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Drilling mud

Assignee: Union Oil Company of California
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Filing: 1949-09-26
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Granted: 1953-10-13
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Expires: 1969-09-26
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Paul W Fischer
  • 👤 Raymond A Rogers

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
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Last Synchronized 2026-10-30 17:35
CPC Classifications
C; C09; C09K; C09K8/00; C09K8/02; C09K8/04; C09K8/14; C09K8/18; C09K8/22

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 37 words
A DRILLING FLUID COMPRISING WATER, A FINELY DIVIDED SOLID SUSPENDED THEREIN, A SOAP OF THE GROUP CONSISTING OF THE ALKALI METAL, AMMONIUM AND AMINE SALTS OF OIL-SOLUBLE MINERAL OIL SULFONIC ACIDS, AND A WATER DISPERSIBLE NATURAL GUM.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 37 words
A DRILLING FLUID COMPRISING WATER, A FINELY DIVIDED SOLID SUSPENDED THEREIN, A SOAP OF THE GROUP CONSISTING OF THE ALKALI METAL, AMMONIUM AND AMINE SALTS OF OIL-SOLUBLE MINERAL OIL SULFONIC ACIDS, AND A WATER DISPERSIBLE NATURAL GUM.

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3.5 Years (Year 4) 1956-10-12 1957-04-13 1957-10-13 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1960-10-12 1961-04-13 1961-10-13 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1964-10-12 1965-04-13 1965-10-13 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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