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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 09, 2021
Filed:
Mar. 24, 2017
Applicant:
Tetra Technologies, Inc., Conroe, TX (US);
Inventors:
Arthur G. Mack, Conroe, TX (US);
Stanley Gunawan, The Woodlands, TX (US);
Katrina Schultz, Spring, TX (US);
Assignee:
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C09K 8/035 (2006.01); C09K 8/68 (2006.01); C09K 8/06 (2006.01); C09K 8/66 (2006.01); C09K 8/86 (2006.01); C09K 8/84 (2006.01); C09K 8/62 (2006.01); E21B 21/00 (2006.01); E21B 43/04 (2006.01); E21B 43/26 (2006.01); E21B 43/267 (2006.01); E21B 47/00 (2012.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C09K 8/035 (2013.01); C09K 8/06 (2013.01); C09K 8/62 (2013.01); C09K 8/665 (2013.01); C09K 8/68 (2013.01); C09K 8/845 (2013.01); C09K 8/86 (2013.01); E21B 21/00 (2013.01); E21B 43/04 (2013.01); E21B 43/26 (2013.01); E21B 43/267 (2013.01); E21B 47/00 (2013.01); C09K 2208/22 (2013.01);
Abstract
A stabilized composition for use as a well fluid is provided. The stabilized composition includes a brine, a polyol, the polyol in an amount operable to inhibit solid formation, the polyol further operable to dissolve within the brine; and a stabilization compound, the stabilization compound operable to stabilize the polyol, such that the polyol does not degrade at a bottom hole temperature.