Patent ID: 8138126
Filing Date: 2012-03-20
Classification: C09K

Abstract:
1. A method of drilling a well bore in a subterranean formation, comprising: providing a drilling fluid that comprises an oil-based fluid and an organoaluminum compound, wherein the organoaluminum compound comprises at least one organoaluminum compound selected from the group consisting of: an aluminum alkoxide, an aluminum butoxide, an aluminum tri-isopropoxide, an aluminum sec-butoxide di-isopropoxide, an aluminum tri-isopropoxide octanol, an aluminum ethylacetoacetate di-isopropoxide, an aluminum ethylacetoacetate di-octoxide, and any combination thereof and wherein the organoaluminum compound is present in the drilling fluid in an amount in the range of from about 0.05 g/L to about 100 g/L; and drilling the well bore using the drilling fluid.