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José Luis Perales -- Antología. (Piano/Vocal/Chords (Spanish Language Edition)). For piano, voice, and guitar (chords only). This edition: Piano/Vocal/Chords. Artist/Personality; Personality Book; Piano/Vocal/Chords. Latin. Book. Published by Alfred Music Publishing (AP.52-ML1641). ISBN 8882912264. Latin. Titles include: América * El Amor * Canción para la Navidad * Celos de Mi Guitarra * Desde Que Te Quiero * Dices Que Soy Hombre Triste * La Espera * Una Locura * Me Llamas * No Te Vayas Nunca * Que Canten los Niños * El Snob * Y Te Vas.
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(Piano/Vocal/Guitar). By Alejandro Sanz. For Guitar; Keyboard; Piano; Voice. This edition: Piano/Vocal/Guitar. Artist/Personality; Personality Book; Piano/Vocal/Chords. Latin. Book. Text language: Spanish. Published by Alfred Music Publishing
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Balada para un loco by Astor Piazzolla (1921-1992). For Voice, Piano, Bandoneon, Percussion, Guitar, Strings. Tango. Set of Parts. Published by Tonos Music (TO.20024-2). ISBN M-2015-4637-7. Tango.
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Tango de Goog. (Voix/Flute et Guitare/Partition et Parties). By Politi-Malavia. For voice, flute and guitar. Score and parts. Published by Alphonse Leduc (AH.EC1021).
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a!!, den 24. xii. 1931 - Garbled news for baritone and instruments by Mauricio Kagel (1931-). Contemporary Medium Ensemble. For Baritone Voice, 2 Percussion, Piano/4-hands, Strings (220.127.116.11.1). (Text Language: German). Modern. Score. Composed Composed: 1988/91. Duration circa 31 minutes. Published by Edition Peters (PE.P08776).
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La Revancha Del Tango - Lunatico - 16 Titres by Project Gotan. For voice, guitar or piano. Album. Pop / Jazz. Score. Published by Editions Henry Lemoine (LM.PB715).
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Quodlibet (on 15th-century French song texts) by Mauricio Kagel (1931-). Contemporary Large Ensemble/Orchestra. For Soprano/Alto Voice Solo, [2(I+II=Piccolo+Alto Flute).1.English Horn.2(II=E-flat Clarinet).Bass clarinet.1.Contrabassoon/Bassoon-188.8.131.52], 2 Percussion, Harp, Piano, Electric organ, Strings [0.0.0.6/8.4/6]. Modern. Score. Composed Composed: 1986-88. Duration circa 19 minutes 30 seconds. Published by Edition Peters (PE.P08744).
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Chega De Saudade (No More Blues) by Antonio Carlos Jobim. By Antonio Carlos Jobim. Arranged by Mark Taylor. Vocal Solo/Jazz Ensemble Series. Grade 3-4. Score and parts. Published by Hal Leonard (HL.7500115). Smooth bossa nova sophistication describe this classy chart. With its lyrical melodic style and terrific-sounding band accompaniment, this is truly a standout feature for a vocal soloist.
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By Santana. For guitar, voice, bass guitar, organ, drum set and percussion. Hal Leonard Transcribed Scores. Rock, Pop Rock and Latin. Difficulty: medium. Complete score songbook. Guitar tablature, standard notation, vocal melody, lyrics, chord names, guitar chord diagrams, bass tablature, drum notation, guitar notation legend and bass notation legend. 192 pages. Published by Hal Leonard
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NAPLES - As Halloween approaches, people are rushing into stores to get their costumes.
And shops in the area are ready for the rush, stocking their shelves with classic costumes and some trendy newcomers.
"We've got everything from the traditional witches' costumes to the humorous ones," said Robert Kahaly, a sales associate at Spirit Halloween in Naples, "But you wouldn't believe how popular Lady Gaga is." In fact, female costumes of all kinds have been in high demand this year.
Twenty-year-old Ben Stack came to the Spirit Halloween, at Gateway Shoppes at North Bay, on a recent Thursday afternoon looking for Lady Gaga costume — for himself. He came across the store's website, which had several Lady Gaga costumes, including a black-and-white geometric dress and an aqua blue cut-out body suit, and decided to come in to try them on.
"I wanted to be different," said Stack with a laugh before entering the costume store. "Nothing says more over-the-top than Lady Gaga."
Barbara Baier, owner of Masquerade and Balloons Galore on Radio Road in East Naples, has also encountered her share of people who want bizarre costumes. Many of her customers also are looking for the Lady Gaga costume. The store specializes in rentals and has the costume for rent at about $100. Baier would not go into specifics about the elaborate costume, but she said it is "one of a kind."
