CA1285746C - Organophilic polyphenolic acid adducts - Google Patents

Organophilic polyphenolic acid adducts

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CA1285746C
CA1285746C CA000541709A CA541709A CA1285746C CA 1285746 C CA1285746 C CA 1285746C CA 000541709 A CA000541709 A CA 000541709A CA 541709 A CA541709 A CA 541709A CA 1285746 C CA1285746 C CA 1285746C
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Abstract

ABSTRACT
Organophilic polyphenolic materials which are effective fluid loss control additives for oil base well-working fluids are pre-pared from a polyphenolic material and one or more phosphatides.
Preferred phosphatides are phosphoglycerides obtained from vege-table oils, most preferably commercial lecithin. Preferred polyphenolic materials comprise one or more of: humic acid;
lignosulfonic acid; lignins; phenolic condensates; tannins; the oxidized, sulfonated, or sulfomethylated derivatives of these polyphenolic materials; and the water soluble or colloidally dispersible salts of these polyphenolic materials or these deriva-tives thereof.

Description

ORGANOPHILIC POLYPHENOLIC ACID ADDUCTS
FIELD OF T~IE INVENTION
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The invention relates to arganophilic derivatives of complex phenolic compounds, to methods -for their manufacture, and to their use in oil base well working fluids.
BACKGROUND OF T~IE INVENTION
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In the drilling of wells for oil and gas by -the rotary method, it is common to use a circulating fluid which is pumped down to the bottom of the well through a drill pipe, where the fluid emerges through ports in the drilling bit. The fluid rises to the surface in the annular space between the drill pipe and the walls of the hole, and at the surface it is treated to remove cut-tings and the like to prepare it for recirculation into the drill pipe. The circulation is substantially continuous while the drill pipe is rotated.
The present invention pertains to oil base drilling fluids or oil base muds which includes water-in-oil tinvert) emulsions as well as oil base fluids containing only small amounts or no emulsified water. An important feature of well working fluids of the class described is their ability to resist filtration. In most instances, when they are in actual use, whether as drilling fluids, packer fluids, fracturing or completion fluids, the well working fluid is in contact with a more or less permeable for-mation, such as, for example, sandstone, sandy shale and the like,with an effective balance of pressure such -that the fluid tends to be forced into the permeable formation. When a well working fluid is deficient in its ability to resist filtration, then the solids in the fluid are held back by the permeable formation and build up as a filter cake or sludge on its surfaces, while the liquid per se of the well working fluid filters into the permeable formation.
The filter cake or sludge thus formed is generally very unde-sirable. Moreover, the loss of oil to the formation is very expensive, not only because of the cost of the oil itself, but also due to the cost of maintaining the properties and composition of the fluid.

Various additives have been used or suggested for use as fluid loss additives -to prevent or decrease this loss of fluid by filtration from oil base muds. Some of the first materials used for this purpose were asphalt and various modi-fied asphaltic materials. The following patents disclose various amine derivati-ves of various polyphenolic compounds for use as fluid loss control additives (hereinafter sometimes referred to as FLCA) for oil muds: Jordan et al. U. S. Pat. No. 3,16~,475; Jordan et al.
U. S. Pat. No. 3,281,458; Beasley et al. U. S. Pa-t. No.
3,379,650; Cowan et al. U. S. Pat. No. 3,232,~70; Cowan et al.
U. S. Pat. No. 39425,953, Andrews et al. U. S. Pat. No.
3,494,~65; Andrews et al. U. S. Pat, No. 3,671,427, Andrews et al. U. S. Pat. No. 3,775,447; Kim U. S. Pat. No. 3,538,071; Kim U. S. Pat. No. 3,671,428; Cowan U. S. Pat. No. 4,421,655; Connell et al. 4,501,672; and Frost European Pa-tent Application 0499484.
As no-ted in the examples in the aforementioned patents, the amount of the organic amine or amide compounds reacted with the polymeric phenolic compounds disclosecl is quite high, generally of the order of 75%-100% or more, based on the weight of the poly-meric phenolic compound, although amounts from 20% to 200% are disclosed to be useful. Most of these FLCA possess poor disper-sibility in well working fluids unless elaborate procedures are undertaken, such as the addition of a dispersant, heating, agi-tating under high shear or for extended periods of time, drying under low temperature conditions, flushing, preparation in olea-ginous liquids, and the like. Moreover, the amine and amide com-pounds are relatively expensive to prepare and/or purchase, and thus these FLCA are quite expensive to produce.
Summary of the Invention We have now found that organophilic derivatives of polypheno-lic materials can be prepared by reaction of the polyphenolic com-pound with a phosphatide, preferably commercial lecithin. These phosphatide/polyphenolic compound adducts are organophilic, rela-tively inexpensive to prepare, and thus are excellent low-cost fluid loss additives for oil based working fluids.

Preferred Embodiments of the Invention The novel FLCA of this invention comprises an organophilic material which is a phosphatide derivative of a polyphenolic acid or polyphenolic acid-containing material.
The polyphenolic materials useful in the practice of this invention include: humic acid; lignosulfonic acid; lignins;
phenolic condensates; tannins, the oxidized, sulfonated, and sulfomethyl~ted derivatives of the above mentioned polyphenolic compounds; graFt polymers of these polyphenolic compounds with acrylic acid or precursors thereof; and the water soluble salts of these polyphenolic compounds or these derivatives or graft copoly-mers thereof. The following U. S. patents all disclose i;
~arious polyphenol-ic compounds which can be used to practice this invention: U. S. Pat. Nos. 2,813,826--oxizidized humic acids, lignite; 2,831,022-sulfonated tannins;
3,034,982--sulfomethylated humic acid, lignite; 3,232,870--lignosulfonates; 3,391,173--sulfomethylated tannins; 3,639,263--HCN modified lignosulfonates; 3,671,428--oxidized lignins;
3,700,728--sulfonated humic acids, lignite and oxidized coals;
3,726,850--ozone oxidized lignins; 3,~56,140--sulfonated lignite, sulfonated phenolic condensates, and sulfomethylated phenolic con-densates; 3,985,659--graft polymers of lignosulfonate and a poly-acryldte; 4,069,034--humic acids; 4,088,6~0--ozone oxidized ligno-sulfonates; 4,197,777--oxidized lignosulfonates; and 4,374,738--graft polymers of lignosulfonate and an acrylic compound.
European Patent Application 072 445/A2 published 23.02.~3, BW Mud Ltd. applicant discloses graft polymers of lignite or humic acid with l~arious acrylates.
Thus humic acids, humic acid-containing material such as lignites, lignins, and tannins can be sulfonated by reaction of these materials in a basic aqueous medium with an alkali metal sulfite or bisulfite. Humic acids, humic acid-containing materials such as lignite, lignins, and tannins can be sulfo-methylated by reaction of these materials in a basic aqueous medium with formaldehyde and an alkali metal sulfite or bisulfite.

