Patent 8003576 was granted and assigned to The Lubrizol Corporation on August, 2011 by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
This invention relates to improved lubrication in drilling and completion fluids used in subterrane drilling for oil and gas. The addition of zinc dialkyl dithiophosphate (ZDDP) acts as a lubricant, an enhancer to other lubricants and rate of penetration enhancer.