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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:
Jul. 29, 2014

Filed:

Apr. 05, 2013
Applicants:

David P. Duckworth, Conroe, TX (US);

Ping C. Sui, The Woodlands, TX (US);

Liwen Wei, Bellaire, TX (US);

Inventors:

David P. Duckworth, Conroe, TX (US);

Ping C. Sui, The Woodlands, TX (US);

Liwen Wei, Bellaire, TX (US);

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 10/08 (2006.01); C10M 169/02 (2006.01); C10M 141/10 (2006.01); C10M 159/24 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

The present disclosure relates to greases containing metal sulfonate thickeners. In one example the thickener may be a calcium sulfonate thickener. In other examples grease may contain a combination of a metal sulfonate thickener and another thickener, such as a metal complex soap grease, detergent, or non-soap thickener. The grease may be formulated to meet specific performance criteria relevant to lubrication of a roller cone drill bit in downhole conditions. The disclosure also relates to a roller cone drill bit containing a grease of the disclosure.


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