Baier said the most bizarre request she has seen this Halloween season was a group of men in their 60s looking to be women. They were set to attend a "Halloween diva" party where the men have to dress up as women while the females can come as they are. The group purchased wigs, dresses, boas, fishnet stockings and, of course, high heels.
"This time of year is all about people just wanting to dress up and have fun," said Baier. Masquerade operates all year as a local costume mecca, and the large store is stacked from floor to ceiling with masks, costumes and props.
There are those who want to be simply bizarre and those that want to be on trend. At the Halloween Express near the Coastland Center mall in Naples, there have been many requests for Alice and the Mad Hatter from this year's live-action film rendition of the classic "Alice in Wonderland" cartoon. Customers have also come to Spirit Halloween in search of the characters from TV's "Jersey Shore." The store carries Snooki, the popular, if sleazy, female character; the Situation, a beefy male character who is now a contestant on "Dancing with the Stars"; and Pauly D, the muscular DJ with spiked hair. The "Twilight" movie craze has spurred an interest in vampire costumes.
"I want be a vampire," said Jesus Martinez, 12, who was shopping with his mom and siblings for costumes.
"So do I. So do I," chorused his four brothers and sisters.
Others are going a more traditional route. Bob Shaw, an employee at the Halloween Express, said the store's best sellers still are the classic witch costumes for women and pirate costumes for men. For kids, the Nintendo characters from years past, Mario and Luigi, are popular, as well as, the traditional ninjas and gypsies.
Gina Schilling's six children, who range in age from seven months to 10 years old, selected costumes at Halloween Express that ranged from a ninja to a bumblebee. All went traditional, except for her youngest. Mom was deciding that direction.
"We are from Cleveland, so I want something tropical for her," said Schilling, holding seven-month-old Sydney. "I have been tracking a lobster costume online. I want that costume." However, she was cruising the store in with Sydney in a sea turtle costume she had spotted.
Some are making their costumes from scratch. Last year, Stephanie Eliason made a German beer maid costume for herself and a Viking costume for her husband. Eliason, who is five months pregnant this year, says she is having difficulty finding costume ideas that will fit her belly.
"There is not much when it comes to maternity costumes," she said, sitting at the pattern catalog tables to browse for costume ideas at the Jo-Ann fabric store in Naples.
"I'm looking for something with an empire waist, maybe a princess."
Whether the costumes are traditional, unusual, trendy, store-bought, homemade or rented, the force behind Halloween is a fun one: It's a party.
"It's the best time of the year," Baier said. "People can let loose, forget about their troubles, put on a costume and be someone else for one night."
The Collier County sheriff's department offers these trick-or-treat tips for a crime-free Halloween:
Use make-up instead of a mask so you can see.
Wear light-colored clothing or costumes.
Make a map of your trick-or-treat route for you and your children/parents.
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Be respectful of other people and their property.
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Don't go inside a stranger's house, no matter what anyone says.
Don't get inside a stranger's car or go near a stranger's car even if they offer you candy or money.
Don't carry sharp instruments or carry a lighted torch or candle.
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Stayed in a one bedroom suite. We liked that the bedroom had a door that closed so that early risers could go in a separate room to get ready or watch tv. We had two queen beds and then I think the suite had a sleeper sofa. (There is a 2 bedroom suite that has a kitchen table and looks nice too)
Beds were crisp, white, and room was clean. 4 pillows on each bed with the duvet-type bedding (not the old fashioned comforters that never get washed).
Quiet heating unit (amazing).
Indoor Pool was clean, hot tub was clean! Towels for pool area were provided. Great chairs for lounging outside, but it was too cold this time.
Had two meals in dining area. Both were delicious, however, our breakfast potatoes were too salty. That's my only negative feedback. I guess the lighting in the hotel room was a little dim, too, but thankfully we let the sun shine in.
I would definitely return. We felt like the staff took care of us and seemed to enjoy having us there! They were sociable and friendly.


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|Publication number
|Publication type
|Application number
|Publication date
|18 May 1993
|Filing date
|21 Jan 1992
|Priority date
|21 Jan 1992
|Fee status
|Publication number
|Edwin Kubena, Jr., Lee E. Whitebay, James A. Wingrave
|Original Assignee
|Conoco Inc.
|Export Citation
|BiBTeX, EndNote, RefMan
|Patent Citations (9), Non-Patent Citations (1), Referenced by (38), Classifications (13), Legal Events (5)
|External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, Espacenet
1. Field of the Invention
This invention relates to drilling of wells, and more particularly to stabilization of boreholes drilled through subterranean formations including at least one unconsolidated sandstone zone and at least one shale zone, such as in drilling for oil and/or natural gas.
A problem often encountered in drilling through a shale zone is that the drilling fluid causes the shale to swell and slough off, resulting in a non-uniform borehole.
