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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 23, 2019
Filed:
Apr. 12, 2017
Saudi Arabian Oil Company, Dhahran, SA;
Abdullah Al-Yami, Dhahran, SA;
Abdulaziz A. Ba Hamdan, Dammam, SA;
Saleh A. Haidary, Dhahran, SA;
Vikrant Wagle, Abqaiq, SA;
Hussain AlBahrani, Qatif, SA;
Ali Safran, Dhahran, SA;
Nasser AlHareth, Ras Tanura, SA;
Abdulla H. Awadh, Dammam, SA;
Saudi Arabian Oil Company, Dhahran, SA;
Abstract
Anti-bit balling drilling fluids and methods of making and using drilling fluids are provided. The anti-bit balling drilling fluid contains water, a clay-based component, and at least one of a surfactant having the formula: R—(OCH)—OH, where R is a hydrocarbyl group having from 10 to 20 carbon atoms and x is an integer from 1 and 10, or a polyethylene glycol having the formula: H—(O—CH—CH)—OH, where n is an integer from 1 to 50. Methods of making and using these drilling fluids are also provided.