Patent ID: 11898084
Assignee: SAUDI ARABIAN OIL COMPANY
Field: Basic materials chemistry (Chemistry)
Classification: CPC C  E | IPC C  E

Claim 9:
10. A modified well fluid composition, the composition comprising:
a water-based fluid with solid particles in suspension; and
a synthetic layered magnesium silicate, the synthetic layered magnesium silicate comprising:
a first functionalized silicate layer, the first functionalized silicate layer comprising a tetrahedral silicate layer and a functional group,
an octahedral brucite layer, the octahedral brucite layer comprising magnesium oxide/hydroxide, and
a second functionalized silicate layer, the second functionalized silicate layer comprising the tetrahedral silicate layer and the functional group,
wherein the octahedral brucite layer is positioned between the first functionalized silicate layer and the second functionalized silicate layer, and wherein the functional group extends from both the first functionalized silicate layer and the second functionalized silicate layer away from the octahedral brucite layer.