A problem often encountered in drilling through unconsolidated sandstone zones, and especially potential pay zones, is that of degradation of the borehole wall in the completion zone.
2. The Prior Art
A shale-stabilizing drilling fluid additive comprised of certain high molecular weight polymers and potassium salts is described in European Patent application No. 89302558.5. This additive when used in water-based drilling fluid effectively stabilizes the shale so that the borehole does not lose physical and dimensional integrity when exposed to water based drilling fluids.
U.S. Pat. No. 4,957,174 describes a process of correcting lost circulation of drilling fluid by adding particulate coke particles to a drilling fluid. This is a remedial process not related to formation stability.
In pending and commonly assigned U.S. application Ser. No. 07/785,647, now U.S. Pat. No. 5,018,020, a process is described in which formation fracture and propagation during drilling are prevented or inhibited by addition of finely divided (250-600 microns) particulate material to the drilling fluid.
This invention is directed to a method of stabilizing wellbores which penetrate both shale and unconsolidated sandstone zones. It is accomplished by adding to a water based drilling fluid an effective amount of a shale stabilizing agent and finely divided particulate material. The two additives provide more than just the cumulative benefits of individual additives, as will be described below.
The shale-stabilizing additive used in the process of the invention consists essentially of one or more water-soluble polymers combined with one or more alkaline potassium salts in wide-ranging ratios effective to give a composition having a pH of at least 9. The water-soluble polymer or polymers of this invention are of relatively high molecular weight and are capable of forming nucleophilic sites when treated with a base. The potassium salt or salts are those whose anions are relatively strong Bronsted-Lowry bases; i.e., give a pH of 9 or above in the presence of an aqueous solution of the polymer, but are relatively weak nucleophiles compared to the nucleophilic sites on the polymer.
The weight ratio of polymer/potassium salt should generally be in the range between about 1:20 and about 3:1. A generally preferred ratio is one in the range between about 1:2 and about 2:1. The polymer/potassium salt composition should be used in a concentration sufficient to effect stabilization of shale and clay formations. The upper limit on the polymer/salt content of the fluid is one of practicality. Usually the polymer/salt composition is added to the fluid at a level between about 0.01 weight percent and 10.0 weight percent (based on the weight of the aqueous phase), typically between about 0.1 and about 4.0 weight percent, and preferably between about 0.3 and about 2.0 weight percent.
The polymers useful for the purposes of this invention must be:
a. water-soluble,
b. capable of forming several nucleophilic sites within the same molecule when treated with bases, and
c. of relatively high molecular weight.
Water-solubility of the polymers of this invention affords compatibility with formation water. The polymers of this invention must not only be water-soluble but they should also have good wetting properties and a reasonable rate of dissolution in water for convenient use in the field. They should also afford aqueous solutions of low to moderate viscosities.
The polymers useful in this invention must be polyfunctional and be capable of forming relatively strong nucleophilic sites when treated with bases, particularly in comparison with the potassium salts used in the fluids.
The polymers useful in this invention must have a relatively high molecular weight. While the exact molecular weights will vary from polymer to polymer, it is a parameter than can be determined empirically. Partially hydrolyzed polymeric vinylacetate (PHPVA) having a number average molecular weight (Mn) of about 46,000 or below, represented by ELVANOL 90-50 or ELVANOL 71-30, while giving some stabilizing effect, is substantially less effective than those of higher molecular weight. Partially hydrolyzed vinyl acetate homopolymers, Mn of about 75,000, represented by ELVANOL HV and ELVANOL 5042, used as is or crosslinked with glutaraldehyde to increase the Mn to about 190,000, are more effective. The ELVANOL products referred to herein are available from E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company.
The polymers of choice for purposes of the invention are partially hydrolyzed polymeric vinyl acetate (PHPVA) homo- and copolymers. In general, the homopolymers should be at least 75 mol percent hydrolyzed to the corresponding polyvinyl alcohols and have an Mn of 50,000 or more. In practice, the vinyl acetate homopolymer can be hydrolyzed to about 98 to 99 percent. However, as that upper practical limit is approached, the polymer becomes more crystalline and, as a consequence, less soluble in water, requiring heat to dissolve it. PHPVA which is about 87 or higher mol percent hydrolyzed is the most soluble in water. The only constraint on molecular weight is water-solubility. In a preferred embodiment, a vinyl acetate homopolymer having an Mn of 85,000 and which has been hydrolyzed about 87 percent is used.
