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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 17, 2009
Filed:
Nov. 22, 2004
James W. Dobson, Jr., Houston, TX (US);
Ronald Lee Rock, Richmond, TX (US);
James W. Dobson, Jr., Houston, TX (US);
Ronald Lee Rock, Richmond, TX (US);
Other;
Abstract
The invention provides (1) a method of increasing the thermal stability of an oleaginous liquid containing a high surface area silica viscosifier therein by adding a water soluble biopolymer thereto; and (2) a drilling, completion, workover, or well servicing fluid comprising an oleaginous liquid, a water soluble biopolymer, and a high surface area silica viscosifier. The method and fluid may optionally contain a low molecular weight polar additive preferably having a molecular weight less than about 400 and containing one or more polar groups per molecule selected from the group consisting of hydroxyl, amino, and mixtures thereof.