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US3110668A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Emulsion drilling fluid

Assignee: Pan American Petroleum Corp
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Filing: 1960-12-28
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Granted: 1963-11-12
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Expires: 1980-12-28
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Abstract

No abstract record available.

Inventors

  • 👤 Duane B Anderson
  • 👤 James L Lummus
  • 👤 Park Arthur

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-06 16:13
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 100 words
A CLEAR WATER; DRILLING FLUID WHEREIN THE ACTIVE INGREDIENTS OF SAID FLUID CONSIST ESSENTIALLY OF; FROM 1 TO ABOUT 15 POUNDS PER BARREL OF AN AQUEOUS RESIN EMULSION STABILIZED AGAINST SHEARING FORCES OF THE ORDER OF ABOUT 18000 R.P.M. AND CONTAMINATION WITH CLAY SOLIDS BY THE COMBINED USE OF FROM ABOUT 0.1 TO ABOUT 1.25 POUNDS PER BARREL OF GUAR AND FROM ABOUT 5 TO ABOUT 40 PERCENT OF A SURFACE-ACTIVE AGENT, BASED ON THE WEIGHT OF SAID EMULSION, SAID AGENT BEING SELECTED FROM THE GROUP CONSISTING OF NONIONIC AND CATIONIC SURFACE-ACTIVE AGENTS OTHER THAN THOSE THAT ARE PRIMARILY FOAMERS.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 100 words
A CLEAR WATER; DRILLING FLUID WHEREIN THE ACTIVE INGREDIENTS OF SAID FLUID CONSIST ESSENTIALLY OF; FROM 1 TO ABOUT 15 POUNDS PER BARREL OF AN AQUEOUS RESIN EMULSION STABILIZED AGAINST SHEARING FORCES OF THE ORDER OF ABOUT 18000 R.P.M. AND CONTAMINATION WITH CLAY SOLIDS BY THE COMBINED USE OF FROM ABOUT 0.1 TO ABOUT 1.25 POUNDS PER BARREL OF GUAR AND FROM ABOUT 5 TO ABOUT 40 PERCENT OF A SURFACE-ACTIVE AGENT, BASED ON THE WEIGHT OF SAID EMULSION, SAID AGENT BEING SELECTED FROM THE GROUP CONSISTING OF NONIONIC AND CATIONIC SURFACE-ACTIVE AGENTS OTHER THAN THOSE THAT ARE PRIMARILY FOAMERS.

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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) 1966-11-11 1967-05-13 1967-11-12 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1970-11-11 1971-05-13 1971-11-12 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1974-11-11 1975-05-13 1975-11-12 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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