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Drilling mud

Assignee: Union Oil Company of California
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Filing: 1961-01-13
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Granted: 1963-04-23
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Expires: 1981-01-13
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Paul W Fischer

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
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Last Synchronized 2026-10-28 06:24
CPC Classifications
C; C09; C09K; C09K8/00; C09K8/02; C09K8/04; C09K8/14; C09K8/18; C09K8/22; C09K8/26; C09K8/28

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 56 words
A DRILLING FLUID SELECTED FROM THE CLASS CONSISTING OF 2WATER BASE AND OIL-IN-WATER EMULSION BASE DRILLING FLUIDS, SAID DRILLING FLUID COMPRISING AN AQUEOUS SUSPENSION OF A CLAY AND BETWEEN ABOUT 2 AND ABOUT 10 POUNDS OF A CLAY HYDRATION INHIBITOR PER BARREL OF FLUID, SAID INHIBITOR COMPRISING A HYDROXYALKYLATED ALKYLENE DIAMINE HAVING THE FOLLOWING GENERAL FORMULA:
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 56 words
A DRILLING FLUID SELECTED FROM THE CLASS CONSISTING OF 2WATER BASE AND OIL-IN-WATER EMULSION BASE DRILLING FLUIDS, SAID DRILLING FLUID COMPRISING AN AQUEOUS SUSPENSION OF A CLAY AND BETWEEN ABOUT 2 AND ABOUT 10 POUNDS OF A CLAY HYDRATION INHIBITOR PER BARREL OF FLUID, SAID INHIBITOR COMPRISING A HYDROXYALKYLATED ALKYLENE DIAMINE HAVING THE FOLLOWING GENERAL FORMULA:

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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

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3.5 Years (Year 4) 1966-04-22 1966-10-22 1967-04-23 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1970-04-22 1970-10-22 1971-04-23 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1974-04-22 1974-10-22 1975-04-23 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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