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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 05, 2012
Filed:
Jan. 22, 2009
Applicants:
Sashikumar Mettath, Houston, TX (US);
Steven Young, Cypress, TX (US);
Inventors:
Sashikumar Mettath, Houston, TX (US);
Steven Young, Cypress, TX (US);
Assignee:
M-I L.L.C., Houston, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C09K 8/02 (2006.01); C09K 8/68 (2006.01); B01F 17/00 (2006.01); E21B 7/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A wellbore fluid that includes an oleaginous base fluid; and a silanated weighting agent is disclosed. In particular, the silanated weighting agents may be produced by reaction between an alkyl alkoxy silane and a weighting agent Methods of formulating such fluids and methods of drilling using such fluids are also disclosed.