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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:
Apr. 25, 2000
Filed:
May. 07, 1998
Applicant:
Inventor:
Ronald G Bland, Houston, TX (US);
Assignee:
Baker Hughes Incorporated, Houston, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C09K / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
507136 ; 507261 ; 507925 ; 507905 ; 507110 ; 507111 ; 507112 ; 507113 ; 507114 ; 507115 ;
Abstract
A fluid selected form the group consisting of a drilling, a drill-in, and a completion fluid, said fluid comprising a substantially linear heteropolyglycol in an amount effective to perform a function selected from the group consisting of polymer stabilization, shale stabilization, and a combination thereof. The fluid preferably comprises water as a continuous phase, and the heteropolyglycol preferably consists essentially of monomers selected from the group consisting of ethylene oxide and linear alpha-omega alkylene diols.