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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. 27, 1998
Filed:
Sep. 21, 1995
Applicant:
Inventor:
Arvind D Patel, Houston, TX (US);
Assignee:
M-I Drilling Fluids L.L.C., Houston, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C09K / ; C09K / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
507233 ; 507127 ; 507940 ;
Abstract
An essentially non-polluting, substantially non-toxic drilling fluid composition has been discovered that is particularly useful as a lubricant or spotting fluid in drilling oil and gas wells. The fluid comprises silicone which may be is mixed with an emulsifier for application in the water base mud system.