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Patent US8168569 - Precipitated weighting agents for use in wellbore fluids - Google PatentsSearch Images Maps Play YouTube News Gmail Drive More »Sign inPatentsA method of formulating a wellbore fluid that includes precipitating a weighting agent from a solution; and adding the precipitated weighting agent to a base fluid to form a wellbore fluid is disclosed. Fluids and methods of formulating wellbore fluids that contain dispersant coated precipitated weighting...http://www.google.com/patents/US8168569?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US8168569 - Precipitated weighting agents for use in wellbore fluidsAdvanced Patent SearchTry the new Google Patents, with machine-classified Google Scholar results, and Japanese and South Korean patents.Publication numberUS8168569 B2Publication typeGrantApplication numberUS 12/440,706PCT numberPCT/US2007/078159Publication dateMay 1, 2012Filing dateSep 11, 2007Priority dateSep 11, 2006Fee statusPaidAlso published asCA2661918A1, CA2661918C, CA2663192A1, CA2663192C, CN101511968A, CN101511968B, CN101595197A, CN101595197B, CN103725264A, EP1987112A1, EP1987112A4, EP2066759A2, EP2066759B1, US8598096, US20080064613, US20100009874, US20120202718, US20140162909, WO2008033838A2, WO2008033838A3Publication number12440706, 440706, PCT/2007/78159, PCT/US/2007/078159, PCT/US/2007/78159, PCT/US/7/078159, PCT/US/7/78159, PCT/US2007/078159, PCT/US2007/78159, PCT/US2007078159, PCT/US200778159, PCT/US7/078159, PCT/US7/78159, PCT/US7078159, PCT/US778159, US 8168569 B2, US 8168569B2, US-B2-8168569, US8168569 B2, US8168569B2InventorsDavid Antony Ballard, Jarrod MassamOriginal AssigneeM-I L.L.C.Export CitationBiBTeX, EndNote, RefManPatent Citations (50), Non-Patent Citations (41), Referenced by (9), Classifications (10), Legal Events (2) External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, EspacenetPrecipitated weighting agents for use in wellbore fluids
This application, pursuant to 35 U.S.C. §119, claims priority to U.S. Patent Application No. 60/825,156, filed Sep. 11, 2006, which is herein incorporated by reference in its entirety.
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