The methods of suspending at least one weighting agent in a drilling fluid include synthesizing carbon nanotubes via chemical vapor deposition on iron oxide catalyst nanoparticles to form a quantity of nanoparticles. Individual nanoparticles of the iron oxide catalyst nanoparticles include a transition metal disposed on iron oxide. The embodiments further include adding a quantity of nanoparticles to the drilling fluid which results in an amount of carbon nanotubes dispersed within the drilling fluid. The dispersion of the quantity of nanoparticles increases the value of at least one of a Newtonian viscosity, a yield point, a plastic viscosity, and a density of the drilling fluid with the dispersed nanoparticles versus a similar or equivalent drilling fluid without the nanoparticle dispersion. The method may further include adding at least one weighting agent which will become suspended in the drilling fluid.

The present disclosure relates to a method and a system for extracting fluids comprising natural gas and water from a reservoir via at least one oil well/gas well connected to at least one flow line network. For extracting fluids, a composition containing a foaming composition is injected at a pre-determined location into the oil well/gas well and/or the flow line network. The foaming composition is then agitated with the water and converted to foam. The agitation is carried out by the natural gas. The foam formed reduces the interfacial surface tension between the natural gas and the water, and thereby facilitates reduction in liquid holdup in the oil well/gas well and/or the flow line network. The system of the present disclosure includes at least one manifold, at least one distribution assembly and a plurality of control valves and sensors.

The present disclosure relates to a method and a system for extracting fluids comprising natural gas and water from a reservoir via at least one oil well/gas well connected to at least one flow line network. For extracting fluids, a composition containing a foaming composition is injected at a pre-determined location into the oil well/gas well and/or the flow line network. The foaming composition is then agitated with the water and converted to foam. The agitation is carried out by the natural gas. The foam formed reduces the interfacial surface tension between the natural gas and the water, and thereby facilitates reduction in liquid holdup in the oil well/gas well and/or the flow line network. The system of the present disclosure includes at least one manifold, at least one distribution assembly and a plurality of control valves and sensors.

A method includes adding a clay to water to form a suspension of clay in water, the clay including pieces of clay having an average diameter of at least 2 μm; adding a dispersant to the suspension of clay in water to form a drilling fluid; and injecting the drilling fluid into a well. In the drilling fluid, the dispersant interacts with the clay to form nanoscale particles of clay having an average diameter of less than 500 nm.

The present invention relates to a drilling composition comprising an organic phase having at least one linear or branched, cyclic or non-cyclic, saturated hydrocarbon, at least one ester, water or aqueous phase, and at least one additive.

The present invention additionally relates to the use and preparation of the drilling composition, to a drilling system, to a process for making a borehole, to a process for conveying cuttings, to a process for treating a drill head, and to a process for production of oil and/or gas.

A method for performing a coiled-tubing process, the method having the steps: performing a coiled-tubing process using a fluid-lubricant composition that includes a sulfur-containing compound, and introducing the fluid-lubricant composition into a subterranean wellbore casing.

The invention relates to the field of drilling fluid, in particular to a saturated salt water drilling fluid of salt response type intelligent polymer and preparation method thereof. The drilling fluid contains two or more of the following components stored in admixture or separately: bentonite, NaOH, KCl, calcium carbonate, barite, NaCl, supramolecular fluid loss additive, supramolecular shear-enhancing agent, plugging agent, coating agent and water. The drilling fluid provided by the invention has the characteristics of salt response and self-assembly, can keep rheological properties such as rapid recovery of the sheared structure, low extreme high shear rate viscosity, good shear dilution property and the like in a high-salt environment, has good fluid loss reduction performance, reservoir protection performance and debris dispersion inhibition performance, and has good temperature resistance and pollution resistance performance.

A biocidal composition comprising tributyl tetradecyl phosphonium chloride and tetrakis(hydroxymethyl)phosphonium sulfate at a weight ratio of 2:1 to 1:10, and its use for the control of microorganisms in aqueous and water-containing systems.

A biocidal composition comprising tributyl tetradecyl phosphonium chloride and tetrakis(hydroxymethyl)phosphonium sulfate at a weight ratio of 2:1 to 1:10, and its use for the control of microorganisms in aqueous and water-containing systems.

Drilling fluid compositions and methods for using drilling fluid compositions are provided with enhanced anti-bit balling properties that includes an aqueous base fluid, one or more drilling fluid additives, and an anti-bit balling additive where the anti-bit balling additive comprises a C.sub.15-C.sub.18 alkene or a mixture of two or more C.sub.15-C.sub.18 alkenes. Methods for using the drilling fluid compositions may further include mixing the mixing an aqueous base fluid with one or more drilling fluid additives and an anti-bit balling additive, wherein the anti-bit balling additive includes a C.sub.15-C.sub.18 alkene or a mixture of two or more C.sub.15-C.sub.18 alkenes, and introducing the drilling fluid to a subterranean formation.