Document 34YV795JyxgmgL9pzNwvn9gE

FILE NAME: Drilling Muds (DRM) DATE: 1940 Sept 10 DOC#: DRM001 DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION: US Patent - Drilling Fluid Composition Patented Sept 10,1940 ,2214,366 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE 2,214,366 DRILLING FLUID COMPOSITION JoBhyncWk, .BFerrekeelalenyd,,CSaaHnfF., raasnscigisncaot,santod SHhaerlolldDTe. vcoelroppomraetniotnCoofmDeplaanwya,rSean Francisco, Calif., a No Drawing. SAerpipalliNcaot.i2o5n7F,9e7b2ruary 23,1939, 6 Claims. (CL255--1) weTllhs,isanindverenltaiotens pmeorrtaeipnasrttiocutlhaerlydrtiolliangmoetfhooidl itnhetiime uadrtf.lusTbehsusm, iattheraisalbseesnucphroapsosmedictao afldadketso, athned locsosmopfosdirtiiollningfofrlupidrevfreonmtintgheowr emllininimtoiztihneg cscoatlteosn, saenedd ohuthllesr, ssuugbasrtacnacnees fhiabverins,gsaawrdeulastt,ivfeislhy '5 forAmnateiossne.ntial feature of rotary drilling is the lfaorrgseepaalirntigcloeffsitzheeapnodrecsapoafbalecoofarsseerv-ginraginaesdplfuogrs 6 uasecoollfoaidadlrislluisnpgenflsuiiodnoirnmaudsfuliutsahb,lecolniqsuisitdinogfoaf maTthioenu.se of these mudflush compositions entails, 10 wmiattheraidadl istuiocnhalascocmlamy,insoumteedtihmeaevsywmeigathetreidaldsouwchn haochwieevveert,hceerrteasiunltdsrsaowubgahctk, sa,sawndilldboeesshnoowt nalhwearye-s 15 asTbhaeryftuens,ctgioalnesnao,f rtehde lmeaudd,felutcs.h are to l'ubricate lnbIetloisw, .th-erefore, an object of this invention to tthoekbeietp, tdoowcanr,rtyhethefocrumttaitniogns uppretsosutrhees, saunrfdacteo, pproorvoiudsefaormmaettihoonds fboyrmseeaalninsgoof faf mcouadrsfleu-sghrahinaevd 16 fbolermofonprtehveenwtianllgs oorf tmhienibmorizeihnoglethaeshpeeantehtrcaatpioan ifnibgroaudsdesdeatlhinegretmo aatemriaixlstu, rseaoidf amfuladkflyusahndboeifnag M othfetrheein.mudflush into the formation, and its loss cimappaebrvleiooufs fmorumdisnhgeaaththteinnacsiuobusstlayntaiadlhlyerwinagtetro20 unAdserthaepmreussduflruesgheInsercailrlcyuelaxtceedediningthtehabtoroefhtohlee theItwisalalslsoofatnheobbojerechtoolfe.this invention to provide 20 tfhoermsamtiaolnle,rictsollloiqiduaild ocrosmolpiodnpeanrtt,ictloegsestuhseprenwdiethd faonrdtthhise fpiubrrpouossemaatmeruiadlfsluasdhdiend wfohricsheatlhinegfplaukry itnhteerresitnic,efsl,owpsasisnatgoestheanfdormpoartieosn bthetrwoueegnh tthhee bploesetso aartetaocfkmainnderadlisninattuegreraatinodn abrye ancoitdssuussceedptiin 25 gorrasinoslidofpathrteicfleosr,mhaotwioenvesra,nbdes.comTehearlraersgteerd cblaey treEaxtipnegrioeinlcweelhlsa.s shown that one of the most 25 tcwreeaesninagdjtahceenatresaanodfgtrhaeinfsloawndpaascstaagsespltuhgesr,ebdee eflfufeidcstivteomimatperroiavles wthheiicrh mplaaystbereinadgdpedrotpoedrtriiellsinigs 30 btweceoemn,e aInndtuarlnloawrirnegstesdmaalnledr toclaayct paasrtpiclulegss iton mabilcea.resTuhltesuisne osfemaliincga hoafsf goiivle-bneeasrpinecgiallalyyefrasv,otro 30 psaroidpeprtaisessagqeusi.cklAy fmorumdfsluIsnhthoifs gmoaodnnpelrasatesruinbg panredvdeenctrtehaesindgriltlhinegpefrlumideafbriolimty paenndetthraetipnrgodinucto