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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. 26, 2013
Filed:
May. 05, 2011
Applicants:
Ryan Van Zanten, Spring, TX (US);
David Horton, Houston, TX (US);
Per-bjarte Tanche-larsen, Sandnes, NO;
Inventors:
Ryan van Zanten, Spring, TX (US);
David Horton, Houston, TX (US);
Per-Bjarte Tanche-Larsen, Sandnes, NO;
Assignee:
Halliburton Energy Services, Inc., Houston, TX (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C09K 8/12 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Of the many embodiments provided herein, one embodiment includes a method comprising: providing a drilling fluid comprising: an aqueous fluid; and a surfactant; and drilling a well bore in a subterranean formation comprising an oleaginous fluid using the drilling fluid, wherein the surfactant forms a micelle within the well bore; and removing an oil block in the formation.