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公开(公告)号:US11072736B2
公开(公告)日:2021-07-27
申请号:US16817230
申请日:2020-03-12
Applicant: Saudi Arabian Oil Company
Inventor: Jothibasu Ramasamy , Vikrant Wagle , Md Amanullah
Abstract: Invert emulsion drilling fluids having a combination of fatty acids derived from waste vegetable oil (WVO) and a fatty amine as a rheology modifier are provided. An invert emulsion drilling fluid may include a water in oil emulsion, an invert emulsifier, a fatty amine having six to thirty carbon atoms, and a fatty acid having six to eighteen carbon atoms. The fatty acid is provided by esterifying a waste vegetable oil to produce a methyl ester of the waste vegetable oil and cleaving an ester group from the methyl ester of the waste vegetable oil. The invert emulsion drilling fluid may be formulated free of organoclay. Methods of drilling a wellbore using an invert emulsion drilling fluid are also provided.
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公开(公告)号:US11053428B2
公开(公告)日:2021-07-06
申请号:US16667263
申请日:2019-10-29
Applicant: Saudi Arabian Oil Company
Inventor: Rajendra Arunkumar Kalgaonkar , Vikrant Wagle
IPC: C09K8/575 , C09K8/57 , E21B33/138
Abstract: A method for plugging and sealing subsurface formations using alkaline nanosilica dispersion and a delayed activation chemistry is disclosed. In accordance with one embodiment of the present disclosure, the method includes introducing a mixture with a first pH into the subsurface formation. The mixture comprises an aqueous solution, an alkaline nanosilica dispersion and a water-insoluble hydrolyzable compound. The method further includes allowing the water-insoluble hydrolyzable compound to hydrolyze in the subsurface formation to form an acid at 70° C. or greater, thereby acidizing the mixture to a reduced second pH and causing the alkaline nanosilica dispersion to gel into a solid and seal the subsurface formation. A composition for sealing a subsurface formation is also disclosed. The composition includes an aqueous mixture including water, an alkaline nanosilica dispersion, and a water-insoluble hydrolyzable compound.
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公开(公告)号:US11034875B2
公开(公告)日:2021-06-15
申请号:US16381783
申请日:2019-04-11
Applicant: Saudi Arabian Oil Company
Inventor: Abdullah Al-Yami , Vikrant Wagle , Hussain AlBahrani , Ali Safran , Nasser AlHareth
IPC: C09K8/74 , C09K8/24 , E21B21/00 , C09K8/22 , C09K8/467 , C10M173/00 , C04B24/02 , C04B28/02 , C04B28/04 , C04B28/08 , E21B43/25 , C09K8/03 , C09K8/20 , B01F17/00 , C09K8/40 , E21B33/14 , C09K8/035 , C09K8/08 , C09K8/42 , C09K8/48 , C04B24/08 , C09K8/487 , C04B7/52 , C09K8/46 , C09K8/04 , C04B14/06 , C04B38/02 , C10M105/18 , C10M105/62 , C10M107/34 , C10M111/04 , C09K8/32 , C09K8/36 , C10M173/02 , C10N20/02 , C10N20/04 , C10N20/00 , C10N30/06 , C10N40/22 , C10N50/00 , C10N40/00 , C09K8/514 , C09K8/28 , C04B103/40 , C04B103/46 , C04B111/00
Abstract: A wellbore servicing fluid comprises an aqueous base fluid, one or more alkali metal or alkali earth metal salts, at least one visocisifier, and a filtration control package. The filtration control package may comprise a carboxylic acid and an ethoxylated alcohol compound. Alternatively, the filtration control package may comprise a polyethylene glycol. The carboxylic acid may have from 8 to 20 carbon atoms. The ethoxylated alcohol compound may have a general formula R—(OCH2CH2)X—OH, where R is a hydrocarbon having from 10 to 16 atoms and x is an integer from 6 to 9. The ethoxylated alcohol compound may have a hydrophilic-lipophilic balance of from 8.0 to 16.0. The polyethylene glycol may have a mass average molar mass (Mw) of less than or equal to 1500 daltons.
