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Date of Patent:
Apr. 28, 2015

Filed:

Dec. 23, 2003
Applicants:

Larry W. Gatlin, San Antonio, TX (US);

Garth Shewchuk, Calgary, CA;

Colby P. Rodriguez, San Antonio, TX (US);

Inventors:

Larry W. Gatlin, San Antonio, TX (US);

Garth Shewchuk, Calgary, CA;

Colby P. Rodriguez, San Antonio, TX (US);

Assignee:

Lubrizol Oilfield Solutions, Inc., The Woodlands, TX (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C09K 8/38 (2006.01); C11D 1/12 (2006.01); C09K 8/70 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C09K 8/703 (2013.01); C09K 8/38 (2013.01);
Abstract

A new general purpose foaming agent having application as drilling fluid foaming agents or as any foaming agent needed an a wide variety of applications is disclosed, where the agent includes at least one anionic surfactant, at least one cationic surfactant, and mixtures thereof and one or more zwitterionic compounds. A method for using the foaming agent in capillary coiled tubing application is also disclosed. The foaming agents can also include additive to augment the properties of the foaming agent for a given application.


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