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:
Aug. 27, 1996
Filed:
Jun. 01, 1995
Applicant:
Inventor:
Jack T Thompson, Port Hueneme, CA (US);
Assignee:
Westech Geophysical, Inc., Ventura, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01V / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
181102 ; 16625017 ;
Abstract
A surfactant composition is used to repel down-hole fluids such as crude oil and water to prevent their adherence to a down-hole instrument for an extended period of time. A down-hole fluid repelling surfactant, preferably in the form of a liquid solution, is applied to an exterior surface of the instrument, dried, and polished to prevent down-hole fluids from adhering to the surface. A preferred liquid surfactant solution contains as an active ingredient an amount of tricresyl phosphate effective to repel down-hole fluids such as oil and water.