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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 27, 2018
Filed:
Feb. 16, 2016
Applicant:
Tracesa Ltd., Winchfield, Hook Hampshire, GB;
Inventors:
Dominic Patrick Joseph McCann, Winchfield, GB;
Kevin John Forbes, Winchfield, GB;
Edyta Lam, Preston, GB;
Geoffrey Colin Maitland, Whittlesford, GB;
Alexander Bismarck, Peterborough, GB;
Assignee:
Tracesa, Ltd., Winchfield, GB;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 49/00 (2006.01); C12Q 1/68 (2018.01); E21B 43/26 (2006.01); C09K 8/80 (2006.01); C40B 30/02 (2006.01); G01N 33/28 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C12Q 1/6813 (2013.01); C09K 8/805 (2013.01); C12Q 1/68 (2013.01); C12Q 1/686 (2013.01); C40B 30/02 (2013.01); E21B 43/26 (2013.01); G01N 33/2882 (2013.01);
Abstract
A fluid identification system comprising a plurality of particles, each particle encapsulating therein at least one tracer material having an identifiable DNA, the at least one tracer material being encapsulated by an encapsulation material, wherein the particles are adapted to retain the at least one tracer material in an encapsulated form after exposure of the particles to a temperature of at least 75° C. and/or a pressure of at least 1000 psi (6.9×10N/m).