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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 30, 2024
Filed:
May. 17, 2019
Applicant:
Halliburton Energy Services, Inc., Houston, TX (US);
Inventors:
William Walter Shumway, Spring, TX (US);
Jay Paul Deville, Spring, TX (US);
Assignee:
Halliburton Energy Services, Inc., Houston, TX (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C09K 8/536 (2006.01); C09K 8/32 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C09K 8/536 (2013.01); C09K 8/32 (2013.01); C09K 2208/22 (2013.01);
Abstract
Methods and compositions for use in the inhibition of the formation of gas hydrate agglomerates are provided. In some embodiments, a method is provided that includes: providing an emulsion drilling fluid including: a continuous phase including a non-oleaginous fluid; an internal phase including an oleaginous fluid; and a thermodynamic hydrate inhibitor; and drilling at least a portion of a wellbore penetrating a subterranean formation.