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Humic acids, humic acid-containing materials, lignins, tannins and lignosulfonates can be oxidized by reaction of these materials wi-th oxygen or ozone in a basic aqueous medium.
The preferred polyphenolic compound is humic acid and the alkali metal sal-ts thereof. Humic acid is a material of wide distribution and is present in soils, peat, and coals, par-ticularly lignite or brown coal, and most particularly in the soft brown coal known as a leonardite. Humic acids are complex organic molecules that are formed by the breakdown of organic matter.
Their exact structures are unknown, and they are extremely variable. The principal organic groups present are phenolic and carboxylic OH, aliphatic CH, carbonyl, conjugated carbonyl or aro-matic CH2 or CH3 or ionic carboxyl, and possibly others. The average molecular weight of the humic acids is between 5,000 and 50,000. They have no x-ray or electron diffraction patterns and are therefore presumably amorphous.
The humic acids have a large cation exchange capacity which varies from 200 to 500 milliequivalents per 100 grams at pH 7 depen~ing on the humus source. Humic acids are colloids. ~hen the cation exchange sites on the humic molecule are filled pre-dominantly with other than hydrogen, the material is called humate. The humates of monovalent inorganic and ammonium ions are soluble in water, but the humates of multivalent cations are insoluble.
The terms humic acid is used herein to include all of the colloidal acids derived from humus, including humic acid, ulmic acid and fulvic acid. Humic acid is soluble in alkali but inso-luble in acid, methyl ethyl ketone, and methyl alcohol. Ulmic acid is soluble in alkali and methyl ethyl ketone but insoluble in methyl alcohol. Fulvic acid is soluble in alkali, methyl ethyl ketone and methyl alcohol. The term humic acid is also intended to mean humic acids which have been further oxidized to increase their carboxyl content. See ~or example, "Chemistry of Brown Coals. IV. Ac-tion of Oxygen in Presence of Alkali," R. A. Durie .. .... . . ..
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and S. Sternhill, Australian Journal of Applied Science, 9, No. 4, 369, 1958.
While humic acid is present in soils and peat, and may be extracted from them, for example, with dilute aqueous alkali, it is preferred to obtain humic acid for the purposes of this inven-tion in the form of lignite of high alkali solubility, of which vast deposits are found throughout the world~ including particularly, the United States, for example, in North Dakota, Montana, Texas, New Mexico, and California. While we do not mean to be limited therebyS we prefer a humic acid source having a solubility in dilute, aqueous sodium hydroxide of at least 50~ by dry weight~ as this provides a reasonable compromise between cost and efficacy in the final product.
The organophilic phosphatide which is useful in the practice of the invention is one or more phosphatides having the empirical formula R1-CO-O-CH2-CH(R2)-cH2-Q (I~
where R1 is an aliphatic group containing from 8 to 29 carbon ZO atoms; R2 is selected from the group consisting of ~, OH, R1COO, and OP(O)(O-zMa+)OZ; Q is selected from the group consisting of R1COO, and OP(O)(O-zMa+)OZ; Z is selected from the group con-sisting of xMa+, C6H6(OH)s and CH2-CH(Y)-N(R3)(R4)(Rs)y(Ab )v; Y
is selected from the group consisting of H and COO(wMa~); R3, R4, and Rs are independently selected From the group consisting of H, aliphatic groups containing from 1 to 30 carbon atoms, and R6CO;
R6 is an aliphatic group containing from 1 to 29 carbon atoms; M
is a cation selected from the group consisting of H, an alkali metal, an alkaline earth metal, ammonium, and mixtures thereof; A
is an anion of valence b; y = O or l; w, x, and z = O or 1/a where a is the valence of M; v = O or 1/b, and where Q is R1COO only . ~
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-6a-when R2 is OP(O)(O zMa+)OZ; wherein said polyphenolic acid is selected from the group consisting of humic acid, lignosulfonic acid, lignins, phenolic condensates, tannins, oxidized humic acid, oxidized lignosulfonic acid, oxidized lignins, oxidized tannins, sulfonated humic acid, sul:Eonated lignins, sulfonated phenolic condensates, sulfonated tannins, sulfomethylated humic acid, sulfomethylated lignins, sulfomethylated phenolic condensates, sulfomethylated tannins, graft polymers of humic acid and acrylic acid or precursors thereof, graft polymers of lignosulfonic acid and acrylic acid or precursors thereof, and mixtures thereof.
Preferably Rl contains from about 15 to about 17 carbon atoms, R2 is selected from the group consisting of R1COO and op(o)(o zMa )oz; and R3, R4, and Rs are independently selected from the group consisting of H, CH39 and R1CO.

