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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:
Nov. 16, 2004
Filed:
Feb. 08, 2002
Applicant:
Inventors:
Ronnie G. Morgan, Waurika, OK (US);
Johnny W. Johnson, Duncan, OK (US);
Rickey L. Morgan, Comanche, OK (US);
James A. McGough, Duncan, OK (US);
Michael R. Spaulding, Duncan, OK (US);
Assignee:
Halliburton Energy Services, Inc., Duncan, OK (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F17D 1/16 ; F17D 1/18 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F17D 1/16 ; F17D 1/18 ;
Abstract
The present invention relates to a gel hydration tank and method for hydrating gels for use in oil well treatment operations according to which a mixture of water and gel is introduced into the interior of the tank and flows through the tank before being discharged from the tank, whereby specific devices are used to deflect and/or re-direct fluid flow so as to increase the distance traveled for a given fluid volume element, which consequently increases the plug flow efficiency of the tank.