Design and development of quaternary amine compounds: Shale inhibition with improved environmental profile

Proceedings - SPE International Symposium on Oilfield Chemistry

Volumn 2, Issue , 2009, Pages 1007-1015

  Patel, Arvind D ^a  

^a M I SWACO   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADDITIVES; AMINES; BENTONITE; BIOPOLYMERS; DRILLING FLUIDS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; INFILL DRILLING; OFFSHORE DRILLING; OFFSHORE OIL WELL PRODUCTION; OIL FIELDS; OILFIELD CHEMISTRY; TOXICITY;

ADVERSE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS; DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT; DRILLING FLUID ADDITIVES; ENVIRONMENTAL TOXICITY; ENVIRONMENTALLY SENSITIVE AREAS; LABORATORY DEVELOPMENT; QUATERNARY AMINE COMPOUNDS; WATER BASED DRILLING FLUIDS;

SHALE;

EID: 70449686546     PISSN: 10461779     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2118/121737-ms     Document Type: Conference Paper

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