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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. 03, 2015
Filed:
Jul. 31, 2013
Applicant:
Saudi Arabian Oil Company, Dhahran, SA;
Inventors:
Assignee:
SAUDI ARABIAN OIL COMPANY, , SA;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C09K 8/035 (2006.01); C09K 8/08 (2006.01); C09K 8/00 (2006.01); C09K 8/14 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C09K 8/08 (2013.01); C09K 8/145 (2013.01);
Abstract
Drilling mud compositions and related methods are provided as embodiments of the present invention. The drilling mud compositions are water-based and contain volcanic ash. The compositions and methods of the present invention provide improved properties relative to tolerance of high salt content, cement, lime, and temperatures.