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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. 16, 1996
Filed:
Apr. 06, 1994
Applicant:
Inventors:
Paul R Hart, The Woodlands, TX (US);
J Michael Brown, The Woodlands, TX (US);
Assignee:
BJ Services Company, U.S.A., Houston, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B08B / ; B08B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
134 2213 ; 134 2214 ; 134 2217 ; 134 2218 ; 134 2219 ; 134 27 ; 134 40 ; 166304 ; 166311 ; 507 90 ;
Abstract
Methods for removing paraffin wax deposits from the surfaces of oilfield production equipment during oil production by melting and subsequently dispersing the deposits. These methods utilize an acid compound and a neutralizer compound which react exothermally to melt the deposit and form a dispersant to remove the melted fragments of the deposit.