.~., `~`' 3L~ 6 Such phosphatides are present in amounts up -to about 5% by weight in certain crude vegetable oils, which are principally triglycerides of formula (I) wherein both R2 and Q are R1C00 where Rl is an aliphatic group containing -from about 15 to about 17 carbon atoms. Various refining procedures, well known in the art, may be util~zed to isolate the various individual phosphatides or to concentrate the phosphatides as a group (mixture of phosphatides). Thus crude commercial lecithin from soybean oil contains from about 30% to abou-t 50% by weight triglyceride and from about 50% to about 70% by weight of a mixture of pilosphatides, principally phosphatidyl cho1ine ( -form and -form), phosphatidyl ethanolamine ( -Form and -form), N-Acyl phosphatidyl ethanolamine ( -form and -form), phosphatidyl serine ( -form and -form), phosphatidyl inositol ( -form and -form), phosphatidic acid, minor amounts of various other phosphatides9 or the alkali metal or alkaline earth metal salts thereof. In the -form the phosphate ester group OP(0)(0-zMa+)OZ is on the end carbon (Q) whereas in the -form the phosphate ester group is on the middle carbon atom (R2 group) Thus preferably the organophilic phosphatide is a mixture of phosphatides having the empirical formula RlCOO-CH2-CH(R2)-cH2-Q (II) where R1 is an aliphatic group containing from about 15 to about 17 carbon atoms; R2 = c R1C00 ~ d OP(0)(0-zMa+)OZ; Q = d R1C00 + c OP(0)(0-zMa+)OZ; Z is selected from the group consisting of xMa+, C6H6(0H)s and CH2-CH(Y)-N(R3)(R4)(Rs)y(Ab~)V; Y is selected from the group consisting of H and COO(wMa+), R3, R4, and Rs are independently selected from the group consisting of H, CH3, and R1C0; M is a cation selected from the group consisting of H, an alkali metal, an alkaline earth metal, ammonium, and mixtures thereof; y = 0 or 1; A is an anion of valence b; w, x, and z = 0 or 1/a where a is the valence of M; v = 0 or 1/b; c > 0; d > 0;
and c + d - 1.
Such phosphatides wherein: Z = CH2CH2N(CH3)3 are called phosphatidyl choline (or lecithin); Z = CH2CH2NH3 or CH2CH2NH2 are called phosphatidyl ethanolamine (or cephalin); Z = CH2CH(COO-)NH3 or CH2CH(COOH)NH2 are called phosphatidyl serine;
Z = CH2CH2NH-CO-R1 are called N-Acylphosphatidyl ethanolamine;
5 Z = C6H6(~l)5 are called phosphatidyl inositol; and 7 = H are called phosphatidic acid. The amounts of these phosphatides which are present in the phosphatide mixture of various vegetable oils have been variously disclosed -to be as follows:
% Phosphatide, Based on the Weight of all Phosphatides, in Phosphatide Soybean Oil Corn Oil Cottonseed Oil Sunflower Oil Choline 28-32 41-45 0-33 52 ethanolamine12-31 4-5 19-39 20 inositol 20-32 19-23 6-37 26 serine -- 0-3 0-33 --acid -- 14-16 -- 2 other 15-18 12-16 8-25 --Thus a preferred phosphatide mixture suitable for use in this invention contains from about 0% to about 52% phosphatidyl choline, from about 4~ to about 39% phosphatidyl ethanolamine, from about 6% to about 37% phosphatidyl inositol, from about 0~ to about 33~
phosphatidyl serine, from about 0% to about 16% phosphatidic acid, and from about 0% to about 25% of various other phosphatides. The most preferred phosphatide mixture is commercial soybean lecithin.
The organophilic modifier useful in this invention preferably contains from about 50~ to about 100% by weight of organophilic phosphatides and from about 0% to about 50% by weight of a vege-table oil triglyceride. Most preferably the organophilic modifier is commercial lecithin which contains from about 30% to about 50%
of the vegetable oil from which the lecithin is concentrated, from about 35% to about 70% of a mixture of phosphatides having the empirical formula R1-CO-O-CH2-cH(R2)-cH2-Q (III) where: R1 is an aliphatic group containing from about 15 to about 17 carbon atoms; R2 is selected from the group consisting of R1COO
and OP(O)(O-zMa+)OZ; Q is selected from the group consisting of R1C00 and OP(O)(O~z~a~)OZ; ~ is selected from the group consisting of xMa+, C6H6(0H)s, and CH2-CH(Y)-N(R3)(R4)(Rs)y(Ab~)V; Y is selected from the group consisting of H and COO(wMa); R3, R4, and Rs are independently selected from the group consisting of H, CH3, and R1C0; M is a cation selected from the group consisting of H, an alkali metal, an alkaline earth metal, ammonium, and mixtures thereof; A is an anion of valence b; y = 0 or 1; w, x and z = 0 or 1/a where a is the valence of M; v = 0 or 1/b; and Q is R1C00 only when R2 is OP(0)(0-zMa~)OZ; and from 0% to about 18% of other phosphatides.
While the ammonium-containing phosphatides may be in the internally neutralized zwitterionic form (i.e., v = o, y - 1~ and ei-ther w = 0 or z = 0), it is believed that such phosphatides react with the polyphenolic material by substitution because of the insolubility of the resulting organophilic polyphenolic adduct. Also, since inorganic phosphates have been demonstrated to irreversibly complex with humic acid, a similar complex may be formed between the lignite and the phosphatides. In any case, regardless of the mechanism of the formation of the organophilic polyphenolic material, there is formed a phosphatide-polyphenolic material adduc-t which is an effective fluid loss additive for oil base well working fluids.
Generally speaking, the organophilic polyphenolic materials of this invention may be produced by bringing together the poly-phenolic material in either acid or base form and the phosphatide in its base or acid form, respectively. The basic groups and the acidic groups are believed to neutralize each other with salt for-mation and the large organophilic portion of the phosphatide and any organophilic carrier such as vegetable oil triglycerides are sorbed onto the surface of the polyphenolic material to form the organophilic polyphenolic material. The polyphenolic material may be converted to a water soluble or colloidally dispersible salt by reaction with a suitable base, generally an alkali metal, alkaline ear-th metal, or ammonium base, most preferably an alkali metal base such as sodium hydroxide, potassium hydroxide, and the like, ~ ~2~!~37,~ ~

or a basic salt such as an alkali metal borate, carbonate, and the like sa1ts as is well known in the art. The phosphatide is then caused to be present in the form of a simple salt. Thus the amine groups in the phosphatide may be reacted wi-th an acid such as hydrochloric, acetic, phosphoric, sulfuric and the like to give the corresponding ammonium salt.
For the preparation o-f solid, particulate organophilic poly-phenolic adducts of this invention, generally sufficient water should be present to insure intimate contact of the phosphatide and the polyphenolic material, such as at least about 20% by weight, based on the weight of the polyphenolic compound, pre-ferably from about 20% to about 35%, same basis. Generally inten sive mixing is sufficient for reaction. Suitable intensive mixers which are capable of handling semi-solid materials are pug mi11s, extruders, ribbon blenders, Littleford Bros. mixer, Martin mixer, and the like apparatus. Water contents less than about 60% by weight of the organophilic polyphenolic adduct will generally pro-duce a semi-solid material. Thereafter the organophilic polypheno-lic adduct is preferably dried to less than about 20% water and ground to produce a free-flowing powder. Alternatively, higher water contents generally produce slurries of the organophilic polyphenolic adduct from which the adduct may be recovered by spray drying, filtration, and the like known processes.
In a preferred slurry process, the polyphenolic material is dispersed in hot water with an alkali metal base to form a basic solution or suspension, the phosphatide added, and at least su~-ficient acid added to neutralize the alkali metal base.
The organophilic polyphenolic materials can be prepared in the presence of an organic liquid rather an aqueous liquid. Thus the polyphenolic compound and the phosphatide can be reacted together such as by high shear mixing at temperatures up to the boiling point of the mixture in various organic liquids, such as petroleum oils or refined fractions thereof, generally paraffinic, aromatic, and naph-thenic hydrocarbons of various molecular weights, or mixtures thereof. In this process the phosphatide can 7~

