Production of an Effective Low Cost Drilling Fluid Additive from Waste Sugar Beet Pulp

Award Information

Agency: Department of Agriculture

Branch: N/A

Contract: N/A

Agency Tracking Number: 30554

Amount: $53,077.00

Phase: Phase I

Program: SBIR

Solicitation Topic Code: N/A

Solicitation Number: N/A

Timeline

Solicitation Year: N/A

Award Year: 1995

Award Start Date (Proposal Award Date): N/A

Award End Date (Contract End Date): N/A

Small Business Information

R. L. Clampitt And

P.O. Box 3313

Bartlesville, OK 74006

United States

DUNS: N/A

HUBZone Owned: No

Woman Owned: No

Socially and Economically Disadvantaged: No

Principal Investigator

Phone: () -

Business Contact

Name: Dr. John T. Patton
Phone: () -

Research Institution

N/A

Abstract

This project will investigate a cost-effective method of producing a new oil and gas drilling fluid additive from spent sugar beet pulp, a by-product and waste material from the sugar beet processing industry. The product has the potential of replacing other drilling fluid additives, (a) asbestos, which is an effective additive but which is no longer used because of environmental concerns, (b) CMC polymers, and (c) other viscosifiers.

The process to be demonstrated will take the waste sugar beet pulp, slurry it in water, and convert it into a low-cost high-fiber product using fermentation. After fermentation it will be sterilized, dried, ground and tested in two types of drilling fluid systems for performance vis-a-vis other currently competitive products.

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Production of an Effective Low Cost Drilling Fluid Additive from Waste Sugar Beet Pulp