Drilling fluids with improved shale inhibition and methods of drilling in subterranean formations
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IPC분류정보
국가/구분
United States(US) Patent
등록
국제특허분류(IPC7판)
C09K-008/12
C09K-008/52
출원번호
UP-0776887
(2004-02-11)
등록번호
US-7786049
(2010-09-20)
발명자
/ 주소
Temple, Colin
Youngson, Arthur
출원인 / 주소
Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
대리인 / 주소
Roddy, Craig W.
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초록▼
The present invention relates to subterranean drilling operations, and more particularly, to drilling fluids that may be used to drill a well bore in a subterranean formation that may demonstrate improved shale inhibition and methods of using such drilling fluids in subterranean formations. One embo
The present invention relates to subterranean drilling operations, and more particularly, to drilling fluids that may be used to drill a well bore in a subterranean formation that may demonstrate improved shale inhibition and methods of using such drilling fluids in subterranean formations. One embodiment of the methods of the present invention provides a method of drilling a well bore in a subterranean formation comprising providing a drilling fluid comprising an aqueous-based fluid and a shale inhibiting component comprising a nanoparticle source; and placing the drilling fluid in the well bore in the subterranean formation. Another embodiment of the present invention provides a method of flocculation comprising providing a fluid comprising suspended particles, and adding a shale inhibiting component comprising a nanoparticle source to the fluid comprising suspended particles to form flocculated particles.
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What is claimed is: 1. A method of drilling a well bore in a subterranean formation comprising shale comprising the steps of: providing a drilling fluid comprising an aqueous-based fluid, and a shale inhibiting component comprising a polyvinyl pyrrolidone nanoparticle source, wherein the polyvinyl
What is claimed is: 1. A method of drilling a well bore in a subterranean formation comprising shale comprising the steps of: providing a drilling fluid comprising an aqueous-based fluid, and a shale inhibiting component comprising a polyvinyl pyrrolidone nanoparticle source, wherein the polyvinyl pyrrolidone nanoparticle source comprises nanoparticles of polyvinyl pyrrolidone having an average particle size of less than about 1,000 nanometers; drilling the well bore in at least a portion of the subterranean formation that comprises shale using the drilling fluid; and allowing the drilling fluid to at least partially inhibit the degradation of the shale. 2. The method of claim 1 wherein the polyvinyl pyrrolidone nanoparticle source comprises crosslinked polyvinyl pyrrolidone. 3. The method of claim 1 wherein the drilling fluid further comprises a salt. 4. The method of claim 3 wherein the salt is present in the drilling fluid an amount in the range of from about 5 pounds per barrel to about the salt saturation limit of the drilling fluid. 5. The method of claim 3 wherein the salt comprises at least one salt selected from the group consisting of potassium chloride, calcium chloride, sodium chloride, potassium formate, calcium chloride, calcium bromide, potassium carbonate, and any mixture thereof. 6. The method of claim 1 wherein the drilling fluid further comprises at least one additive selected from the group consisting of an antifoam, a biocide, a bridging agent, a corrosion control agent, a dispersant, a flocculant, a fluid loss additive, a foamer, an H2S scavenger, a lubricant, an oxygen scavenger, a scale inhibitor, a viscosifier, and a weighting agent. 7. The method of claim 1 wherein the density of the drilling fluid is within the range of from about 7 pounds per gallon to about 22 pounds per gallon. 8. The method of claim 1 wherein the aqueous-based fluid is fresh water. 9. The method of claim 1 wherein the shale inhibiting component inhibits the degradation of shale by acting as a flocculant. 10. The method of claim 1 wherein the polyvinyl pyrrolidone nanoparticle source is present in the drilling fluid in an amount in the range of from about 0.0025% to about 5% by volume of the drilling fluid; and wherein the drilling fluid further comprises potassium chloride in an amount in the range of from about 5 pounds per barrel to about the salt saturation limit of the drilling fluid. 11. The method of claim 1 wherein the drilling fluid comprises rubber latex. 12. The method of claim 11 wherein the rubber latex comprises emulsion-polymerized copolymers of 1,3-butadiene and styrene. 13. The method of claim 1 wherein the drilling fluid comprises emulsion-polymerized copolymers of 1,3-butadiene and styrene, wherein the polyvinyl pyrrolidone nanoparticle source comprises crosslinked polyvinyl pyrrolidone. 14. The method of claim 1 wherein the polyvinyl pyrrolidone nanoparticle source is present in the drilling fluid in an amount in the range of from about 0.0025% by volume to about 5% by volume of the drilling fluid. 