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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.

Date of Patent:
Nov. 27, 2001

Filed:

Jun. 08, 1998
Applicant:
Inventor:

Boyce D. Burts, Jr., Lafayette, LA (US);

Assignee:

Bottom Line Industries, Inc., Lafayette, IN (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C09K 7/00 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C09K 7/00 ;
Abstract

An drilling fluid additive to reduce loss circulation includes comminuted rice fraction and corn cobs, and includes ground at least one of ground wood fiber, ground nut shells, ground paper and shredded cellophane. A method of treating a drilling fluid includes contacting such drilling fluid additive with the base drilling fluid to form well fluid. A method of operating a well includes circulation of such a well fluid into and out of a borehole.


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