Well bore fluid
AssigneeThe British Petroleum Company p.l.c.
InventorNorman Ogilvy
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Abstract
A method for the completion or work-over of a well comprises the step of using a solids-free, non-aqueous well-bore fluid comprising a halogenated organic compound as a completion or work-over fluid. The fluid has a specific gravity in the range 0.9 to 2.3. Preferred halogenated organic compounds are brominated aromatic ethers, diphenyls, aliphatic hydrocarbons, benzene and alkyl benzenes. The halogenated organic compound may be dissolved in an organic solvent. The relative proportions may be chosen to provide a well-bore fluid having a desired specific gravity. The fluids are non-corrosive, thermally stable and non-damaging to formations.
Claims22
A method for the completion or work-over a well which method comprises the steps of injecting or pumping a solids-free, non-aqueous, well-bore fluid into the well and maintaining a hydrostatic pressure on the formation to control formation pressure, said well-bore fluid comprising a halogenated organic compound as a completion or work-over fluid, the fluid having a specific gravity in the range 0.9 to 2.3.
A solids-free, non-aqueous well-bore fluid comprising a halogenated organic compound dissolved in a hydrocarbon solvent, the fluid having a specific gravity in the range 0.9 to 2.3.
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