Methods for producing emulsifiers for oil-based drilling fluids

• Main Authors: Rife Nathan P, Hurd Phillip W, Mpofu David T, Cothran Anne M, Johnson Roger Scott, Hines John B
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 16.01.2018
• Subjects: ADHESIVES; CHEMISTRY; DYES; MATERIALS FOR MISCELLANEOUS APPLICATIONS, NOT PROVIDED FORELSEWHERE; METALLURGY; MISCELLANEOUS APPLICATIONS OF MATERIALS; MISCELLANEOUS COMPOSITIONS; NATURAL RESINS; PAINTS; POLISHES

Methods for making emulsifiers, emulsified drilling fluids, and methods for using the same are provided. In one or more embodiments, the method for making an emulsifier can include mixing a tall oil and a triamide. The triamide can have the chemical formula: where: x, y, and z are integers independe...