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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:
Jul. 12, 2016
Filed:
Oct. 30, 2012
Applicant:
Halliburton Energy Services, Inc., Houston, TX (US);
Inventors:
Jay Paul Deville, Houston, TX (US);
Phillip Wayne Livanec, Houston, TX (US);
Sherif Eldin, Houston, TX (US);
Assignee:
Halliburton Energy Services, Inc., Houston, TX (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C09K 8/03 (2006.01); E21B 47/10 (2012.01); G01N 1/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C09K 8/03 (2013.01); E21B 47/1015 (2013.01); G01N 1/10 (2013.01); G01N 2001/1031 (2013.01);
Abstract
Method comprising the steps of obtaining a sample of a return drilling fluid, the return drilling fluid containing a tagged detectable additive, the tagged detectable additive comprising a polymer comprising at least one chemical tag bonded to the polymer; and determining a concentration of the tagged detectable additive in the return drilling fluid based on a spectroscopic signal of the sample. The tagged detectable additive may include a polymer comprising at least one chemical tag bonded to the polymer.