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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:
Mar. 03, 2020
Filed:
Sep. 17, 2015
Applicant:
Flotek Chemistry, Llc, Houston, TX (US);
Inventors:
John T. Pursley, The Woodlands, TX (US);
Glenn S. Penny, Houston, TX (US);
Charles Earl Hammond, Sugar Land, TX (US);
David Germack, The Woodlands, TX (US);
Nicole Mast, Spring, TX (US);
Deepankar Biswas, Plano, TX (US);
Arun Kharghoria, Plano, TX (US);
Assignee:
Flotek Chemistry, LLC, Houston, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 43/16 (2006.01); C09K 8/588 (2006.01); C09K 8/584 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C09K 8/588 (2013.01); C09K 8/584 (2013.01); E21B 43/16 (2013.01);
Abstract
Methods and compositions comprising an emulsion or a microemulsion and a polymer for use in an oil and/or gas well are provided. In some embodiments, the emulsion or the microemulsion comprises water, a solvent, and a surfactant, and optionally, one or more additives. In certain embodiments, the polymer comprises a copolymer comprising an acrylamide.