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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:
Jan. 09, 1990
Filed:
Jun. 14, 1988
Applicant:
Inventor:
James A Mason, Theodore, AL (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
1663051 ; 166312 ; 252-8552 ;
Abstract
The present invention relates to the use of a mixture of a salt of lactic acid and chlorus acid as an improved bactericidal agent in flooding waters used in oil recovery operations wherein the mixture is obtained by reacting lactic acid and sodium chlorite at a temperature ranging from about 60.degree. F. to about 80.degree. F. The use of other acids is also disclosed.