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Assignee: Jersey Production Research Co
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Filing: 1956-12-24
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Granted: 1959-07-14
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Expires: 1976-12-24
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Bertie F Birdwell
  • 👤 Gerald G Priest
  • 👤 Bryan E Morgan

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-24 09:52
CPC Classifications
C; C09; C09K; C09K8/00; C09K8/50; C09K8/502; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S507/00; Y10S507/925

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 138 words
A METHOD FOR COMPLETING AND SERVICING A WELL CONTAINING DRILLING FLUID IN WHICH HIGH TEMPERATURES OF THE ORDER OF 200* TO 250*F. ARE ENCOUNTERED WHICH COMPRISES PLACING IN SAID WELL AN EMULSION, CONTAINING FROM ABOUT 5% TO ABOUT 95% BY VOLUME OF AN AQUEOUS MEDIUM, FROM ABOUT 5% TO ABOUT 95% BY VOLUME OF AN OILY MEDIUM, A WEIGHTING AGENT IN AN AMOUNT WITHIN THE RANGE BETWEEN ABOUT 1% BY WEIGHT TO ABOUT SATURATION DISSOLVED IN AT LEAST ONE OF SAID MEDIA, AND AN EMULSIFYING AGENT SELECTED FROM THE ALKALI METAL SALTS OF PURIFIED LIGNIN SULFONIC ACIDS, IN WHICH SUGARS, HEMICELLULOSES, AND OTHER DEGRADATION PRODUCTS HAVE BEEN REMOVED, CONTAINING FROM ABOUT 3% TO ABOUT 33% BY WEIGHT SULFONATE GROUPS AND AMMONIUM AND ALKALI METAL SALTS OF LIGNIN SULFONIC ACIDS CONTAINING FROM ABOUT 38% TO ABOUT 57% LIGNIN SULFONIC
Claim 2
Independent Claim 138 words
A METHOD FOR COMPLETING AND SERVICING A WELL CONTAINING DRILLING FLUID IN WHICH HIGH TEMPERATURES OF THE ORDER OF 200* TO 250*F. ARE ENCOUNTERED WHICH COMPRISES PLACING IN SAID WELL AN EMULSION, CONTAINING FROM ABOUT 5% TO ABOUT 95% BY VOLUME OF AN AQUEOUS MEDIUM, FROM ABOUT 5% TO ABOUT 95% BY VOLUME OF AN OILY MEDIUM, A WEIGHTING AGENT IN AN AMOUNT WITHIN THE RANGE BETWEEN ABOUT 1% BY WEIGHT TO ABOUT SATURATION DISSOLVED IN AT LEAST ONE OF SAID MEDIA, AND AN EMULSIFYING AGENT SELECTED FROM THE ALKALI METAL SALTS OF PURIFIED LIGNIN SULFONIC ACIDS, IN WHICH SUGARS, HEMICELLULOSES, AND OTHER DEGRADATION PRODUCTS HAVE BEEN REMOVED, CONTAINING FROM ABOUT 3% TO ABOUT 33% BY WEIGHT SULFONATE GROUPS AND AMMONIUM AND ALKALI METAL SALTS OF LIGNIN SULFONIC ACIDS CONTAINING FROM ABOUT 38% TO ABOUT 57% LIGNIN SULFONIC

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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

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3.5 Years (Year 4) 1962-07-13 1963-01-12 1963-07-14 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1966-07-13 1967-01-12 1967-07-14 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1970-07-13 1971-01-12 1971-07-14 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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