Abstract: There is described a method of treating a waste having both liquid and solid fractions, the method consisting of adding to the waste a mineral absorbent in an amount from about 1.5 to 10 weight percent of the waste.
Abstract: There is described a method of treating a waste having both liquid and solid fractions, the method consisting of adding to the waste a mineral absorbent in an amount from about 1.5 to 10 weight percent of the waste.
Abstract: The addition of dynamic surface tension reducers to drilling fluids or work over and completion fluids results in improved fluid system performance and improved oil and gas production values.
Type:
Application
Filed:
August 8, 2002
Publication date:
May 1, 2003
Applicant:
Newpark Canada Inc.
Inventors:
James Darrell Masikewich, Shaun Terrance Einar Mesher
Abstract: There is provided an improved method for removing water from oil based drilling fluids used in the drilling of boreholes through the ground wherein MgSO4 (magnesium sulfate) is added to the drilling fluid to scavenge the water therefrom.