Drilling fluid additive and method for inhibiting hydration
CA 2126938 A1 · Owner: M-I Drilling Fluids Company · Inventors: Mclaurine, Henry C.; Thaemlitz, Carl J.; Stamatakis, Emanuel
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This invention relates to drilling fluid additives that suppress clay swelling within a subterranean well and to methods for controlling clay swelling during the drilling of a subterranean well. In one embodiment trihydroxy alkyl amine is reacted with an alkyl halide or a water soluble quaternary amine to form a quaternized trihydroxy alkyl amine. The reaction products can also include condensed reaction products of quaternized trihydroxy alkyl amines. In another embodiment a choline derivative is used. The quaternized reaction products and choline derivatives are characterized by low toxicity and compatibility with anionic drilling fluid components. The products are added to water base …
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