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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:
Jun. 23, 2026
Filed:
Jun. 22, 2020
Applicant:
Halliburton Energy Services, Inc., Houston, TX (US);
Inventors:
Christopher Michael Jones, Katy, TX (US);
James M. Price, Cypress, TX (US);
Jian Li, Bellaire, TX (US);
Darren George Gascooke, Houston, TX (US);
William J. Soltmann, Spring, TX (US);
Assignee:
Halliburton Energy Services, Inc., Houston, TX (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 47/135 (2012.01); G01N 31/22 (2006.01); G01N 33/28 (2006.01); G01N 21/77 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 47/135 (2020.05); G01N 31/223 (2013.01); G01N 33/287 (2013.01); G01N 2021/7796 (2013.01);
Abstract
A contrast device for analysis of a wellbore fluid includes: a substrate; and a contrast agent adhered to the substrate, wherein the contrast agent is configured to respond to an analyte within the wellbore fluid thereby altering a measurable characteristic of the contrast agent. A system including the contrast device may further include an energy source and a detector to facilitate measuring the characteristic of the contrast agent.