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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.


Find Patent Forward Citations

Drake, Evelyn. (1984). Method of using a spacer for well control fluid (U.S. Patent No. 4445576). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/4445576

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