APPLICATION OF SELECTED OLEOFIL ETERS IN DRILLING RINSE SYSTEMS, BASED ON WATER, EMULSION TYPE, AS WELL AS CORRESPONDING DRILLING RINSE LIQUIDS WITH IMPROVED ECOLOGICAL COMPATIBILITY

摘要

The description relates to the use of at least largely water-insoluble ethers of mono and/or polyfunctional natural or synthetic alcohols which are liquid and/or at least plastically deformable at working temperature and have flash-points of at least 80 DEG C, or corresponding solutions of such ethers in ecologically acceptable water-insoluble oils as the dispersed oil phase of water-based O/W emulsion drilling fluids which are suitable for the environmentally acceptable exploitation of geological formations and may, if desired, contain insoluble, finely divided fillers for producing water-based O/W emulsion drilling muds and/or further additives like emulsifiers, fluid-loss additives, wetting agents, alkaline reserves and/or aids for the inhibition of highly water-sensitive drilled rock.