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Drilling fluid treatment

  • US 3,236,769 A
  • Filed: 09/10/1956
  • Issued: 02/22/1966
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/10/1956
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A DRILLING FLUID HAVING A SOLID PHASE AND A LIQUID PHASE, SAID SOLID PHASE COMPRISING A CLAY CAPABLE OF BEING HYDRATED AND DISPERSED BY WATER WITH CONSEQUENT INCREASE IN THE YIELD POINT OF SAID DRILLING FLUID AND SAID LIQUID PHASE HAVING A CONTINUOUS WATER PHASE CAPABLE OF HYDRATING AND DISPERSING SAID CLAY WITH CONSEQUENT INCREASE IN THE YIELD POINT OF SAID DRILLING FLUID, AND CONTAINING A WATER-SOLUBLE, NON-IONIC COMPOUND HAVING SURFACE ACTIVE PROPERTIES AND CHARACTERIZED BY THE FORMULA

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