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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 06, 2024
Filed:
Mar. 05, 2019
Equus Uk Topco Ltd, East Yorkshire, GB;
Craig Allan Davies, East Yorkshire, GB;
Kevin John Duncan, East Yorkshire, GB;
Helen Rachel Sarginson, East Yorkshire, GB;
EQUUS UK TOPCO LTD, East Yorkshire, GB;
Abstract
The present invention provides a drilling fluid comprising a compound c) which comprises a dimer and/or trimer fatty acid residue and an alkyleneoxy chain comprising a first ethyleneoxy section, a second ethyleneoxy section and a propyleneoxy section located between said first and second ethyleneoxy sections, wherein the propyleneoxy section comprises from 1 to 20 propyleneoxy groups. Use of such a drilling fluid to lubricate a drill bit, and a method of drilling a well bore comprising circulating such a drilling fluid, are also provided.