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US3034984A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Drilling fluid

Assignee: Texaco Inc
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Filing: 1958-10-08
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Granted: 1962-05-15
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Expires: 1978-10-08
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Abstract

No abstract record available.

Inventors

  • 👤 Walter J Weiss

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-28 23:29
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 88 words
AN AQUEOUS DRILLING FLUID CHARACTERIZED BY AN IMPROVED HIGH TEMPERATURE STABILITY COMPRISING WATER, CLAYEY MATERIAL DISPERSED IN AND A WATER SOLUBLE CALCIUM SALT DISSOLVED IN WATER TO YIELD AN AQUEOUS PHASE HAVING A CALCIUM ION CONCENTRATION IN EXCESS OF 200 P.P.M., AND AS A DISPERSING AGENT FOR SAID CLAYEY MATERIAL A CONDENSATION PRODUCT OF ROSIN AMINE AND ETHYLENE OXIDE, THE MOLAR RATIO OF ETHYLENE OXIDE TO ROSIN AMINE IN SAID CONDENSATION PRODUCT BEING NOT LESS THAN 10, THE PH OF SAID AQUEOUS PHASE BEING NOT GREATER THAN 10.0.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 88 words
AN AQUEOUS DRILLING FLUID CHARACTERIZED BY AN IMPROVED HIGH TEMPERATURE STABILITY COMPRISING WATER, CLAYEY MATERIAL DISPERSED IN AND A WATER SOLUBLE CALCIUM SALT DISSOLVED IN WATER TO YIELD AN AQUEOUS PHASE HAVING A CALCIUM ION CONCENTRATION IN EXCESS OF 200 P.P.M., AND AS A DISPERSING AGENT FOR SAID CLAYEY MATERIAL A CONDENSATION PRODUCT OF ROSIN AMINE AND ETHYLENE OXIDE, THE MOLAR RATIO OF ETHYLENE OXIDE TO ROSIN AMINE IN SAID CONDENSATION PRODUCT BEING NOT LESS THAN 10, THE PH OF SAID AQUEOUS PHASE BEING NOT GREATER THAN 10.0.

References Cited (Backward Citations)

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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

Annuity Stage Window Opens Payment Deadline Surcharge Period Until Estimated Fee Status
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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