Date tree trunk-based fibrous loss circulation materials

    公开(公告)号:US10392549B2

    公开(公告)日:2019-08-27

    申请号:US15658895

    申请日:2017-07-25

    摘要: A date tree trunk-based lost circulation material (LCM) is provided. The date tree trunk LCM includes date tree trunk fibers produced from date tree trunks. The date tree trunks may be obtained from the date tree waste produced by the processing of date trees in the production of date fruits. The date tree trunk LCM may include fibers having lengths less than 8 millimeters (5 mm) and having an aspect ratio range of 10 to 15. Methods of lost circulation control using a date tree trunk LCM and manufacture of a date tree trunk LCM are also provided.

    Method for forming a high-performance aqueous-phase polymer fluid and system for drilling well bores in low-gradient formations

    公开(公告)号:US10385252B2

    公开(公告)日:2019-08-20

    申请号:US15509465

    申请日:2015-09-08

    摘要: The present invention relates to a method to form or obtain a high performance aqueous phase polymer fluid, which is a seawater-based drilling fluid for well drilling in low gradient formations. It is formulated based on liquid state polymer chemical products, easy to aggregate, and quickly mixed; a preparation and homogenization process that reduces preparation times, designed to drill hydrocarbon-producing deposits, focusing on minimizing damages to the producing formations, with a high rate of circulation loss in naturally fractured deposits. The system is environmentally-friendly, it complies with the main functions required of drilling fluids, while also providing a high inhibition control by swelling and dispersion of clay zones, due to the polymeric nature of the materials with which it is formulated. It is a fluid that does not contain solids in its formulation and provides an excellent transport and cleaning of drilling shears in the well.

    STABILIZATION AND REDUCTION OF TCT OF DIVALENT IODIDE-CONTAINING BRINES

    公开(公告)号:US20190119556A1

    公开(公告)日:2019-04-25

    申请号:US15791748

    申请日:2017-10-24

    摘要: A composition for use in a wellbore activity, the composition comprising a stabilized divalent iodide brine, the stabilized divalent iodide brine comprises a divalent salt system, where the divalent salt system comprises a divalent iodide, an primary iodide stabilizer, the primary iodide stabilizer operable to remove free iodine, prevent the formation of free iodine, and suppress TCT, and an aqueous fluid, where the stabilized divalent iodide brine has a density greater than 11 lb/gal, where the stabilized divalent iodide brines has a TCT of less than or equal to 70 deg F.