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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:
Oct. 31, 2000
Filed:
Dec. 16, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Jiten Chatterji, Duncan, OK (US);
James E Griffith, Duncan, OK (US);
Ricky A Cox, Comanche, OK (US);
Bryan K Waugh, Duncan, OK (US);
Assignee:
Halliburton Energy Services, Inc., Duncan, OK (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
166293 ; 166291 ; 507928 ;
Abstract
Improved settable spotting fluid compositions and methods are provided. The settable spotting fluid compositions are basically comprised of a hydraulic settable component comprised of fly ash, a fluid loss control additive, a gel strength inhibiting additive, a set retarding additive and water selected from the group of fresh water and salt water present in an amount sufficient to form a slurry having a density in the range of from about 12 to about 15 pounds per gallon.