IMPROVED AQUEOUS-BASED WELLBORE FLUIDS FOR USE TO STABILISE CLAY-CONTAINING FORMATION

IMPROVED AQUEOUS-BASED WELLBORE FLUIDS FOR USE TO STABILISE CLAY-CONTAINING FORMATION

The invention provides a wellbore fluid which comprises an aqueous continuous phase and, dissolved in said aqueous continuous phase, at least one salt which has an ammonium, phosphonium or sulfonium cation containing at least 5 carbon atoms, or a quatemised nitrogen-containing heterocyclic cation co...

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Hauptverfasser: ASTON, Mark, Shelton, WASSELL, David, Francis, SEDDON, Kenneth, Richard
Format: Patent
Sprache:eng ; fre ; ger
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CHEMISTRY
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MATERIALS FOR MISCELLANEOUS APPLICATIONS, NOT PROVIDED FORELSEWHERE
METALLURGY
MISCELLANEOUS APPLICATIONS OF MATERIALS
MISCELLANEOUS COMPOSITIONS
NATURAL RESINS
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Zusammenfassung:The invention provides a wellbore fluid which comprises an aqueous continuous phase and, dissolved in said aqueous continuous phase, at least one salt which has an ammonium, phosphonium or sulfonium cation containing at least 5 carbon atoms, or a quatemised nitrogen-containing heterocyclic cation containing at least 6 carbon atoms, and a method of carrying out a wellbore operation, which comprises introducing into a wellbore in a clay-containing formation, a wellbore fluid according to the invention. The described salts are effective shale inhibitors.