Hydroxy-aluminum based drilling fluid
AssigneeChevron Research Company
InventorMarion G. Reed
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Abstract
The disclosure provides an aqueous hydroxy-aluminum drilling fluid having a ratio of hydroxy groups to aluminum atoms in the range of from 1.0 to 2.7 and a concentration of at least 0.5 molar and including an effective amount of a polymer selected from the group consisting of polyvinylpyrrolidone and polyvinyl alcohol and a corrosion inhibitor.
Claims3
An aqueous drilling fluid comprising an aqueous hydroxy-aluminum solution having a ratio of the hydroxyl groups to aluminum atoms in the range of from 1.0 to 2.7 and a concentration of at least 0.5 molar, from 0.1 to 0.5% by weight of a polymer selected from the group consisting of polyvinylpyrrolidone and polyvinyl alcohol for viscosity control and an effective amount of a polyalkyl substituted nitrogen containing heterocyclic compound for corrosion control.
An aqueous drilling fluid for use at temperatures of less than 180.degree. F comprising an aqueous hydroxy-aluminum solution having a ratio of the hydroxyl groups to aluminum atoms in the range of from 2.0 to 2.5 and a concentration of at least 1 molar, from 0.1 to 0.5% by weight of a polymer selected from the group consisting of polyvinylpyrrolidone and polyvinyl alcohol for viscosity control and an effective amount of a polyalkyl substituted nitrogen containing heterocyclic compound for corrosion control.
An aqueous drilling fluid for use at temperatures above 180.degree. F comprising an aqueous hydroxy-aluminum solution having a ratio of the hydroxyl groups to aluminum atoms in the range of from 1.0 to 2.2 and a concentration of at least 1 molar, from 0.1 to 0.5% by weight of a polymer selected from the group consisting of polyvinylpyrrolidone and polyvinyl alcohol for viscosity control and at least 0.25% by weight of a polyalkyl substituted nitrogen containing heterocyclic compound for corrosion control.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.