Method of increasing the rate of hydration of activated hydroethyl cellulose compositions

Patent · Tue Oct 09 00:00:00 EDT 1984

OSTI ID:6043446

House, R F; Hoover, L D

A method of producing a well servicing fluid containing zinc bromide in which an activated hydroxyethyl cellulose is either admixed with a zinc bromide solution containing above about 30% by weight zinc bromide, or, in the alternative, is admixed with a non-zinc bromide containing solution to produce a viscosified solution which is then admixed with a zinc bromide containing solution.

• Assignee: NL Industries Inc.
• Patent Number(s): US 4476032
• OSTI ID: 6043446
• Resource Relation: Patent File Date: Filed date 8 May 1981; Other Information: PAT-APPL-262026
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

02 PETROLEUM
03 NATURAL GAS
WELLS
WELL SERVICING
WORKING FLUIDS
CELLULOSE
CHEMICAL ACTIVATION
CHEMICAL COMPOSITION
CHEMICAL PREPARATION
HYDROXY COMPOUNDS
WELL STIMULATION
ZINC BROMIDES
BROMIDES
BROMINE COMPOUNDS
CARBOHYDRATES
FLUIDS
HALIDES
HALOGEN COMPOUNDS
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
POLYSACCHARIDES
SACCHARIDES
STIMULATION
SYNTHESIS
ZINC COMPOUNDS
ZINC HALIDES
020300* - Petroleum- Drilling & Production
030300 - Natural Gas- Drilling
Production
& Processing