be caused to be present in an amount in excess of the amount required to form the organophilic polyphenolic adduct. There is thus obtained a mixture of the organophilic polyphenolic adduct and the phosphatide in the organic liquid. Such a mixture can be used as a combination additive in oil base drilling fluids to decrease the fluid loss and decrease the tendency of inert solids in the drilling fluid to water wet.
The minimum amount of phosphatide reacted with the poly-phenolic material need only be sufficient to render the poly-phenolic material organophilic. For the purposes of this invention, the polyphenolic material is considered organophilic when it is wetted by the organic liquid when admixed with a mix-ture of water and an insoluble organic liquid. Generally depending upon the particular polyphenolic material and its method of preparation, the minimum amount of phosphatide will be about 2.5% by weight based on the weight of the polyphenolic acid-containing material. The maximum amount of phosphatide reacted with the polyphenolic material is limited by the method of pre-paration and the characteristics of the polyphenolic materialsince concentrations of phosphatides in excess of that required to react by charge neutralization and surface adsorption provide enhanced organophilic properties. Thus when utilizing a high shear, semi-solid process as disclosed hereinbefore, the maximum amount of phosphatide which may be caused to be present in the organophilic polyphenolic material will be about 40% by weight, based on the weight of the polyphenolic material. Amounts of phosphatide substantially above this 40% by weight may produce a sticky, gummy solid which cannot be easily handled. When uti-lizing a slurry-type process, the maximum amount of phosphatide will be in the range from about 50% to about 100% by weight~ based on the weight of the polyphenolic acid-containing material, depending on the particular polyphenolic material and i~s purity.
When utilizing commercial lecithin as the phosphatide, which contains from about 30% to about 50% by weight of the vegetable oil from which the phosphatide is obtained, there is preferably ?~

utilized from about 5% to about 150% commercial lecith1n, based on the weight of the moisture free-polyphenolic acid-containing material, most preFerably from about 10% to about 50% based on the weight o-f the moisture free-polyphenolic acid-containlng material.
It may be desired to improve the dispersibility or solubility of the organophilic polyphenolic material in certain oleaginous liquids by incorporating therein one or more nitrogen-containing organic compounds containing at least one alkyl, alkenyll or acyl radical having from about 16 to about 30 carbon atoms in a straight chain such as the amines, amine salts, quaternary ammonium compounds, amides, and amide-amines (partial amides) disclosed in the prior art for the modification of the polypheno-lic materials. Exemplary of such nitrogen-containing organic com-pounds are:
(i) fatty ammonium compounds having the empirical formula RlR2R3R4N+A
where: R1, R2, and R3 are independently selected from the group consisting of H, aliphatic groups containing from 1 to about 30 carbon atoms, and benzyl; R4 is an aliphatic group containing from about 16 to about 30 carbon atoms; and A- is a charge balancing anion, preferably a halogen, most pre-ferably chloride;
(ii) fatty polyamides or amide-amines which are the reaction prod-ucts of a fatty acid or fatty acid derivative with an alky-lene diamine or polyalkylene polyamine containing up to about 9 amine groups, having the empir1cal formula RlR2N [(CH2)n-N(R2) ~x (CH2)n~NHR2 where: R1 is H~ C2_6 hydroxyalkyl, or an aliphatic group containing from 1 to 30 carbon atoms; R2 is selected ~rom the group consisting of H and R3C0; R3 is an aliphatic group con-taining from about 15 to about 29 carbon atoms; n is an integer from 2 to 6, preferably 2 or 3; x is 0 or an integer from 1 to about 7; provided that at least one R2 radical is R3C0; and (iii)mixtures thereof.

The preferred amount of the nitrogen-containing organic com-( pound incorporated into the organophilic polyphenolic material ofthis invention is from 0% to about 20% by weight, based on the weight of the polyphenolic material, most preferably from about 2%to about 15% by weight.
Additionally, it may be desirable to improve the dispersibility or solubility of the organophilic polyphenolic material of this invention in certain oleaginous liquids by incorporating therein a polyvalent metallic cation compound of the type disclosed in Cowan U. S. Patent No. 4,421,655.
Non-limiting illustrative examples of suitable polyvalent cation compounds include calcium oxide, calcium hydroxide, calcium chloride, calcium acetate, calcium bromide, magnesium chloride, magnesium oxide, magnesium hydroxide, magnesium sulfate, ferric chloride, ferrous sulfate, zinc chloride, zinc sulfate, nickelic chloride, chronic chloride, aluminum chloride, aluminum sulfate, and the like. The preferred polyvalent cation compound is selected from the group consisting of calcium oxide9 calcium hydroxide, magnesium oxide, magnesium hydroxide, and mixtures thereof, most preferably calcium hydroxide.
The preferred amount of the polyvalent cation compound incor-porated into the organophilic polyphenolic material of this inven-tion is from 0% to about 15% by weight based on the weight of the moisture-free organophilic polyphenolic material, most preferably from about 2% to about 10%.
In a most preferred embodiment of this invention, there is added to the organophilic polyphenolic material of the invention, before drying thereof, a solid diluent in an amount sufficient to improve the handling characteristics of the material. Suitable diluents which may be used, for example and not by way of limita-tion, are clays such as kaolin, diatomaceous earth, silica, calcium carbonate, ground vegetable by-products such as bagasse and cotton linters, and the like. The preferred diluent is a hydrophobic, organophilic, water wettable fibrous material as disclosed in Cowan et al. U. S. Patent No. 4,428,843, ... .. .

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Patent No. 4,404,107 ~ -The amount of the solid diluent added to the organophilic poly-phenolic material will generally range from 0% up to about 35% by weight of the moisture-free organophilic polyphenolic material, preferably in the range from about 5% to about 25%.
The phosphatides utilized in this invention are also uniquely suitable for rendering other colloidal materials organophilic.
Thus various clays such as the swelling smectite group clay minerals, such as montmorillonite, bentonite, hectorite, saponite and the like, and nonswelling clays such as attapulgite and sepiolite, may be converted to organophilic clays which have the property of dispersing in, or being capable of being dispersed in9 various organic liquids. Alternati~ely various hydrophilic poly-mers such as anionic or cationic derivatives of starch or cellu-lose, natural polysaccharide gums, and synthetic polymers can be rendered organophilic by reaction with phosphatides. Non-limiting examples of such classes of polymers are carboxymethyl cellulose, cellulose sulfate, carboxymethyl starch, xanthan gum, guar gum, alginates, carrageenan9 karaya gum, locust bean gum, and water soluble polymers containing one or more unsaturated monomers selected from the group consisting of acrylic acid, methacrylic acid, vinyl sulfonic acid, maleic acid~ vinyl compounds containing heterocyclic nitrogen-containing groups (meth) acrylamido alkyl sulfonic acid, and the water soluble salts thereof.
The organophilic polyphenolic adducts of this invention may be used as fluid loss control additives in oil based well working fluids. They may be used as produced, but preferably after drying and grinding as disclosed hereinbefore. The FLCA are easily solublized or dispersed in oil base well-working fluids with the normal agitation available where such fluids are prepared, such as at liquid "mud" plants or at the location where the well working fluid wil1 be used.

