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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:
Jun. 03, 2003
Filed:
Mar. 21, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
Todd Talashek, San Diego, CA (US);
Mac Seheult, Spring, TX (US);
Trish Carter, Houston, TX (US);
Reinaldo Navarrete, Houston, TX (US);
Helena Chang, Solana Beach, CA (US);
Assignee:
CP Kelco U.S., Inc., Wilmington, DE (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C09K 7/02 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C09K 7/02 ;
Abstract
A drilling fluid comprising a pyruvate-free xanthan, which may be an acetate-free pyruvate-free xanthan, and a high density calcium-based brine. Preferably the pyruvate-free xanthan is a genetically prepared pyruvate-free xanthan. A process for recovering crude oil from an oil-bearing subterranean formation by drilling the formation and using a drilling fluid comprising a pyruvate-free gum and a high density calcium-based brine.