Use of selected ester oils in water based drilling fluids of the oil in water emulsion type, and drilling fluids with improved ecological qualities

摘要

The description relates to the use of water-emulsifiable esters of saturated and/or unsaturated carboxylic acids with up to 36 C atoms, which are liquid or at least plastically deformable at the working temperature and have flash-points of at least 80 DEG C, and mono and/or polyvalent alcohols as at least the major component of 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 to form 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.