	US 12,344,797 B2
	Solid drag reduction additive and methods of using same
Brandon M. Vittur, Houston, TX (US)
Assigned to Baker Hughes Oilfield Operations LLC, Houston, TX (US)
Filed by Baker Hughes Oilfield Operations LLC, Houston, TX (US)
Filed on Mar. 20, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/123,912.
Application 18/123,912 is a division of application No. 17/214,164, filed on Mar. 26, 2021, granted, now 11,608,466.
Prior Publication US 2023/0227712 A1, Jul. 20, 2023
Int. Cl. C10G 71/00 (2006.01); C09K 8/60 (2006.01)

CPC C09K 8/604 (2013.01) [C10G 71/00 (2013.01); C09K 2208/28 (2013.01); C10G 2300/4075 (2013.01)]

14 Claims

1. A method of producing a solid drag reducing additive, comprising:

forming an emulsified polymer mixture from at least one polar monomer by emulsion polymerization;

disrupting the emulsified polymer mixture by adding a demulsifier and an anti-blocking agent to form the solid drag reducing additive, wherein the demulsifier is selected from the group consisting of C3-C8 ketones and aldehydes;

isolating the solid drag reducing additive;

drying the solid drag reducing additive to 10 wt % or less of water; and

forming a slurry or suspension by adding a carrier fluid to the solid drag reducing additive in a range of about 10 wt. % to about 50 wt. %.