Patent ID: 7429553
Filing Date: 2008-09-30
Classification: C09K,C10G

Abstract:
1. A method of manufacturing a drilling fluid, the method comprising the steps of: dimerizing, trimerizing, or oligomerizing olefins using a zeolite type catalyst, whereby dimerized, trimerized, or oligomerized olefins are obtained; hydrogenating the dimerized, trimerized, or oligomerized olefins, whereby a hydrogenated composition is obtained; fractional distilling the hydrogenated composition; collecting a fraction of hydrocarbons having a boiling point above about 280 mixing the fraction of hydrocarbons with at least one component selected from the group consisting of diluents, synthetic esters, natural esters, plant oils, thinning agents, viscosifiers, emulsifiers, wetting agents, weighting agents, proppants, fluid loss control agents, particulate matter, and mixtures thereof.