The oil which forms a continuous phase of the well-working fluid is a petroleum (mineral) oil, and most generally is an ordi-nary diesel oil, although it may be rather lighter, such as kero-sene, or somewhat heavier, such as fuel oil, white oils, or crudeoil, as is well known in the art. In some cases the sole constit-uents of the well-working fluids may be simply a petroleum oil and the FLCA. The latter may be present from as little as 5 kg/m3 to as high as 150 kh/m3- The beneficial effect on fluid loss of the use of the FLCA may be observed even at the lowest concentration.
This is especially the case when the ~LCA is added to the well-working fluids containing other additives, of types to be men-tioned hereinbelow.
Frequently, the well-working fluids will contain other addi-tives, a common one being water, often present from as little as2% or 3% by volume to as great as 40% to 60% by volume. It is desirable and common to use a suitable emulsifyng agent, which may be the calcium salt of an inexpensive fatty acid, e.g., calcium tallate, to emulsify the water in the oil. An important feature o-f my invention, however, is that the FLCA are excellent emulsifying agents for any water which may be present in the well-working fluids. It is important that such water be kept in the form of a good stable water-in-oil emulsion.
The presence of water in the well-working fluids serves to increase the density of the fluid somewhat since the water is heavier than the oil used; and it also helps to reduce ~ tration.
Also it lowers the cost of the well-working fluid which is often an important item when large vo1umes are used. Often water soluble salts such as calcium chloride are added to the aqueous phase.
Weighting materials are routinely used in well-working fluids where needed, such as ground bari-te, calcium carbonate, siderite, iron oxide, ilmenite and the like. Suspending agents and viscosi-fiers such as organophilic clays, asphalt, polymers and the like are commonly employed. Moreover, the well-working fluids may con-tain various oil soluble or dispersible materials which function ~2~S~f~
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Dispersants for organophilic polyphenolic compounds such as S those disclosed in Beasley et al. U. S. Pat. No. 3,379,650 and Cowan et al. U. S. Pat No. 3,425,953 may be added to the well-working fluids but generally they are not needed as dispersants since the FLCA of my invention are readily soluble or dispersible in well-working fluids.
Addition of one or more amino compounds to the well-working fluid may advantageously increase the thermal stability and emulsion stability of the well-working fluid.
The following nonlimiting examples illustrate the results and benefits obtainable utilizing the FLCA of this invention in well-working fluids as well as illustrating the preferred method of pre-paring the FLCA. In the examples, all percentages are by weight unless otherwise indicated. All data were obtained utilizing the American Petroleum Institute's recommended testing procedures as set forth in API RP 13B.
EXAMPLE .L
1000 parts of North Dakota lignite containing 10% moisture and 75% humic acid, moisture free basis, were mixed for 15 minutes in a Littleford mixer with an aqueous solution containing 250 parts of water and 40 parts of concentrated sulfuric acid.
Thereafter 50 parts of commercial soybean lecithin (CSL) wereadded slowly and mixed 15 minutes. A 100 part samp1e, #lA, was removed and separately intimately mixed with 6.0 parts hydrated lime. 46 parts of CSL were-then added to the Littleford mixer and mixed an additional 15 minutes. A 100 part sample, #lB, was removed and separately mixed with 5.8 parts hydrated lime. 44 parts of CSL were added to the Littleford mixer and mixed an addi-tional 15 minutes. A 100 part sample, #1C, was removed and separately mixed with 5.6 parts hydrated lime. 41 parts of CSL
were then added to the Littleford mixer and mixed an additional 15 minutes. Thereafter 63 parts of hydrated lime were added to the .~
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Thus all samples contained 9.0% hydrated lime, based on the weight of the moisture free lignite. The samples contained the following concentrations of CSL, based on the weight of the moisture free lignite: #lA- 5.55%; #lB - 13.8%; #lC -19.6%; and #lD - 25.4%.
All samples were dried to about 10% moisture content in a forced draft oven, and ground.
Sarnples #lA - lD were evaluated for their ability to decrease the fluid loss of Mentor 28 mineral oil by mixing the oil with 31.6 kg/m3 of sample for 10 minutes with a Multimixer. The API
fluid loss at room temperature obtained after 30 minutes filtra-tion was as follows: #lA - 44 cm3; #lB - 5.0 cm3; #lC - 1~5 cm3;
#lD - 1.5 cm3.
Samples ~lA - #lD were evaluated at a concentration of 28.5 kg/m3 for their effect on the properties of an invert oil emulsion drilling fluid having an oil/water ratio of 80/20 in which the oil was MENTOR 28 mineral oil. The data obtained are given in Table l.
The data indicate that the commercial soybean lecithin modified lignite samples effectively decreased the high tem-perature fluid loss of this oil base drilling fluid without adver-sely affecting other properties of this drilling fiuid.

