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US 10,883,035 B2Granted
Self-crosslinking polymers and platelets for wellbore strengthening
AssigneeM-I L.L.C.
InventorsGuido De Stefano, Brandi Katherine Price Hoelscher, Aaron Blue, Clint Falgout
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Abstract
Wellbore fluids, and methods of use thereof, are disclosed. Wellbore fluids may include a non-oleaginous internal phase; an oleaginous external phase; at least one two-dimensional platelet-like material; a first latex-containing copolymer comprising at least one copolymer formed from at least one natural polymer and at least one latex monomer; and a second latex polymer distinct from the first latex polymer.
Claims22
A wellbore fluid comprising:
- an invert emulsion fluid comprising a mixture of a non-oleaginous fluid of a non-oleaginous internal phase and an oleaginous fluid of an oleaginous external phase;
- at least one two-dimensional platelet-like material comprising particles having an average thickness from about 1 to 20 nanometers, a diameter from about 1 to 50 microns, and an average surface area from about 10 to 1000 m2/g;
- and
- at least one mineral fiber additive selected from a powdered cellulose-based fiber material,
- wherein
- the non-oleaginous fluid of the non-oleaginous internal phase comprises a mixture of a first latex-containing polymer and a second latex only polymer,
- the first latex-containing polymer comprises at least one copolymer formed from at least one natural polymer and at least one latex monomer,
- the second latex only polymer is distinct from the first latex-containing polymer,
- the first latex-containing polymer is selected from a starch styrene-butadiene copolymer;
- the at least one mineral fiber additive further comprises fibers of a natural mineral fiber material having fiber lengths from about 0.1 mm to about 20 mm and fiber diameters from about 5 microns to about 15 microns,
- fibers of the powdered cellulose-based fiber material have fiber lengths from about 8 microns to 2000 microns, and
- the wellbore fluid has a density that is less than about 24 pounds per gallon.
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