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US3076508A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Well reactivation

Assignee: Baker Petrolite LLC
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Filing: 1960-01-11
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Granted: 1963-02-05
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Expires: 1980-01-11
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Lissant Kenneth Jordan

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-25 09:01
CPC Classifications
C; C09; C09K; C09K8/00; C09K8/60; C09K8/92; C09K8/94; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S507/00; Y10S507/927

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 1
Claim 1
Independent Claim 72 words
A PROCESS OF REACTIVATING A DROWNED GAS-CONTAINING WELL WHICH COMPRISES ADDING TO THE WELL A DISINTEGRABLE FOAM CAUSING SURFACTANT AS A SOLID UNIT, PERMITTING SAID SURFACTANT TO DISSOLVE IN THE FLUID, PERMITTING THE FLUID CONTAINING THE SOLUTION OF SAID SURFACTNAT TO FOAM OVER THE TOP OF THE WELL DUE TO THE GAS PRESSURE OF THE WELL SO AS TO DISPLACE THE WATER FROM THE WELL, AND THEN PERMITTING NORMAL FLOW TO RESUME.

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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) 1966-02-04 1966-08-06 1967-02-05 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1970-02-04 1970-08-06 1971-02-05 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1974-02-04 1974-08-06 1975-02-05 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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