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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. 01, 2008
Filed:
Dec. 09, 2005
Applicants:
Larry W. Gatlin, San Antonio, TX (US);
Brian J. Hallett, San Antonio, TX (US);
Ryan L. Cook, San Antonio, TX (US);
Inventors:
Larry W. Gatlin, San Antonio, TX (US);
Brian J. Hallett, San Antonio, TX (US);
Ryan L. Cook, San Antonio, TX (US);
Assignee:
Clearwater International LLC, Houston, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 43/267 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method for treating solid materials is disclosed, where the treating compositions coats surfaces or portions of surfaces of the solid materials changing an aggregation or agglomeration propensity of the materials. Treated solid materials are also disclosed. The methods and treated materials are ideally suited for oil field applications.