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US3034983A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Drilling and completion fluid

Assignee: Magnet Cove Barium Corp
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Filing: 1957-11-05
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Granted: 1962-05-15
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Expires: 1977-11-05
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 William A Reiddie
  • 👤 Eugene R Werlein

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-27 05:36
CPC Classifications
C; C09; C09K; C09K8/00; C09K8/02; C09K8/04; C09K8/26; C09K8/28

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 148 words
A FLUID USEFUL IN DRILLING AND COMPLETING WELLS WHICH COMPRISES, IN COMBINATION A MIXTURE IN WATER OF: A CLAY A SURFACTANT COMPRISING AN OXYETHYLENE ADDUCT OF A COMPOUND SELECTED FROM THE GROUP CONSISTING OF PHENOL AND ALKYLPHENOL, ANY ALKYL GROUP OF THE LATTER CONTAINING A TOTAL OF FROM 1 TO 10 CARBON ATOMS AND SAID OXYETHYLENE BEING PRESENT IN AN AMOUNT IN THE RANGE OF 20 TO 50 MOLS PER MOL OF SAID COMPOUND; FROM 0.3 TO 15 POUNDS PER BARREL OF A WATER-SOLUBLE SALT SELECTED FROM THE GROUP CONSISTING OF ALKALI METAL SALTS AND ALKALINE EARTH METAL SALTS; FROM 1 TO 20 VOLUME PERCENT OF MINERAL OIL DISPERSED IN SAID WATER; AND FRROM 0.2 TO 10 POUNDS PER BARREL OF AN EMULSIFIER COMPRISING "ALKYL PHENOL STILL BOTTOMS" ADDUCTED WITH 1.5 TO 3 PARTS BY WEIGHT OF OXYETHYLENE PER PART BY WEIGHT OF SAID "ALKYL PHENOL STILL BOTTOMS."
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 148 words
A FLUID USEFUL IN DRILLING AND COMPLETING WELLS WHICH COMPRISES, IN COMBINATION A MIXTURE IN WATER OF: A CLAY A SURFACTANT COMPRISING AN OXYETHYLENE ADDUCT OF A COMPOUND SELECTED FROM THE GROUP CONSISTING OF PHENOL AND ALKYLPHENOL, ANY ALKYL GROUP OF THE LATTER CONTAINING A TOTAL OF FROM 1 TO 10 CARBON ATOMS AND SAID OXYETHYLENE BEING PRESENT IN AN AMOUNT IN THE RANGE OF 20 TO 50 MOLS PER MOL OF SAID COMPOUND; FROM 0.3 TO 15 POUNDS PER BARREL OF A WATER-SOLUBLE SALT SELECTED FROM THE GROUP CONSISTING OF ALKALI METAL SALTS AND ALKALINE EARTH METAL SALTS; FROM 1 TO 20 VOLUME PERCENT OF MINERAL OIL DISPERSED IN SAID WATER; AND FRROM 0.2 TO 10 POUNDS PER BARREL OF AN EMULSIFIER COMPRISING "ALKYL PHENOL STILL BOTTOMS" ADDUCTED WITH 1.5 TO 3 PARTS BY WEIGHT OF OXYETHYLENE PER PART BY WEIGHT OF SAID "ALKYL PHENOL STILL BOTTOMS."

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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

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3.5 Years (Year 4) 1965-05-14 1965-11-13 1966-05-15 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1969-05-14 1969-11-13 1970-05-15 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1973-05-14 1973-11-13 1974-05-15 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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