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US 11,767,459 B2Granted
Low density oil-based wellbore fluids and methods thereof
AssigneeSchlumberger Technology Corporation
InventorsRoger Daniloff, Arne Askø, Nicholas Hilbig, Jerome Pic
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Abstract
A wellbore fluid may include an oleaginous continuous phase; a non-oleaginous discontinuous phase; an emulsifier stabilizing the non-oleaginous phase within the oleaginous phase; a low density material selected and in an amount to result in a specific gravity of the wellbore fluid that is less than 0.83; and at least one rheology modifier selected to suspend the low density material within the wellbore fluid.
Claims11
A wellbore fluid, comprising:
- an oleaginous continuous phase;
- a non-oleaginous discontinuous phase;
- an emulsifier stabilizing the non-oleaginous phase within the oleaginous phase;
- a low density material in an amount to result in a specific gravity of the wellbore fluid that is less than 0.83;
- wherein the low density material comprises glass microspheres, and
- at least one rheology modifier to suspend the low density material within the wellbore fluid, wherein the rheology modifier comprises a dimer poly-carboxylic C12 to C22 fatty acid, a trimer poly-carboxylic C12 to C22 fatty acid, a tetramer poly-carboxylic C12 to C22 fatty acid, or mixtures of these acids.
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A method, comprising:
- circulating a wellbore fluid in a wellbore, wherein
- the wellbore fluid comprises:
- an oleaginous continuous phase;
- a non-oleaginous discontinuous phase;
- an emulsifier stabilizing the non-oleaginous phase within the oleaginous phase;
- a low density material in an amount to result in a specific gravity of the wellbore fluid that is less than 0.83;
- wherein the low density material comprises glass microspheres, and
- at least one rheology modifier to suspend the low density material within the wellbore fluid, wherein the rheology modifier comprises a dimer poly-carboxylic C12 to C22 fatty acid, a trimer poly-carboxylic C12 to C22 fatty acid, a tetramer poly-carboxylic C12 to C22 fatty acid, or mixtures of these acids.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.