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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 28, 2018
Filed:
Sep. 15, 2015
Applicant:
Chevron U.s.a. Inc., San Ramon, CA (US);
Inventors:
Donald C. Van Slyke, Richmond, TX (US);
Stephen Joseph Miller, San Francisco, CA (US);
Assignee:
CHEVRON U.S.A. INC., San Ramon, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C09K 8/32 (2006.01); E21B 7/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 7/00 (2013.01); C09K 8/32 (2013.01);
Abstract
The disclosure relates to drilling fluid compositions, and their method of use, comprising a C16 unbranched internal olefin, including blends of the C16 unbranched internal olefin and a C16 linear alpha olefin. The exemplary drilling fluids are characterized by properties, e.g., pour points and kinematic viscosities, that enable them to be particularly useful in deep water drilling operations and have reduced environmental impact, e.g., increased biodegradation and reduced sediment toxicity.