Abstract: A polymer for use as a deflocculant in drilling muds comprising at least one unsaturated carboxylic acid or its anhydride or salt, at least one unsaturated sulfonic acid or its salt, at least one unsaturated cationic-containing monomer, and optionally, one or more unsaturated non-ionic monomer and/or one mono or di phosphate ester of an unsaturated alcohol.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
April 25, 1989
Date of Patent:
July 16, 1991
Assignee:
National Starch and Chemical Investment Holding Corporation