Composition for oil and gas drilling fluids containing organic compounds

• US 20020169081A1
• Filed: 05/03/2002
• Published: 11/14/2002
• Est. Priority Date: 05/10/2001
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: James Richard Von Krosigk
• Original Assignee: James Richard Von Krosigk
• Inventors: Krosigk, James Richard Von
• Granted Patent: US 6,797,676 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 507/100
• CPC Class Codes: C09K 8/02 Well-drilling compositions

Abstract

A composition and method for treating oil and gas drilling fluids containing organic contaminants comprising: a solidification agent, and a cell transport agent; wherein the composition comprises enough solidification agent to enable the solidification agent to electrolytically attract the organic contaminates to the surface of the solidification agent when hydrated.

Claims

1. A composition for oil and gas drilling fluids containing organic contaminants comprising:

a. a solidification agent;

b. a cell transport agent;

wherein said composition comprises enough solidification agent to enable the solidification agent to electrolytically attract the organic contaminates to the surface of the solidification agent when hydrated.

2. The composition of claim 1, wherein said fluids are drilling process fluids and drilling completion fluids.

3. The composition of claim 2, wherein said drilling process fluids and drilling completion fluids are drilling muds mixed with drill cuttings.

4. The composition of claim 1, wherein said solidification agent is a member of the group:

alkaline earth metal oxide, alkaline earth metal hydroxide, a high lime based ash, a Portland cement, and combinations thereof.

5. The composition of claim 1 wherein said solidification agent is a member of the group comprising:

magnesium oxide, magnesium peroxide, magnesium hydroxide, magnesium silicate, calcium oxide, calcium peroxide, calcium hydroxide, calcium silicate, and combinations thereof.

6. The composition of claim 1, wherein said solidification agent is a member of the group comprising:

magnesium hydride, magnesium borate, magnesium nitrate, magnesium phosphate, magnesium sulfate, calcium hydride, calcium borate, calcium nitrate, calcium phosphate, calcium carbonate, calcium sulfate, and combinations thereof.

7. The composition according to claim 1, wherein said solidification agent is a member of the group:

a. potassium oxide, potassium peroxide, potassium hydroxide, potassium hydride, potassium borate, potassium nitrate, potassium phosphate, potassium silicate, potassium sulfate;

b. cesium hydroxide, cesium carbonate, cesium sulfate;

c. sodium oxide, sodium peroxide, sodium hydroxide, sodium hydride, sodium borate, sodium nitrate, sodium phosphate, sodium silicate, sodium sulfate;

d. lithium oxide, lithium hydroxide, lithium borohydride; and

combinations thereof.

8. The composition of claim 1 wherein the solidification agent is present in said composition in an amount up to 99 wt. % of the composition.

9. The composition of claim 1, wherein said solidification agent is hydrophobized.

10. The composition of claim 1, wherein the cell transport agent is a non-toxic organic acid.

11. The composition of claim 10, wherein the non toxic organic acid is a high molecular weight, naturally occurring acid.

12. The composition of claim 1, wherein said cell transport agent is a member of the group:

humic acid, fulvic acid, citric acid, fulvates, citrates, humates, lignins and combinations thereof.

13. The composition of claim 1, wherein said cell transport agent is an allomelanian derived acid.

14. The composition of claim 1, wherein said cell transport agent is a member of the group comprising:

lactic acid, citric acid and combinations thereof.

15. The composition of claim 1, wherein said cell transport agent is a member of the group comprising:

lactic acid, citric acid, humic acid, fulvic acid, acetic acid, phosphoric acid, sulfuric acid, carbonic acid, nitric acid, and combinations thereof.

17. The method of claim 16 wherein said high shear rate mixing ranges from 5 minutes to 2 hours per batch.

18. The method of claim 17, wherein said high shear rate mixing is performed from between 10 minutes and 1 hour.

19. The method of claim 16, wherein said mixing is performed at a temperature between 210°

F. and 500°

F.

20. The method of claim 16, wherein said mixing is a continuous process mixing what occurs at a rate of 30-40 MT per hour.

16. A method for treating drilling fluid with organic contaminates comprising the steps of:

a. mixing the drilling fluid with organic contaminates in a high shear mixer;

b. adding to the drilling fluid a solidification agent which expands when hydrated and electrolytically attracts said organic contaminates to its surface;

c. adding a cellulosic additive in an amount between 1 and 50 wt % based on the amount of said organic contaminate in the drilling fluid, forming a mixture;

d. adding a cell transport agent to the mixture in an amount between 0.5 wt % and 10 wt % based on the amount of said organic contaminate in the drilling fluid, wherein said cell transport agent is capable of transporting large organic molecules through cell walls and neutralizing said mixture to a pH of between 7 and 8; and

e. mixing at a high shear rate until said mixture forms a fine powder.