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US 2020/0392425 A1Published application
Drag reducing agents
AssigneeBaker Hughes Oilfield Operations LLC
InventorsBrandon M. Vittur, Jian Zou
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Abstract
A drag reducing composition comprises a sealed temporary container; and a drag reducing agent and up to 20 weight percent of a dispersing fluid disposed in the sealed temporary container. The drag reducing agent comprises polyolefin particles having a particle size of about 10 to about 2,000 microns; and the dispersing fluid comprising water, an alcohol, a hydrocarbon, or a combination comprising at least one of the foregoing.
Claims20
A drag reducing composition comprising:
- a sealed temporary container;
- and
- a drag reducing agent and up to 20 weight percent of a dispersing fluid disposed in the sealed temporary container;
- wherein the drag reducing agent comprises polyolefin particles having a particle size of about 10 to about 2,000 microns;
- the dispersing fluid comprising water, an alcohol, a hydrocarbon, or a combination comprising at least one of the foregoing;
- the temporary container comprises a container material, which includes a polyethylene, a polypropylene, an ethylene propylene copolymer, a polystyrene, a polylactic acid, a polyamide, a polyester, a polystyrene, an ethylene vinyl acetate copolymer, an ethylene vinyl alcohol copolymer, a polyvinylpyrrolidone, an ethylene vinylpyrrolidone copolymer, a vinylpyrrolidone vinyl acetate copolymer, a polyvinyl acetate, a polyvinyl alcohol, a polyethylene oxide, a polyethylene glycol, polyvinylidene chloride, a polysaccharide or its derivative, or a combination comprising at least one of the foregoing;
- and
- the weight percent is based on the total weight of the drag reducing composition.
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