Abstract Novel water-soluble terpolymers comprising: ______________________________________ Ingredients Mole %
______________________________________
2-acrylamido-2-methylpropane-
57-61
sulfonic acid, sodium salt (AMPS)
acrylamide 20-35
N,N--diallylacetamide 4-23
______________________________________ These terpolymers provide high temperature fluid loss additives and rheology stabilizers for high calcium-containing brine clay drilling fluids.
A method of improving high temperature fluid loss and rheology stabilization of high calcium brine clay-containing oil well drilling fluids which comprises adding thereto a stabilizing amount of a water-soluble terpolymer comprising: ______________________________________
Ingredients Mole %
______________________________________
2-acrylamido-2-methylpropane-
57-61
sulfonic acid, sodium salt
acrylamide 20-35
N,N--diallylacetamide
4-23
______________________________________ and said terpolymer being further characterized as having a molecular weight below 1,000,000.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
61 words
A method of improving high temperature fluid loss and rheology stabilization of high calcium brine clay-containing oil well drilling fluids which comprises adding thereto a stabilizing amount of a water-soluble terpolymer comprising: ______________________________________
Ingredients Mole %
______________________________________
2-acrylamido-2-methylpropane-
57-61
sulfonic acid, sodium salt
acrylamide 20-35
N,N--diallylacetamide
4-23
______________________________________ and said terpolymer being further characterized as having a molecular weight below 1,000,000.
Claim 3
Independent Claim
62 words
A method of improving high temperature fluid loss and rheology stabilization of high calcium brine clay-containing oil well drilling fluids which comprises adding thereto a stabilizing amount of a water-soluble terpolymer comprising: ______________________________________
Ingredients Mole %
______________________________________
2-acrylamido-2-methylpropane-
58.4
sulfonic acid, sodium salt (AMPS)
acrylamide 32.5
N,N--diallylacetamide 09.1
______________________________________ and said terpolymer being further characterized as having a molecular weight below 1,000,000.
Claim 4
Independent Claim
62 words
A method of improving high temperature fluid loss and rheology stabilization of high calcium brine clay-containing oil well drilling fluids which comprises adding thereto a stabilizing amount of a water-soluble terpolymer comprising: ______________________________________
Ingredients Mole %
______________________________________
2-acrylamido-2-methylpropane-
58.4
sulfonic acid, sodium salt (AMPS)
acrylamide 32.5
N,N--diallylacetamide 09.1
______________________________________ and said terpolymer being further characterized as having a molecular weight below 1,000,000.