Abstract: Lubricating additives for drilling fluids are prepared from semi-solid highly viscous and/or high molecular weight lubricants, such as polyalkylenes (e.g., polybutene), by steam jet cooking a mixture of starch, water, and the lubricant in order to uniformly suspend micrometer-sized lubricant droplets in an aqueous starch matrix. These additives avoid the need for toxic emulsifiers, surfactants, or short-chain hydrocarbon solvents for dispersing the lubricants. They impart lubricity to drilling fluids (muds) and also inhibit fluid loss in geological formations by enhancing the filtration control properties of the fluid.

Abstract: It is herein disclosed process for the preparation of copolymers of carbon monoxide and one or more ethylenically unsaturated compounds by reacting the monomers under polymerization conditions in the presence of a catalyst system based ona) a source of cations of one or more metals of Group VIII of the Periodic Table, andb) a source of anions,in the further presence of a diluent in which the copolymers are insoluble or virtually insoluble and of a minor amount of one or more non-ionic surfactant.

Abstract: A surfactant composition, suitable for enhanced oil recovery comprising in a 60:40 to 10/90 weight ratio a) (o,m)- and/or (o,p)-dialkylbenzene alkali sulfonate and b) polyalkoxyphenyl ether alkali sulfonate.

Abstract: Surfactant composition comprising an alkyl amine ethoxylate and a gel breaker, wherein the gel breaker is a random copolymer of ethylene oxide with propylene oxide/or butylene oxide.

Abstract: A steam foam process for diverting steam within a subterranean reservoir and improving oil displacement is carried out by injecting into the reservoir a steam-foam-forming mixture comprising steam and a linear C.sub.25 -C.sub.30 -.alpha.-olefin sulphonate surfactant, and preferably a non-condensable gas.

Abstract: A novel lubricating composition useful in the manufacture of tufted textile articles comprises a polyalkoxylate lubricating oil and a minor amount of a long chain fatty acid.

Abstract: A novel lubricating composition useful in the manufacture of tufted textile articles comprises a polyalkoxylate lubricating oil and a minor amount of a long chain fatty acid.

Abstract: Textile fiber lubricants are disclosed comprising a major amount of (1) the reaction product of (a) at least one C.sub.1 to C.sub.10 alcohol, or (b) at least one C.sub.2 to C.sub.4 alkylene oxide with (c) at least one C.sub.2 to C.sub.4 alkylene oxide, and a minor amount of a polymer of an ethylenically unsaturated carboxylic acid.