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 mineral particles may be included as a portion of a wellbore drilling assembly that includes 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 has a density of about 7 ppg to about 50 ppg and comprises a base fluid, a plurality of linkable mineral particles, and optionally a linking agent.
Claims19
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 has a density of about 7 ppg to about 50 ppg and comprises a base fluid and a plurality of linkable mineral particles.
A wellbore drilling assembly comprising:
- a pump in fluid communication with a wellbore via a feed pipe;
- a drill string with drill bit attached to the distal end of the drill string;
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- a wellbore fluid in contact with the drill bit, wherein the wellbore fluid has a density of about 7 ppg to about 50 ppg and comprises a base fluid, a plurality of linkable mineral particles, and a linking agent.
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, a plurality of linkable mineral particles, and a linking agent.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.