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公开(公告)号:US10995256B2
公开(公告)日:2021-05-04
申请号:US16809892
申请日:2020-03-05
Applicant: Saudi Arabian Oil Company
Inventor: Abdullah Al-Yami , Ali Alsafran , Vikrant Wagle , Zainab Alsaihati
Abstract: A lost circulation material (LCM) composition for sealing a lost circulation zone in a wellbore is disclosed that includes from 50 weight percent to 97 weight percent epoxy resin and from 2 weight percent to 30 weight percent curing agent. The epoxy resin may include at least one of 2,3-epoxypropyl o-tolyl ether, alkyl glycidyl ethers having from 12 to 14 carbon atoms, bisphenol-A-epichlorohydrin epoxy resin, or a compound having formula (OC2H3)—CH2—O—R1—O—CH2—(C2H3O), where R1 is a linear or branched hydrocarbyl having from 4 to 24 carbon atoms. A method for isolating a lost circulation zone using the LCM compositions is also disclosed and includes introducing a spacer fluid to the lost circulation zone, introducing the LCM composition to the lost circulation zone, and curing the LCM composition in the lost circulation zone to isolate the lost circulation zone.
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公开(公告)号:US10988664B2
公开(公告)日:2021-04-27
申请号:US16809822
申请日:2020-03-05
Applicant: Saudi Arabian Oil Company
Inventor: Abdullah Al-Yami , Ali Alsafran , Vikrant Wagle , Zainab Alsaihati
Abstract: A composition for sealing a lost circulation zone in a wellbore is disclosed that includes from 50 weight percent to 97 weight percent epoxy resin and from 2 weight percent to 30 weight percent curing agent based on the total weight of the composition. The epoxy resin may include at least one of 2,3-epoxypropyl o-tolyl ether, alkyl glycidyl ethers having from 12 to 14 carbon atoms, bisphenol-A-epichlorohydrin epoxy resin modified with an oxirane mono [(C12-C14)-alkyloxy)methyl] derivative, or a compound having formula (OC2H3)—CH2—O—C6H12—O—CH2—(C2H3O).
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公开(公告)号:US10822534B2
公开(公告)日:2020-11-03
申请号:US15581136
申请日:2017-04-28
Applicant: Saudi Arabian Oil Company
Inventor: Abdullah Al-Yami , Vikrant Wagle , Ali Safran
IPC: C09K8/24 , E21B21/00 , C09K8/22 , C09K8/467 , C10M173/00 , C04B24/02 , C04B28/02 , C04B28/04 , C04B28/08 , C09K8/74 , E21B43/25 , C09K8/03 , C09K8/20 , B01F17/00 , C09K8/40 , E21B33/14 , C09K8/035 , C09K8/08 , C09K8/42 , C09K8/48 , C04B24/08 , C09K8/487 , C04B7/52 , C09K8/46 , C09K8/04 , C04B14/06 , C04B38/02 , C10M105/18 , C10M105/62 , C10M107/34 , C10M111/04 , C09K8/32 , C09K8/36 , C10M173/02 , C10N20/02 , C10N20/04 , C10N20/00 , C10N30/06 , C10N40/22 , C10N50/00 , C10N40/00 , C04B103/40 , C04B103/46 , C04B111/00
Abstract: In one embodiment, a retarded acid system comprises an aqueous acid and a retarding surfactant. The aqueous acid may comprise from 5 wt. % to 25 wt. % of a strong acid, that is, an acid having a Ka greater than or equal to 0.01. The aqueous acid may further comprise from 75 wt. % to 95 wt. % water. The retarding surfactant may have the general chemical formula R—(OC2H4)X—OH where R is a hydrocarbon having from 11 to 15 carbon atoms and x is an integer from 6 to 10. The retarding surfactant may have a hydrophilic-lipophilic balance from 8 to 16.
