Global Patent Index - EP 3036303 A1

EP 3036303 A1 20160629 - METHOD OF USING BIOLOGICALLY-DERIVED MONOESTERS AS DRILLING FLUIDS

Title (en)

METHOD OF USING BIOLOGICALLY-DERIVED MONOESTERS AS DRILLING FLUIDS

Title (de)

VERFAHREN ZUR VERWENDUNG BIOLOGISCH GEWONNENER MONOESTER ALS BOHRSPÜLUNGEN

Title (fr)

PROCÉDÉ D'UTILISATION DE MONOESTERS D'ORIGINE BIOLOGIQUE EN TANT QUE FLUIDES DE FORAGE

Publication

EP 3036303 A1 20160629 (EN)

Application

EP 14758769 A 20140821

Priority

  • US 201313973754 A 20130822
  • US 2014052043 W 20140821

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO2015027035A1] The present invention is directed to the method drilling a borehole with monoester-based drilling fluid compositions. In some embodiments, the methods for making such monoester-based lubricants utilize a biomass precursor and/or low value Fischer-Tropsch (FT) olefins and/or alcohols so as to produce high value monoester-based drilling fluids. In some embodiments, such monoester-based drilling fluids are derived from FT olefins and fatty acids. The fatty acids can be from a bio-based source (i.e., biomass, renewable source) or can be derived from FT alcohols via oxidation.

IPC 8 full level

C09K 8/36 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

C09K 8/36 (2013.01)

Citation (search report)

See references of WO 2015027035A1

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR

Designated extension state (EPC)

BA ME

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 2015027035 A1 20150226; CA 2918645 A1 20150226; CN 105593334 A 20160518; EP 3036303 A1 20160629; JP 2016536409 A 20161124; MX 2016001760 A 20160602

DOCDB simple family (application)

US 2014052043 W 20140821; CA 2918645 A 20140821; CN 201480046324 A 20140821; EP 14758769 A 20140821; JP 2016536444 A 20140821; MX 2016001760 A 20140821