swtaanlltsiaolflytheliqbuoirde-hiomlep.ervious mudsheath on the tPivatietyntoNf os.a1id,80o7i,l0-8b2eatorinBgoylanytoenrs., as explained in 3fi shIenathm,aonrythcaesefsa,ilhuorwe eovfetrh, ethleatftoerrmtoatiboenfoorfmthede maTyhebepaasrtcircibueladrteofftehcetifvaecntetshs aotf mthiecawianxyth, ipsacraasfe 35 mdeupdefnldusshletshsaonn othnetphleasstterruincgturparlopperrotipeesrtoiefsthoef ftihneicwoarllass' pfahcaeltiinc pmroadttuecrinugsuzaolnlyesaccacuusmesutlhateinmgicaat 40 theThsutrsa, tian tfroarvmearstieodnbsyhathveinwg eAlls.sures or crevices, fhlearkeestetnoacbioecuoslmyetoemsabieddwdeadllst,hwerheiilne aalnsod steorvaindg 40 apnordouesspfeocrimalalytioinns,lothwe psroelisdsuprea,rticcolaersseo-rgdrianianreidly, absetwa eseenalfilnagkeasgaenndt fboertmwaeteinonsseapnadragteraifnlask,ews,hearned ipnrteesrestnitceins btehtewmeeundafdlujsahceenatssilayndpaosrsgtrharvoeulgghratihnes fboyrmaeds.ubstantially fluid-impervious sheath is 45 rweistuhlotuttheaxtelratirngge aamnyoupnlutsggoinfgthaectimonu,dfwluisthh tahree seaIltinmgumst,atheorwiaelvienr,mbeudnfolutesdh tfhoartptrheevenneteindgfolorsas 45 cciarrcruieladtioinnt,owthhiechfmoramyaitniotnusr,nclaeuasdintgo tahelofsrseeozf oarficseirsciunlactioonnn,eocrtifoonr rweigtahinpionrgoucsirlcauyleartsiotnrauvseurasleldy 50 itnhge obfotrheheodler,illosrtroitnhge,rthuendceoslilarapbseleocfotnitseeqwuaelnlsceosf. tboefosreeatlh.oeffprsoudcuhcincgoazrosnee-girsairneeadc,heldo.w Aptrteesmsuprtse 50 waIlnlsoorfdethr etobcoaruehseolae sohpepaotshitteo tbheesfeorpmoerdouosnftohre sdtrrialltiangbyflumideacnosmopfrisainmg umdsihcaeahthavfeormcoemdmoofnlay mpraetvioenntsi,ntghelroesbsyoefffceicrtciuvelalytiosena,livnagritohuesmmoeftfhaondds mouestsweailthcafanilbueree,stsainbclieshneod pbeertwfeecetnfltuhied-himarpde,rviri 55 and mudflush compositions have been developed regularly-shaped sand grains of the formation 55 , 2 2 314,866 falnakdetsh, eIneqtuhaellysahmaerdmaanndnIerrreagsulnaorlyli-qsuhiadpeodr mgaicsa- rwehlailteivesluybvsetaryntsiamllayll ftlhuiicdk-nimespse,rsviinocues,thaeregroowf tah tmigahcthsineeadl cmanetbaellficorsmuerfdacbeestw, euennletswso aimgpaesrkfeecttliys mofudthfleusshhecaetahsetshitcoknpeesrscoslatotepsthtehreethmroomugehn,t atnhde 5 proIvt ihdaesdntohwerebbeeetnwfeoeunn.d that the material which ndouefutrothsearidpaprteirccleoslaatiroen.depOosnitethdeonotthheer shhaenatdh, 5 iwsimthosmt picearfefoctrlysesauliitnegd tooffbesuucsehd cIonacrosem-gbrinaiantieodn, mwiattherciaanlsessuucgha,rfofirbeexrsa,mwphleic, hasaaremnixottucraepoafbmleicoaf 10 poArocucsorfdoirnmgattoionthise apsbreessetonst. Invention, whenever tfootramllaytiostno,pfpoinrmg tmheudfslohweatohfs tchoentfilnuuidalliyntogrotwhe- 10 viteInst dloessisreodf tcoircreuglaatiinonlowsthceinrcdurlailtliionng, tohrrotougphrea imnegabInle,tehxicckensseisvse.ly tThhicekfmorumdasthioeanthosf hfalusidIn-paedr puosuroaul smfuodrfmluasthioonf lnaoyremr,atlhceorleloiisdaal dpdreodpetrotietshae dloistiso, nthtaot tohfeddeicsraedavsianngtatghee oifntaercnoanltidniuaimngeteflruoidf IS ssuucithabalse fqroumant1i%ty toof 