IMPROVED MULTICOMPONENT MIXTURES FOR USE IN GEOLOGICAL EXPLORATION

摘要

The invention describes pumpable and flowable multicomponent mixtures based on multiphased mixture of water and oil, containing emulsifiers and possibly other emulsifiable and/or dispersible auxiliary agents for use in soil decomposition through drilling and/or further processing of such exploratory drillings. The invention is characterized by the use of emulsifiers or emulsifier systems, which lead to a temperature controlled phase inversion for each multicomponent mixture concerned at a phase inversion temperature (PIT) within a temperature range whose upper limit is below the working temperature of the multicomponent mixture in the area of geological decomposition. As a result the aqueous portion of the multicomponent mixture is provided as a dispersed (invert) phase in the closed oil phase (W/O invert emulsion) while the lower limit of this temperature range enables the multicomponent mmixture to be converted into and O/W emulsion with a closed aqueous phase. Emulsifiers or an emulsifier system with a PIT ranging from 0~ to 100~ and an at least partial non-ionic structure are particularly suitable. The invention enables optimization of requirements regarding technical performace, ecological compatibility and cost/benefit ratio.