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_ Initial Properties Apparent Viscosity, cp. 60 61 62 65 59 Yield Point, kg/m2 1.220 1.513 1.465 1.367 1.416 10-Second Gel Strength, kg/m2 0.781 0.732 0.586 0.488 0.586 5-minute Gel Strength, kg/m2 1.123 1.465 1.123 0.976 0.976 Emulsion Stability, v. 1860 1840 1860 1820 2000+
After Rolling for 16 Hr. at 350F
Apparent Viscosity, cp. 68 74 70 79 65 Yield Point, kg/m2 1.318 1.367 0.879 0,439 1.220 10-Second Cel Strength, kg/m2 0.635 0.635 0.195 0.098 0.439 5-Minute Gel Strength, kg/m2 1.220 1.757 0.976 0.195 1.562 Emulsion Stability, v. 1320 1210 1120 1060 1320 HT-HP Fluid Loss at 300F, cm3 31 19 29 21 14 Example 2 1000 parts of North Dakota lignite containing 10% moisture and 75~ humic acid, moisture free basis, were mixed for 15 minutes in a Littleford mixer with an aqueous solution containing 250 parts of water and 40 parts of concentrated sulfuric acid, and with 50 parts of VEN-FYBER 201. The VEN-FYBER 201, which is a hydrophobic, organo-philic, water wettable cotton having a particle size such that at least 90% by weight of the product in a 10% by weight water suspen-sion passes through a 100 mesh U. S. sieve, as disc1Osed in U. S.
Patent No. 4,404,lO7, was added to improve` the flowability of the particulate organophi~lic.lignite samples obtained. Thereafter 200 parts of commercial soybean lecitllin (CSL) were added to the Littleford mixer and mixed for 30 minutes. A 100 part sample was removed, #2A. 75 parts of hydrated lime were added to the Littleford mixer and mixed 10 minutes. A
100 part sample was removed, #2B. Then additional 70 parts of hydrated lime were added to the Littleford mixer and mixed an addi-- 35 tional 10 minutes, sample #2C. All samples were dried to about 10%moisture content and ground to give particulate, free flowing .~
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#2B = 7.3%; #2C = 14.6%.
These samples were evaluated as in Example 1. The API fluid loss at room temperature at a concentration of 31.6 kg/m3 in mineral oil was as follows: ~2A - 1.0 cm3; #2B - 1.0 cm3; #2C -1.5 cm3. The data obtained in the oil base mud are given in Table2.
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Initia! Properties Apparent Viscosi-ty, cp. 60 86 71 75 Yield Point, kg/m2 1.220 1.123 1.465 1.4~5 10-Second Gel Strength, kg/m2 0.781 0.537 0.488 0.586 5-minute Gel Strength, kg/m2 1.123 1.025 0.976 1.123 Emulsion Stability, v 1860 1780 1680 1680 After Rollin~ for 16 Hr. at 350F
Apparent Viscosity, cp. 68 54 58 68 Yield Point, kg/m2 1.318 0.928 1.074 0.976 10-Second Gel Strength, kg/m2 0.635 0.195 0.488 0.342 5-Minute Gel Strength, kg/m2 1.220 0.976 1.367 1.367 Emulsion Stability, v. 1320 1210 1150 1160 HT-HP Fluid Loss at 300F, cm3 31 16 23 20 Example 3 Organophilic lignites were prepared by the process of Example 2A using the amoun-ts of materials indicated in Table 3, except that a partial amide was used as a replacement for a portion o~ the com-mercial soybean lecithin (CSL), and two samples were prepared without the sulfuric acid. The partial amide is the reaction product of a mixture of polyethylenepolyamines and tall oil fatty acid in which from about 70% to about 80% of the amine groups are amidated. The polyethylenepolyamines are the residue which is 7~S

obtained after removal of the major quantities of ethylene diamine7 diethylene triamine~ triethylene tetramine, and tetraethylene pen-tamine. The samples were evaluated as in Example 1. The data obtained are given in Table 3.
Table 3 S ple Number 3A 3B 3C_ _ Parts N. D. lignite 1000 1000 1000 Parts Water 250 250 250 Parts Concentrated H2S04 0 0 40 Parts VEN-FYBER 201 50 50 50 Parts CSL 100 180 180 Parts Partial Amide 100 20 20 Parts Lime 50 50 80 API Fluid Loss at R.T., cm3 0.5 0.5 0.5 No Additive Initial Properties Apparent Viscosity, cp.47 47 48 48 Yield Point, kg/m2 1.025 0.693 0.928 0.683-10-Second Gel Streng-th, kg/m2 0.342 0.195 0.293 0.098 Emulsion Stability, v. lB00 1720 1840 2000+
After Rolling at 250F for 16 Hours Apparent Viscosity, cp. 61 60 72 57 Yield Point, kg/m2 0.293 0.293 0.293 0.244 10-Second Gel Strength, kg/m2 0.049 0.098 0.098 0.0~9 5-Minute Gel Strength, kg/m2 0.586 0.098 0.342 0.049 Emulsion Stability, v. 980 880 940 7~0 HT-HP Fluid Loss at 300F, cm3 4057 27 66 The most preferred process for preparing the organophilic polyphenolic compositions of this invention is indicated in the examples wherein the polyphenolic material is intensively mixed with the phosphatide mixture, preferably commercial lecithin, in the pre-sence of water and an acid, preferably selected from the group con-sisting of sulfuric acid, hydrochloric acid, phosphoric acid, acetic acid, and mixtures thereof, and preferably in an amount to provide a pH of less than about 4. In the most preferred process this inten-BS~'~6 sive mixing under acidic conditions is followed by addition of a base, preferably lime, to raise the pH of the composition, when suspended in water, above about six.
The organophilic polyphenolic acid adducts of this invention ~sometimes referred to as "OPAA") have utility in other organic liquids other than oil base drilling fluids. Thus they may be useful in printing inks, foundry mold and core sands, foundry mold and core washes, coatings, agricultural sprays, and other sys-tems containing a major proportion of an oleaginous liquid. Specific potential uses for the OPAA are set forth hereinafter.
Foundry Sand Additive The OPAA have certain dispersant properties and binding charac-teristics that should be useful in the modification of oil base foundry sands. A1teration of both green strengths and hot strengths would be expected.
Addition of OPAA to water base sands should be considered if asphaltic or other carbon producing products are in use. Even though the OPAA are organophilic, they do not exhibit a melting point like asphaltic base materials and will not tend to waterproof the common clay binders. They should be considered as a specialty carbon source for burn out control in water base sands. The OPAA
should be considered as a substitute in any sand system current1y using gilsonite/asphalt base products.
The OPAA may also find utility in solvent based core and sand face washes. They could be useful in certain solvent systems to aid in dispersion of solids and rheological control.
Additionally, the OPAA are potential modifiers for resins used in coated sand systems (baked or cold set cores).
Printing Inks - The OPAA should be considered for potential use for modifica-tion of the rheological properties in black or dark colored printing inks. The OPAA exhibit some dispersant (flow control) properties in certain types of solvent based systems. They can be used as a colloidal tinting agent due to the black color.
Since the OPAA exhibit nongelling colloidal properties, it should be considered as an an-ti-misting agent. These same proper-ties could also make the product useful as a specialty extender in certain formulations.

