The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.
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:
Feb. 03, 1987
Filed:
Dec. 13, 1985
Applicant:
Inventors:
William H Smith, Walters, OK (US);
Edward F Vinson, Duncan, OK (US);
Assignee:
Halliburton Company, Duncan, OK (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
166288 ; 106 3823 ; 106 80 ; 166292 ; 166300 ;
Abstract
A thermally responsive aqueous silicate composition consisting essentially of an aqueous solution containing an alkali metal silicate and a thermally responsive silicate gelation activator. The thermally responsive silicate gelation activator is a reducing sugar selected from the group consisting of lactose, dextrose, fructose, galactose, mannose, maltose, xylose and mixtures thereof. The aqueous silicate composition can be utilized in treating a subterranean formation for the purpose of sealing the formation.