In another preferred embodiment, a vinyl acetate copolymer is used. In the latter embodiment, the vinyl acetate portion of the copolymer can be hydrolyzed as fully as possible (about 98 to 99 percent) without loss of water-solubility. The presence of copolymer units derived from monomers other than vinyl acetate inhibits crystallization and thereby promotes water-solubility. Representative comonomers include acrylic and methacrylic acid, amides such as acrylamide and methacrylamide, and alkyl methacrylonitrile and acrylonitrile. The amount of the comonomer used with vinyl acetate will vary with the identity of the comonomer. However, that amount can be determined empirically by using enough to provide the degree of water-solubility desired in the copolymer. For example, vinyl acetate copolymers can be prepared from the preferred comonomer, acrylic acid, using monomer mixtures containing 14 to 39 mol percent (preferably 20 to 35 mol percent) acrylic acid.
Other polymers suitable for the purposes of this invention include partially (about 30 percent) hydrolyzed polyacrylamide which also contains potassium chloride, carboxymethyl hydroxyethyl celluloses with Mn of between about 350,000 and 500,000; hydroxyethyl cellulose having an Mn of about 200,000; hydroxypropyl methyl celluloses having an Mn of from about 300,000 to 1,000,000; and hydroxyl-propyl guar having an Mn of about 600,000.
One or more potassium salts are used with the polymers in the process of this invention. The anions of the potassium salts must be relatively strong Bronsted-Lowry bases, but they should be relatively weak nucleophiles in comparison with the nucleophilic sites on the polymers. The potassium salts should be sufficiently alkaline so as to raise the pH to about 9.0 and to buffer it, at least temporarily, at a pH of at least 9.0; a pH range of 10.5 to 11.5 is preferred for PHPVA, and a range of 9.0 to 10.0 is preferred when polyacrylamide is the polymer. It is technically feasible to operate at pH values between 11.5 and 13.0 when using PHPVA; however, such high pH values are somewhat less acceptable with respect to exposure of personnel in the field. A number of inorganic salts are suitable for use in conjunction with the polymers. Potassium silicate, potassium carbonate, and tribasic potassium phosphate may be used. The anions of these salts are all fairly strong Bronsted-Lowry bases and fairly weak nucleophiles.
Potassium silicates can be obtained commercially in a variety of SiO2 to K2 O ratios. Those having a SiO2 /K2 O ratio in the range of about 0.5 to 2.5 are suitable for use in the present invention. However, the range of about 1.5 and 2.2 is preferred. When potassium silicates in the preferred range are included, the resultant fluids are very effective. Moreover, these types of potassium silicates are not expensive and do not tend to absorb moisture during storage or handling.
Water-soluble, partially hydrolyzed polyvinyl acetate (PHPVA) combined with potassium silicate, with or without another alkaline potassium salt, is used in a preferred embodiment of the present invention. In general, a composition within that embodiment will contain by weight about 20 to 100 parts of PHPVA, about 25 to 90 parts of potassium silicate, and 0 to about 90 parts of another alkaline potassium salt, such as potassium carbonate. A more preferred composition will contain about 40 to 70 parts PHPVA, 20 to 50 parts of potassium silicate, and about 10 to 40 parts of potassium carbonate. A most preferred composition is 70 parts PHPVA, 20 parts potassium silicate, and 10 parts potassium carbonate.
The ingredients that make up the shale-stabilizing composition useful in this invention may be introduced into the drilling fluid in a variety of ways. For example, they may be combined by simple blending to form an additive mixture, commonly referred to as a premix, for later incorporation into the drilling fluid.
The particulate material used to stabilize the sandstone formations is preferably calcined delayed petroleum coke, but other inert particulate materials may be used, provided they are non-reactive with other components of the composition at operating conditions, and that they have suitable strength and appropriate density such that they neither tend to float nor sink excessively in the composition. Many materials, including crushed nut hulls, beads of glass, plastic, ceramic, metal, etc., offer appropriate properties.
The material typically has a size range of from 75 to 1,400 microns, and is present in an amount of from 30 to 50 pounds of particulate material per barrel of drilling fluid. In instances where a finer grain sandstone formation is expected, from 5 to 20 pounds of particulates having a size range of from 25 to 75 microns is also utilized in addition to the larger size particles.
As to the shale zone, the stabilization of the shale is provided by the shale-stabilizing agent, and the particulates are not a factor.
As to the sandstone zone, the combination of the particulates and the polymeric shale-stabilizing agent provides stabilization of the sandstone beyond what would be provided by the particulates alone. In the sandstone stabilization, the particulates will bridge the sandstone pores, and the polymeric material in the shale-stabilizing agent will bind the particles in place. Additionally, the shale-stabilizing agent will stabilize any clay or silt present in the sandstone, thus providing enhanced stabilization of the sandstone.
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|U.S. Classification
|175/72, 166/294, 507/124, 507/140
|International Classification
|Cooperative Classification
|European Classification
|21 Jan 1992
Owner name: CONOCO INC. A CORPORATION OF DELAWARE
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