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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 10, 2018
Filed:
Nov. 17, 2014
Applicant:
Liquidpower Specialty Products Inc., Houston, TX (US);
Inventors:
Michael R. Olechnowicz, Ponca City, OK (US);
Timothy L. Burden, Ponca City, OK (US);
Tommy C. Ross, Tonkawa, OK (US);
Assignee:
LIQUIDPOWER SPECIALITY POWER SPECIALTY PRODUCTS, INC., Houston, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F17D 1/16 (2006.01); F17D 1/00 (2006.01); C08K 5/01 (2006.01); E21B 41/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F17D 1/16 (2013.01); C08K 5/01 (2013.01); F17D 1/00 (2013.01); E21B 41/00 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method of forming a drag reducing polymer formulation. The method begins by forming a drag reducing polymer. A hydrocarbon additive is then incorporated with the drag reducing polymer to form a drag reducing polymer formulation. The drag reducing polymer formulation is then used as a drag reducer in hydrocarbon pipelines.