5p%refbeyrawbleyigfhint,eamndicaappflraokxeis, tahveailbaobrleehfoolre,mwudhficluhshrecsitrrciucltastitohneacnrdosms-asyeclteioadn 15. masabteesltyost,htehseasmizeeaomf othuentmoifcparfelfaekreasblbyeilnogngo-ffitbheer to3a.nThueltimthaitne fmreuedzsinhgeaothf thfoermderidll ustnridnegr. high 20 oasrbdeesrtoosf f.i5betros b2e.5ingmmof. tahnedorthdeer loefng2thtoo6f cthme. pInreosrgsuarneisc osfumbsitcaancaensd caosmbepsrtiossi,ngwhsiiclhicoanre cboomth- 20 Aquimckuldy cfoomrmpsrisaingsutbhsetaanbtioavlley seflaulildn-glmmpaetrevrlioaulss poothuenrd,s apnodssheasvseinsg "aconnastiudrearalbaleffinitmy efcohraneiaccahl sflhaekaetshcloonsinthgethweailnlsteorsftitchees bboertweheoelne,ththeecomaircsae wstarellnsgotfhthaendborheihgohlep, owwheilres tohfe tahdihceksiaonnd ptoorothues 25 swahnadt gmraaiynsh,eadnedsctrhibeedfibarsouas gaassbkeesttoascteixoenrtibneg mmaatterfioarlms eaddheorfesmviecray apnodorlayntyo tohregawnaicllsfiobfrothues 29 tawnedetnhethhearhdarmd,iciarrfeiagkuelsarilny-csohnaptaecdt tshaenrdewgirtahintos bexoaremhpollee,, bayndthceanacbteiovneroyf etahseilydrsicllrasptreidngofwf,hfeonr 30 stoTphtehuesefloowf mofictaheinfluciodmibnitnoattihoen fworitmhaatsiobne.stos tbhyetlhaettedresIcsenradiisnegd cfaosrinrgepsltarciningg wa hwenorint bisit,doe-r 30 vaasnsteaagleinsgoymear ttehriealuspeosfsoesrsethsethseamfoellpouwripnogseadof sthireedretsoulctastehaotffcaircpuolratitioonnomf athyebbeorleohsot lea,t wthitihs oth1.er materIitalfso:rms a mudsheath effectively stoppcinrig4t.icMalusdtashgeeaothfsthfeorompeedraotifondsr.illing fluids com 35 ppeonroeutrsatfioornmoatfiothneInfluciadseIsntwo haenrye cthoearuses-egrinainthede pthriesiancgtimonicoafaancdidassbaensdtosaraerethneoretfsoursecedpetfiibnlietetloy 39 moruedvfleunshoof faacsoinmgbleinsaetaiolinngofagtwenot,sseuaclihnagsmmaitcea, psuopneernitosr, tosumcuhdsahseatshaswcdoumstp,risciontgtoonrsgeaendic hcuolmls, 40 r(ihaalss,hesduccha,nfeorsuegxaarmfpiblee,rsa)sfamlliscatoanedffefclbt rsoutcehx sinhtreegdrdaetdedsubgyarancyanaec,ceitdce.,ntwalhiccohnatarcet ewasiitlhy adcisid 40 Is,toopbptaaginee,dasdumrainygbeexspeeernimfreonmts tihnewdhaitcah,oafcToaabrslee Ithnetenoidl,ebduttoatlrseoatthaenwoailtelrayperor,duwchteiorenboyfntohte ownellyl agracvoealrspea-cgkrawinaesdufsoerdmtaotiodnu.plicAate75thlebse./fcfeuc.,t fotf. mofayabeminiccrae-aassebdesbtoysanmaucdidfltursehatmwehnetn. Tdhrielluinsge 45 Palos Verdes drilling fluid was used. TablethIrough a porous or water-bearing layer over- 45 Apamssoeudntthr(oSuoglhd 86 Sealing(mpeartceerniatlbaydwdeedigthot)muddosh sA1hfmetea.rth in1A00l.mtec.r. Tohffoiscrhmkeneaedthss Remarks 65 1 2.5% long fiber asbestos+2.6% mica-- to 10.0 2 3 6% mica...... ........................................... 4.5 4 6% fine flbrotex................................... 13.0 60 e 2,6% fine flbratei+2.5% m il............. $0007.0 3S.0 17 m m _____ -Imtimonedainatdegsohoodt-aodffh;esrehnecaethrepseunlte.trates grave] so that consolida 6542..50 Totoo fmraegsilae- Slight penetrationo^mica into'formation? 