Method of drilling with fluid including nut cork and drilling fluid additive
AssigneeGrinding & Sizing Co., Inc.
InventorRon A. Rose
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Abstract
The cork or pith portion of various nuts is utilized as a seepage loss reducing additive without increasing, and in some cases reducing, the viscosity of the drilling mud used in drilling boreholes.
Claims20
A method of carrying out drilling operations wherein a drilling fluid is circulated in a well being drilled in the ground comprising the steps of:
- obtaining and grinding nut cork to a powder form,
- adding said ground nut cork to a drilling fluid, and
- circulating said drilling fluid, with said ground nut cork added thereto, in said well while drilling operations are being carried out.
A method of carrying out drilling operations wherein a drilling fluid is circulated in a well being drilled in the ground, comprising the steps of:
- adding nut cork to a drilling fluid, and
- circulating said drilling fluid, with said nut cork added thereto, in said well.
A fluid loss additive for drilling fluid comprising at least nut cork.
A seepage control additive for drilling fluid comprising at least nut cork.
The method of controlling seepage during the drilling of a well comprising the steps of:
- adding 3.0 to 6.0 lbs of nut cork per barrel of drilling mud, and
- circulating said mud, with said nut cork added thereto, in said well.
A sealing additive for drilling fluid for sealing depleted sands comprising at least nut cork.
The method of sealing depleted sands during the operations of a well comprising the steps of:
- adding 4.0 to 8.0 lbs of nut cork per barrel of drilling mud, and
- circulating said mud, with said nut cork added thereto, in said well.
A lost circulation pill for use in drilling operations comprising at least nut cork.
A method for reducing lost fluid, seepage or circulation during drilling operations comprising the steps of:
- creating a pill of additive comprising at least nut cork,
- slowly pumping the pill up the annulus between the drill pipe and the sides of the borehole, and
- recovering the pill as it returns to the surface.
A thinning additive for reducing flow resistance and gel development in a drilling fluid comprising at least nut cork.
The method of reducing flow resistance and gel development in drilling fluid during the drilling of a well comprising the steps of:
- adding 2.0 to 6.0 lbs of nut cork per barrel of drilling mud, and
- circulating said mud, with said nut cork added thereto in said well.
An API filtrate reducing additive comprising at least nut cork.
The method of reducing filtrate penetration into sand beds during the drilling of a well comprising the steps of:
- adding 2.0 to 6.0 lbs of nut cork per barrel of drilling mud, and
- circulating said mud, with said nut cork added thereto, in said well.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.