15. The method of claim 1 wherein the polyvinyl pyrrolidone nanoparticle source comprises nanoparticles having an average particle size of less than about 400 nanometers. 16. The method of claim 1 wherein the shale inhibiting component inhibits the degradation of shale by acting as a flocculant. 17. A method of enhancing the shale inhibition of an aqueous-based drilling fluid comprising: adding to the drilling fluid a shale inhibiting component comprising a polyvinyl pyrrolidone nanoparticle source, wherein the polyvinyl pyrrolidone nanoparticle source comprises nanoparticles of polyvinyl pyrrolidone having an average particle size of less than about 1,000 nanometers and wherein the polyvinyl pyrrolidone nanoparticle source is present in the drilling fluid in an amount in the range of from about 0.0025% by volume to about 5% by volume of the drilling fluid; placing the drilling fluid in a well bore penetrating at least a portion of a subterranean formation that comprises shale; and allowing the drilling fluid to at least partially inhibit the degradation of the shale. 18. The method of claim 17 wherein the drilling fluid further comprises rubber latex. 19. The method of claim 18 wherein the rubber latex comprises emulsion-polymerized copolymers of 1,3-butadiene and styrene. 20. The method of claim 17 wherein the drilling fluid further comprises emulsion-polymerized copolymers of 1,3-butadiene and styrene, and wherein the polyvinyl pyrrolidone nanoparticle source comprises crosslinked polyvinyl pyrrolidone. 21. The method of claim 17 wherein the shale inhibiting component is added to the drilling fluid in an amount sufficient to inhibit the degradation of shale. 22. The method of claim 17 wherein the polyvinyl pyrrolidone nanoparticle source comprises nanoparticles having an average particle size of less than about 400 nanometers. 23. The method of claim 17 wherein the shale inhibiting component inhibits the degradation of shale by acting as a flocculant. 24. A method of drilling a well bore in a subterranean formation comprising: providing a drilling fluid that comprises a polyvinyl pyrrolidone nanoparticle source wherein the polyvinyl pyrrolidone nanoparticle source comprises nanoparticles of polyvinyl pyrrolidone having an average particle size of less than about 1,000 nanometers; drilling a well bore using the drilling fluid in at least a portion of the subterranean formation that comprises shale; and allowing the drilling fluid to at least partially inhibit the degradation of the shale. 25. The method of claim 24 wherein the drilling fluid further comprises rubber latex. 26. A method of drilling in a subterranean formation that comprises shale, the method comprising: providing a drilling fluid comprising an aqueous-based fluid, a shale inhibiting component comprising polyvinyl pyrrolidone nanoparticles having an average particle size of less than about 1,000 nanometers, wherein the polyvinyl pyrrolidone nanoparticles are present in an amount of from about 0.0025% to about 5% by volume of the drilling fluid, at least one salt selected from the group consisting of potassium chloride, calcium chloride, sodium chloride, potassium formate, calcium chloride, calcium bromide, potassium carbonate, and any mixture thereof, wherein the salt is present in an amount of from about 5 pounds per barrel to about the salt saturation limit of the drilling fluid, and at least one additive selected from the group consisting of: an antifoam, a biocide, a bridging agent, a corrosion control agent, a dispersant, a flocculant, a fluid loss additive, a foamer, an H2S scavenger, a lubricant, an oxygen scavenger, a scale inhibitor, a viscosifier, and a weighting agent, wherein the density of the drilling fluid is from about 7 pounds per gallon to about 22 pounds per gallon; drilling the well bore in at least a portion of the subterranean formation that comprises shale using the drilling fluid; and allowing the drilling fluid to at least partially inhibit the degradation of the shale. 27. The method of claim 26 wherein the drilling fluid further comprises rubber latex nanoparticles. 28. The method of claim 27 wherein the rubber latex nanoparticles comprise emulsion-polymerized copolymers of 1,3-butadiene and styrene. 29. The method of claim 26 wherein the drilling fluid further comprises emulsion-polymerized copolymers of 1,3-butadiene and styrene, and wherein the polyvinyl pyrrolidone nanoparticles comprise crosslinked polyvinyl pyrrolidone. 30. The method of claim 26 wherein the polyvinyl pyrrolidone nanoparticles have an average particle size of less than about 400 nanometers. 31. The method of claim 26 wherein the polyvinyl pyrrolidone nanoparticles inhibit the degradation of shale by acting as a flocculant. 32. The method of claim 26 wherein the polyvinyl pyrrolidone nanoparticles comprise crosslinked polyvinyl pyrrolidone.
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