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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 01, 1984
Filed:
May. 24, 1982
Applicant:
Inventors:
Evelyn N Drake, Plainfield, NJ (US);
Yuh-hwang Tsao, Houston, TX (US);
Assignees:
Exxon Research and Engineering Co., Florham Park, NJ (US);
Exxon Production Research Company, Houston, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
166291 ; 166294 ; 175 72 ; 252 / ;
Abstract
A spacer comprising the water-in-oil emulsion portion of a shear-thickening well control fluid is used to separate drilling mud from the shear-thickening fluid in the drill pipe in the well bore to avoid premature thickening of the shear thickening fluid in the drill pipe. The shear-thickening well control fluid comprises a water-in-oil emulsion in which is dispersed granular particles of hydratable, water expandable clay.