Wellbore Fluids Comprising Mineral Particles and Methods Relating Thereto
AssigneeHalliburton Energy Services, Inc.
InventorsDale E. Jamison, Charles Landis, Jay Deville, Cato McDaniel
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Abstract
Mineral particles may provide for wellbore fluids with tailorable properties and capabilities. Such wellbore fluids may be included in systems that comprise a pump in fluid communication with a wellbore via a feed pipe; and a wellbore fluid disposed in at least one selected from the group consisting of the pump, the feed pipe, the wellbore, and any combination thereof, wherein the wellbore fluid comprises a base fluid, a plurality of first mineral particles, and a plurality of second mineral particles such that the first mineral particles and the second mineral particles having a multiparticle specific gravity of about 3 to about 20.
Claims18
A wellbore drilling assembly comprising:
- a pump in fluid communication with a wellbore via a feed pipe;
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- a wellbore fluid disposed in at least one selected from the group consisting of the pump, the feed pipe, the wellbore, and any combination thereof, wherein the wellbore fluid comprises a base fluid, a plurality of first mineral particles, and a plurality of second mineral particles such that the first mineral particles and the second mineral particles have a multiparticle specific gravity of about 3 to about 20.
A wellbore drilling assembly comprising:
- a pump capable of introducing a fluid into a wellbore via a feed pipe;
- a fluid processing unit capable of receiving the fluid from a wellbore via an interconnecting flow line;
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- a wellbore fluid disposed in at least one selected from the group consisting of the pump, the feed pipe, the wellbore, the interconnecting flow line, the fluid processing unit, and any combination thereof, wherein the wellbore fluid comprises a base fluid, a plurality of first mineral particles, and a plurality of second mineral particles such that the first mineral particles and the second mineral particles have a multiparticle specific gravity of about 3 to about 20.
A wellbore drilling assembly comprising:
- a pump capable of introducing a fluid into a wellbore via a feed pipe;
- a fluid processing unit capable of receiving the fluid from a wellbore via an interconnecting flow line;
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- a wellbore fluid disposed in at least one selected from the group consisting of the pump, the feed pipe, the wellbore, the interconnecting flow line, the fluid processing unit, and any combination thereof, wherein the wellbore fluid has a density of about 7 ppg to about 50 ppg and comprises a base fluid and a plurality of degradable mineral particles.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.