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公开(公告)号:US20200332174A1
公开(公告)日:2020-10-22
申请号:US16865719
申请日:2020-05-04
Applicant: Saudi Arabian Oil Company
Inventor: Vikrant Wagle , Rajendra Arunkumar Kalgaonkar , Abdullah Al-Yami
Abstract: A method for controlling loss circulation. The method includes introducing into a wellbore a nanosilica drilling fluid comprising water, an alkaline nanosilica dispersion, and at least one additive. The method further includes introducing into the nanosilica drilling fluid an amount of a chemical activator comprising a water soluble hydrolysable polyester to produce a convertible drilling mud where the convertible drilling mud has an initial pH between 8 and 11 upon formation. The method also includes allowing the chemical activator to hydrolyze to produce an acid and reduce the pH of the convertible drilling mud to less than a gel pH, thereby converting the convertible drilling mud into a solid gel lost circulation material. A convertible drilling mud operable to convert into a solid gel lost circulation material is also provided.
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公开(公告)号:US20200291285A1
公开(公告)日:2020-09-17
申请号:US16890504
申请日:2020-06-02
Applicant: Saudi Arabian Oil Company
Inventor: Abdullah Al-Yami , Vikrant Wagle , Ali Safran
IPC: C09K8/24 , E21B21/00 , C09K8/22 , C09K8/467 , C10M173/00 , C04B24/02 , C04B28/02 , C04B28/04 , C04B28/08 , C09K8/74 , E21B43/25 , C09K8/03 , C09K8/20 , B01F17/00 , C09K8/40 , E21B33/14 , C09K8/035 , C09K8/08 , C09K8/42 , C09K8/48 , C04B24/08 , C09K8/487 , C04B7/52 , C09K8/46 , C09K8/04 , C04B14/06 , C04B38/02 , C10M105/18 , C10M105/62 , C10M107/34 , C10M111/04 , C09K8/32 , C09K8/36 , C10M173/02
Abstract: In one embodiment, a retarded acid system comprises an aqueous acid and a retarding surfactant. The aqueous acid may comprise from 5 wt. % to 25 wt. % of a strong acid, that is, an acid having a Ka greater than or equal to 0.01. The aqueous acid may further comprise from 75 wt. % to 95 wt. % water. The retarding surfactant may have the general chemical formula R—(OC2H4)X—OH where R is a hydrocarbon having from 11 to 15 carbon atoms and x is an integer from 6 to 10. The retarding surfactant may have a hydrophilic-lipophilic balance from 8 to 16.
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公开(公告)号:US10767097B2
公开(公告)日:2020-09-08
申请号:US16692733
申请日:2019-11-22
Applicant: SAUDI ARABIAN OIL COMPANY
Inventor: Vikrant Wagle , Abdullah Al-Yami
Abstract: Provided here are various invert emulsion drilling fluid compositions. The invert emulsion fluid is a water in oil emulsion, which can include an invert emulsifier to stabilize the water in oil emulsion, a 16 to 18 carbon carboxylic acid, a 36 carbon fatty dimer diol, a polymeric filter control agent, and an inorganic mineral including one or more of lime, calcium chloride, and barite. The invert emulsion drilling fluids can be formulated to be substantially free of clay.
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公开(公告)号:US10767094B2
公开(公告)日:2020-09-08
申请号:US16594612
申请日:2019-10-07
Applicant: Saudi Arabian Oil Company
Inventor: Vikrant Wagle , Abdullah Al-Yami
Abstract: A well treatment fluid is provided having an acidic nanosilica dispersion and an alkanolamine. The nanosilica dispersion and the alkanolamine may form a gelled solid after interaction over a period. Methods of reducing water production using the well treatment fluids are also provided.
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