable as drilling fluid additives. Additional improvements in thermal stability and rheological properties are realized by complexing the manganese-boron lignosulfonates with a heavy metal cation, notably, iron, preferably used as ferrous sulfate.
Inventors
- 👤 William J. Detroit
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-02 15:51
CPC Classifications
C; C09; C09K; C09K8/00; C09K8/02; C09K8/04; C09K8/14; C09K8/18; C09K8/20; C09K8/203; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S507/00; Y10S507/904
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 26
Claim 1
Independent Claim
43 words
An oil well drilling fluid additive comprising the reaction product of sulfonated lignin-containing material with manganese dioxide and a boron compound having from about 1 to about 5 percent by weight boron and from about 8 to about 20 percent by weight manganese.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
43 words
An oil well drilling fluid additive comprising the reaction product of sulfonated lignin-containing material with manganese dioxide and a boron compound having from about 1 to about 5 percent by weight boron and from about 8 to about 20 percent by weight manganese.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
24 words
An oil well drilling fluid additive as in claim 1 wherein said boron content is from about 1.5 to about 3.0 percent by weight.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
24 words
An oil well drilling fluid additive as in claim 1 wherein said manganese content is from about 12 to about 16 percent by weight.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
38 words
An oil well drilling fluid additive as in claim 1 wherein said boron content is from about 1.5 to about 3.0 percent by weight and said manganese content is from about 12 to about 16 percent by weight.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
59 words
An oil well drilling fluid additive comprising the reaction product of sulfonated lignin-containing material with manganese dioxide, a boron compound and a heavy metal cation having from about 1 to about 5 percent by weight boron, from about 8 to about 20 percent by weight manganese and from about 2.5 to about 15 percent by weight heavy metal cation.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
59 words
An oil well drilling fluid additive comprising the reaction product of sulfonated lignin-containing material with manganese dioxide, a boron compound and a heavy metal cation having from about 1 to about 5 percent by weight boron, from about 8 to about 20 percent by weight manganese and from about 2.5 to about 15 percent by weight heavy metal cation.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
24 words
An oil well drilling fluid additive as in claim 5 wherein said boron content is from about 1.5 to about 3.0 percent by weight.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
24 words
An oil well drilling fluid additive as in claim 5 wherein said manganese content is from about 12 to about 16 percent by weight.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
26 words
An oil well drilling fluid additive as in claim 5 wherein said heavy metal cation content is from about 5 to about 10 percent by weight.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
53 words
An oil well drilling fluid additive as in claim 5 wherein said boron content is from about 1.5 to about 3.0 percent by weight, said manganese content is from about 12 to about 16 percent by weight and said heavy metal cation content is from about 5 to about 10 percent by weight.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
22 words
An oil well drilling fluid additive as in claims 5, 6, 7, 8 or 9 wherein said heavy metal cation is iron.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
108 words
A process for preparing sulfonated lignin-manganese-boron complex which comprises adding a compound of boron to a sulfonated lignin-containing material under acidic conditions, at a temperature of from about 0° C. to about 90° C. to form boron-complexed sulfonated lignin-containing material, and oxidizing the resulting boron-complexed sulfonated lignin with manganese dioxide under acidic conditions in the presence of a mineral acid, at a temperature of from about 0° C. to about 90° C., wherein the amounts of boron compound and manganese dioxide used are such that the final product contains from about 1 to about 5 weight percent boron and from about 8 to about 20 weight percent manganese.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
108 words
A process for preparing sulfonated lignin-manganese-boron complex which comprises adding a compound of boron to a sulfonated lignin-containing material under acidic conditions, at a temperature of from about 0° C. to about 90° C. to form boron-complexed sulfonated lignin-containing material, and oxidizing the resulting boron-complexed sulfonated lignin with manganese dioxide under acidic conditions in the presence of a mineral acid, at a temperature of from about 0° C. to about 90° C., wherein the amounts of boron compound and manganese dioxide used are such that the final product contains from about 1 to about 5 weight percent boron and from about 8 to about 20 weight percent manganese.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
13 words
A process as in claim 11 wherein said mineral acid is sulfuric acid.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
16 words
A process as in claim 11 or 12 wherein said compound of boron is boric acid.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
96 words
A process for preparing sulfonated lignin-manganese-boron complex which comprises oxidizing a sulfonated lignin-containing material under acidic condition, at a temperature of from about 0° C. to about 90° C. to form manganese-complexed sulfonated-lignin-containing material, and reacting said manganese-complexed sulfonated lignin-containing material with a compound of boron under acidic conditions, at a temperature of from about 0° C. to about 90° C., wherein the amounts of boron compound and manganese compound are such that the final product contains from about 1 to about 5 weight percent boron and from about 8 to about 20 weight percent manganese.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
96 words
A process for preparing sulfonated lignin-manganese-boron complex which comprises oxidizing a sulfonated lignin-containing material under acidic condition, at a temperature of from about 0° C. to about 90° C. to form manganese-complexed sulfonated-lignin-containing material, and reacting said manganese-complexed sulfonated lignin-containing material with a compound of boron under acidic conditions, at a temperature of from about 0° C. to about 90° C., wherein the amounts of boron compound and manganese compound are such that the final product contains from about 1 to about 5 weight percent boron and from about 8 to about 20 weight percent manganese.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
13 words
A process as in claim 14 wherein said mineral acid is sulfuric acid.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
16 words
A process as in claim 14 or 15 wherein said compound of boron is boric acid.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
35 words
A process as in claim 11, 12, 14, or 15 wherein said manganese-boron-complexed sulfonated lignin-containing material is further reacted with a compound of heavy metal cation to form manganese-boron-heavy metal cation complexed sulfonated lignin-containing material.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
13 words
A process as in claim 17 wherein said heavy metal cation is iron.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
31 words
A process as in claim 13 wherein said manganese-boron-complexed sulfonated lignin-contaning material is further reacted with a compound of heavy metal cation to form manganese-boron-heavy metal cation complexed sulfonated lignin-containing material.
Claim 24
Dependent Claim
31 words
A process as in claim 16 wherein said manganese-boron-complexed sulfonated lignin-containing material is further reacted with a compound of heavy metal cation to form manganese-boron-heavy metal cation complexed sulfonated lignin-containing material.
Claim 25
Dependent Claim
13 words
A process as in claim 19 wherein said heavy metal cation is iron.
Claim 26
Dependent Claim
13 words
A process as in claim 20 wherein said heavy metal cation is iron.
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