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A key property of the OPAA is their ability to limit penetra-tion of certain oils into porous substrates such as paper, ribbons, etc. This property should be of interest in certain types of ink formulations.
The OPAA have a potential use in the modification of various resins and waxes used in printing ink formulations.
Because of its dark color, co!loidal nature and partial solubi-lity, the OPAA could have poten-tial usage as a specialty colloidal tinting agent/pigment in certain black or dark colored printing inks.
Rubber Compoundin~_and Pro_essing The OPAA are organophilic, nongelling colloids and should have potential usage in the compounding and processing of rubber. Some suggested usages are (1) specialty filler/extender~ (2) tinting com-pound, (3) property modifier (elasticity~ impact resistance, anti-cracking/ crazing, aging, UV modifier, etc.), (4) potential specialty anti-oxidant, (5) reactive filler or modifier in certain systems, (6) pigment dispersant, and (7) plasticizer modification through potential cross-linking reactions.
Adsorbent/Absorbent/Selec-tive Extractant .. . .. . . _ . _ .
The OPAA should exhibit some novel or unique surface and pore characteristics due to the nature of the material. Since they are a relatively high surface area material, organophilic and still exhibit certain types of reactive sites such as hydroxyl groups, phenolic groups, etc., they would be expected to adsorb, absorb and se1ectively extract various organic materials as well as some inorganic compounds. Because of this the product has potential use in specialty filter media, selective extractants, chroma-tographic substrates, etc.
The ~PAA should be considered where trace amounts of non-aqueous liquids, such as oils, have to be removed from aqueous streams. They should also be considered where other types of trace contaminants have to be removed from aqueous systems. They might also have utility in color clarification of certain types of liquids.

~, Water/Waste ~ater Treatment The OPAA should have potential usage as an adjunct in dissolved air flotation cells to assist in the removal of trace amounts of oil/liquid organics~ They should be considered as a special coagulant aid to be used in conjunction with water soluble polymeric flocculants for removal of soluble organics.
Because of their novel surface and pore features, the OPAA
should be considered in the extraction of components in hazardous waste. They could also be considered as a potential fluid loss additive in certain types of organic liquids to prevent seepage from lagoons or pit containment areas.
The OPAA should be considered in conJunction with other organocolloids, such as organoclays, as a potential containment material in earthen dike areas around certain types of liquid storage tanks. The OPAA have the potential of assisting in controlling seepage of accidental discharges in earthen diked areas.
Greas_/Lubricants Because they are organophilic, relatively temperature stable9 the OPAA should be considered as a specialty additive for modi-fying the gel structure and other properties of soap and orga-noclay base greases and lubricants.
Adhesive/Sealants/Caulkants The OPAA should be considered as a specialty modiFier for cer-tain types o-f nonaqueous based adhesives, sealants, and caulkants.
They have potential usage as (1) a specialty filler, (2) a reac-tive filler, (3) a special-ty black tinting agent, (~) impact modi-fier, and (5) catalyst.
Agricultural~Horticultural The OPAA have potential usage in many types of liquid and po~der agricul-tural/horticultural formulated products.
Their colloidal properties might be useful as a specialty carrier for liquids such as herbicides. In agricultural/horticultural products where controlled release might be important, the OPAA should be considered.

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Resin/Rosin, Wax Modifier _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ The hydrophobic, colloidal properties of the OPAA should be considered for modifying the properties of resin/rosin/wax pro-ducts. They could have use as a specialty filler. In certaincases the OPAA could be used as a reactive intermediate.
Modifications of rheological properties, melt point, penetration into porous substrates, thermal stability, etc., may be expected.
Asphalt Roofing Compounds The OPAA can be readily incorporated in most asphalt roofing compounds. They have the potential of improving the loading of inert solids, due to its dispersant characteristics. They should also be considered where enhancement in aging characteristics are being sought. The OPAA can also assist in reducing the penetra-tion of the liquid phase into porous substrates.
Specialty Filter Aids/Media . .
The hydrophobic, high surface area of the OPAA make them ideal candidates for use as a specialty filter aid or primary filter media. They can be readily incinerated without significant quantities of ash. In some cases, depending on the material to be filtered, the surface area has the potential of being sufficiently reactive to permanently bind certain types of materials.
Undercoatin~s/Sound_roofing Comeounds The OPAA can act as a colloidal stabilizer in certain types of asphalt based undercoatings/soundproofing compounds. They have the potential for improving the aging characteristics and the thermal stability of asphalt based systems. The OPAA should also be of some assistance in improving the loading of inert fillers into such systems. If the undercoating/soundproofing products are added to porous substrates, the OPAA should be effective in helping reduce the penetration of the liquid phase into such substrates.
Linoleum/Floor Tile The OPAA should be considered as a property modifier to cer-tain types of dark colored linoleum/floor tile compositions.Improved filler loading, enhanced aging properties, specialty tinting agents, etc., might be expected in certain formulations.

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The OPAA have potential usage as a special density control (light weight) additive in cement or concrete. Since they are hydrophobic very little water uptake should occur. Although they are non-reactive with cement, the OPAA might react or absorb cer-tain types of cement additives and cause some retardation or acceleration in certain formulations. They should be tested in each specific system prior to use. They should be considered where gilsonite based products are currently being used to lower cement density.
Defoamers Because of its surface area and hydrophobic nature, the OPAA
have potential use as a defoamer (either solids or formulated in a liquid) where dark color is not a problem. They can be formulated with other defoamers to tailor the product to meet specific system requirements.
Paints/Industrial Coatings The OPAA have potential usage as a black tinting agent, spe-cialty pigment, rheological control additive in oil base paints,industrial coatings, varnishes and shellacs.
Immobilization of En?ymes The OPAA should be considered as a specialty substrate for immobilization of certain types of enzymes. The hydrophobic and potentially reactive surfaces may offer some special properties in certain immobilized enzyme systems.
Catalyst The OPAA rnay have potential use as a catalyst or catalyst substrate in certain types of relative low temperature reactions (below 300F). Potential metal complexes of the OPAA may be of particular interest in certain types of reactions, such as oxida-tion reactions involving oils and waxes.
Carrier/Diluent As a high surface area, hydrophobic solid, the OPAA should be considered as a potential dry area of diluent in certain types of finished products. It can be used to solidify certain types of liquids.

~2~57'~i Ceramics/Brick Additive The OPAA have potential as a special burnout agent in certain types of brick and ceramic production. They should be considered where asphalt or gilsonite type products are used.
Plastics Due to their hydrophobic nature, the OPAA should be con-sidered as a specialty filler in dark colored plastics. They should have some potential of modifying properties such as impact resistance, barrier properties, UV resistance, cracking/crazing, etc.
Emulsions Since the OPAA are hydrophobic and colloidal, they will tend to act as a solid emulsifier and/or emulsion stabilizer in certain types of water-in-oil systems. In general, they are a better sta-bilizer than emusifier and can be used in conjunction with a pri-mary emulsifier.
Controlled Release Agent The high surface area, porous and hydrophobic surface area of the OPAA coupled with their potentially reactive surfaces make them an ideal candidate to consider for certain types of controlled release applications. Products can be adsorbed, absorbed, or reacted with the OPAA and potentially released at controlled rates under certain conditions.
Microencapsulation The OPAA should be considered as a modifier of nonaqueous coatings such as resins, waxes, oil, etc. used to microencap-sulated products. Modification of coatings can potentially reduce cost, enhance barr-ier properties, improve release properties, etc.
Binders The OPAA have potential usage as a binder where non-aqueous systems are used such as pelletizing, briquetting, or extrusion operations. It may be necessary to use small amounts of oils or other organic solvents to assist the binding effect of the OPAA.
Asphalt Compounding The OPAA have potential useage in modifying asphalt based products such as roofing compounds, mastics, sealants, coatings, etc. Due to their organophilic nature, they should be easily .

