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Title: Well drilling fluids and process for drilling wells

Patent ·
OSTI ID:6114085

A composition is described, comprised of (a) an aqueous base, (b) a clayey material suspended in the aqueous base, (c) a water-soluble sulfonated styrene-maleimide copolymer having a molecular weight of about 500 to about 15,000, and (d) a water-soluble copolymer having a molecular weight of about 500 to about 30,000 prepared from alkali metal salts of acrylic acid and methacrylic acid.

Assignee:
Pony Industries, Inc., New York, NY
Patent Number(s):
US 4812244
OSTI ID:
6114085
Resource Relation:
Patent File Date: Filed date 24 Sep 1987
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English