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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 21, 2019
Filed:
Jan. 09, 2014
Applicant:
Halliburton Energy Services, Inc., Houston, TX (US);
Inventors:
Garima Misra, Pune, IN;
Anita Gantepla, Karnataka, IN;
Assignee:
Halliburton Energy Services, Inc., Houston, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C09K 8/504 (2006.01); C09K 8/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C09K 8/08 (2013.01); C09K 8/504 (2013.01); C09K 2208/12 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method of using an aqueous-based drilling fluid comprises: introducing the drilling fluid into a wellbore, wherein the wellbore penetrates a subterranean formation, wherein the drilling fluid comprises: (A) a base fluid, wherein the base fluid comprises water; and (B) a shale stabilizer additive, wherein the shale stabilizer additive: (i) is made from a protein; (ii) is food grade; and (iii) provides a shale retention of at least 85% for the subterranean formation.