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enhancer of inert fillers; specialty filler; agent to control penetration/evaporation of asphalt solvents.
Paper The OPAA should be considered as a specialty additive for certain types of dark colored papers, particularly those requiring the use of oils, waxes, resins, etc. They have potential usage of modifying water-proofing agents and barrier coatings used in paper products. They should be considered as a black tinting agent, specialty filler, asphalt/oil/ wax/resin property modifier and should be considered where its important to prevent penetration of non-aqueous liquids during specialty paper production.

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1. An organophilic polyphenolic material comprising an adduct of a polyphenolic acid-containing material, or a water soluble or colloidally dispersible salt thereof, and one or more phosphatides having the empirical formula R1-CO-O-CH2-CH(R2)-CH2-Q (I) where: R1 is an aliphatic group containing from 8 to 29 car-bon atoms; R2 is selected from the group consisting of H, OH, R1COO, and OP(O)(O-zMa+)OZ; Q is selected from the group con-sisting of R1COO and OP(O)(O-zMa+)OZ; Z is selected from the group consisting of xMa, C6H6(OH)5 and CH2-CH(Y)-N(R3)(R4)(R5)y(Ab-)v; Y is selected from the group consisting of H and COO(xMa); R3, R4, and R5 are independently selected from the group consisting of H, aliphatic groups containing from 1 to 30 carbon atoms, and R6CO; R6 is an aliphatic group containing from 1 to 29 carbon atoms; M is a cation selected from the group consisting of H, an alkali metal, an alkaline earth metal, ammonium, and mixtures thereof; A is an anion valence of b; y = 0 or 1; w, x, and z = 0 or 1/a where a is the valence of M; v = 0 or a/b; and where Q is R1COO only when R2 is OP(O)(O-zMa+)OZ;
wherein said polyphenolic acid is selected from the group consisting of humic acid, lignosulfonic acid, lignins, phenolic condensates, tannins, oxidized humic acid, oxidized lignosulfonic acid, oxidized lignins, oxidized tannins, sulfonated humic acid, sulfonated lignins, sulfonated phenolic condensates, sulfonated tannins, sulfomethylated humic acid, sulfomethylated lignins, sulfomethylated phenolic condensates, sulfo-methylated tannins, graft polymers of humic acid and acrylic acid or precursors thereof, graft polymers of lignosulfonic acid and acrylic acid or precursors thereof, and mixtures thereof.
2. The organophilic polyphenolic material of Claim 1 wherein said phosphatide is a mixture of phosphatides where: R2 = c R1COO + d OP(O)(O-zMa+)OZ; Q=d R1COO+c OP(O)(O-zMa+)OZ; R1 is an aliphatic group containing from about 15 to about 17 carbon atoms; R3, R4, and R5 are independently selected from the group consisting of H, CH3 and R1CO; and c ? 0, d ? 0, and c + d = 1.
3. The organophilic polyphenolic material of Claim 1 wherein said phosphate is a mixture of phosphatides obtained from a vegetable oil.
4. An organophilic polyphenolic material comprising an adduct of a polyphenolic acid-containing material, or a water soluble or colloidally dispersible salt thereof, and commercial lecithin, said commercial lecithin containing from about 30%
to about 50% of a vegetable oil, from about 35% to about 70%
of one or more phosphatides having the empirical formula R1-CO-O-CH2-CH(R2)-CH2-Q
where: R1 is an aliphatic group containing from about 15 to about 17 carbon atoms; R2 is selected from the group con-sisting of R1COO and OP(O)(O-zMa+)OZ; Q is selected from the group consisting of R1COO and OP(O)(O-zMa+)OZ; Z is selected from the group consisting of xMa, C6H6(OH5, and CH2-CH(Y)-N(R3)(R4)(R5)y (Ab-)v; Y is selected from the group of H and COO (wMa); R3, R4, and R5 are independently selected from the group consisting of H, CH3, and R1CO; M is a cation selected from the group consisting of H, an alkali metal, an alkaline earth metal, ammonium, and mixtures thereof; A is an anion of valence b; y = 0 or 1; w, x and z = 0 or 1/a where a is the valence of M; v= 0 or 1/b; and Q is R1COO only when R2 is OP(O)(O-zMa+)OZ; and from 0% to about 18% of other phosphatides; wherein said polyphenolic acid is selected from the group consisting of humic acid, lignosulfonic acid, lignins, phenolic condensates, tannins, oxidized humic acid, oxidized lignosulfonic acid, oxidized lignins, oxidized tannins, sulfonated humic acid, sulfonated lignins, sulfonated phenolic condensates, sulfonated tannins, sulfomethylated humic acid, sulfomethylated lignins, sulfomethylated phenolic condensates, sulfo- methylated tannins, graft polymers of humic acid and acrylic acid or precursors thereof, graft polymers of lignosulfonic acid and acrylic acid or precursors thereof, and mixtures thereof.
5. The organophilic polyphenolic material of Claim 1, 2 or 3 wherein said polyphenolic material is humic acid or a humic-acid containing material.
6. The organophilic polyphenolic material of Claim 4 wherein said polyphenolic material is humic acid or a humic-acid containing material.
7. The method of preparing the organophilic polyphenolic material of Claim 1, 2 or 3, which comprises intensively mixing together the polyphenolic material with the phosphatide in the presence of water and an acid.
8. The method of preparing the organophilic polyphenolic material of Claim 4 which comprises intensively mixing together the polyphenolic material with the phosphatide in the presence of water and an acid.
9. An oil base well working fluid comprising a major portion of oil and a minor proportion but sufficient to substantially decrease the fluid loss of said fluid of the organophilic polyphenolic material of Claim 1, 2 or 3.
10. An oil base well working fluid comprising a major portion of oil and a minor proportion but sufficient to substantially decrease the fluid loss of said fluid of the organophilic polyphenolic material of Claim 4.
11. A composition comprising an organic liquid and dispersed in said organic liquid the organophilic polyphenolic material of Claim 1, 2 or 3.
12. A composition comprising an organic liquid and dispersed in said organic liquid the organophilic polyphenolic material of Claim 4.
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