Organoclay compositions for drilling fluids useful to provide substantially constant rheology profiles to such fluids over a wide temperature range

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9534162
APP PUB NO 20160009978A1
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14329289

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A method of providing a substantially constant rheological profile of an oil-based drilling fluid over a temperature range of about 120° F. to about 40° F., comprising adding drilling fluid additive to the drilling fluid, wherein the drilling fluid additive comprises an organoclay composition comprising: organoclay compositions where a phyllosilicate clay is exchanged with quaternary ammonium ions having a formula of [NR1R2R3R4]+ wherein at least one of R1, R2 and R3 is a mixture of branched alkyl groups.

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ELEMENTIS SPECIALTIES INC469 OLD TRENTON ROAD EAST WINDSOR NJ 08512

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Dino, David Cranbury, US 39 850
Elsayed, Kamal Said Kamal Plainsboro, US 5 30
Ijdo, Wouter Yardley, US 28 31
Thompson, Jeffrey Hightstown, US 90 1150

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