800 68.0 SOomrem. _____ 8ta a n ra te h i& S than a^ive! w ltllb" sUg *penetration, flltra 150.0 2Si&2a__ _ SMhoepatehneetnrtaitrieolny oofnfltborpotoefxg.ravSelligwhittphennoetpreantieotnraotfiomnicoar.adhesion. ofIat mwiicllab-aesbseeesntofsrsoemali.tnhgesmeifxitguurreesinththaet tdhreilluinsge loytihnegr ohraanddj,agcievnet aann oacili-db-eraersiinsgtasnatnsdhweailtlh, ownhtihceh 05 fwluhiedreraessutlhtsatinofa pprraaccttiiccaallllyy iamnmy eodtihaeter smhautte-orifafl, wthiell pweerlml wit itthhoeuatctihdetrneeactmesseintyt toof bteakaipnpglieedlabto- 99 hour gmeixatmuroeugnitvseosfolniqlyuiaddaerleayseodmsehtuimt-eosffp, ewrhmeirtetbedy poaractkeerasn, detcc.,ostotlylimmietatshuereasp, psluiccahtioasn othfethueseacoidf toof paesnheetraatthe iIsnftoormtheed foonrmthaetiownabllesfoorfethaenybosorer-t toItthies doebsviiroeudsotihl-abteainrinsguchhorcizaosen,. after drilling 70 hole, and the filtration rate is somewhat de creased. . tinhgrouingtho tthhee woialt-ebre-abreianrginfgorsmanadtisona,ntdhepecnoemtrpaoi- 70 tos2.mixtureDiune sttoopthpeingqutihcke aflcotwionofofthtehedrmilliicnag-asbsmeistoidoinfieodf ttoheondericllaipnagblfeluoidf gsihvoinugldanpraecfiedr-asbollyubblee 7< fwluitihd dInritlolintgheflufiodrsmcaotimopnr,istihneg tshheesaethms aftoerrmialesd, stihoena,thsuochvearsthaedfrailcliengoffltuhide cooilm-bperaisriinngg cfaolrcmiuam in 9,314,866 3 criaarlbsomnaetnetioonreadnayboovfe.the organic fibrous mate sh3e.atAh folvueidr tchoemfpaocseitioofn cfooarrsfeo-rgmraiinngeda pmoruodus- W1. eInclathime darsiloliunrg ionfveoniltiowne:lls, the method of dforirlmlinatgiofnlusidt,ramviecrasefdlakbeys aandwaesllb,esctooms pfirbiseirnsg. a 5 sotveeprscoomfinadgdlionsgs moifcacifrlcaukleastioanndcoasmbpesritsoisngfibtehres sh4e.atAh folvueidr tchoemfpaocseitioofn cfooarrsfeo-rgmraiinngeda pmoruodus- g tcoomthpoesidtiroinlliinngthfleuiwde, llciinrcucloantitnacgt twhiethrtehseulftaincge dforirlmlinatgiofnlusidtrhaavveirnsgedadbdyedathwereellt,o cleosms pthriasinng5%a 10 oinfga csaoiadrsec-ogmrapionseidtiopnorotousffoorrmmaatiosnu,basntadnctiaaullsy- bwyeigwhetigohft aosfbemstiocsa ffilbaekress. and less than 5% by xo fflourimd-aitmiopne.rvious sheath on the face of said sh5e.atAh folvueidr tchoemfpaocseitioofn cfooarrsfeo-rgmraiinngeda pmoruodus- the2.sItenptshoefpcroircceuslsatoinfgdrailldirnigllionigl w.fleulildbcooremhporleiss-, dforirlmlinagtiofnlusidt,rmaviecrasefldakbesy aandwloenllg, fciobmerparsisbiensgtosa. lg hinoglemwichailefladkreilslinangdtharsobuegsthospofirboeurss ninont-hperobdource she6.atAh folvueidr tchoemfpaocseitioofn cfooarrsfeo-rgmraiinngeda pomrouuds- x6 itnogbfeorfmoramtioedns,ocvaeur stihneg afancaeciodf-rseasiidstafonrtmshateiaotnh, fdorrilmlinatgiofnlusidtrhaavveirnsgedadbdyedathwereellt,o cleosmsptrhiasinng5%a 20 madoddiinfgyitnhgertehteo aconmapcoidsi-tsioolnubolfe tchoemmpoundefnlut swhhbilye bwyeigwhetigohft aosfbemsitcoas ffilbakeress haanydinlgessa tfhibaenr 5le%ngbtyh SO dbryilalinngactihdr-osoulguhblae phreoadtuhciinsgcafuosremdattoiofno,rwmhoevreer of at least 2 centimeterJsO. HN W. FREELAND. the face of said formation. HAROLD T. BYCK.