Biodegradable drilling mud and process for its preparation

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PATENT NO 6426321
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09531178

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A biodegradable drilling mud, comprising a water/organic phase reverse emulsion in a volume ratio ranging from 50/50 to 10/90, which contains: a) from 1 to 5% by volume of at least one nitrogen compound selected from the group consisting of amino acids, carbamic mono- and polyamides and mono- and polycarbamic amides, of formulae (I) and (II) respectively, taken alone or as a mixture: R--[NH--CH.sub.2 ].sub.n --CO--NH.sub.2 (I) R--NH--[CO--NH].sub.m --H (II) wherein R is hydrogen or an alkyl group comprising from 1 to 10 carbon atoms and n and m are integers ranging from 1 to 5, b) from 2 to 10% by volume of at least one phosphorus derivative selected from the group consisting of surfactant phosphorus compounds, and c) from 2 to 10% by volume of at least one oxygenated compound selected from the group consisting of fatty acids, fatty acid esters of fatty alcohols comprising carbon-based chains comprising from 12 to 24 carbon atoms, alone or as a mixture, and plant or animal oils.

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ELF EXPLORATION PRODUCTIONLA DEFENSE TOUR ELF 2 PLACE DE LA COUPOLE 6 92400 COURBEVOIE

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Basseres, Anne Bizanos, FR 4 16
Durrieu, Josiane Pau, FR 2 8
Guillerme, Michel Serres Castet, FR 3 13
Zurdo, Christian La Haye Pays-Bas, FR 3 10

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