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C09K 2208/00

Aspects relating to compositions of drilling or well treatment fluids

16 direct subcodes

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  • C09K 2208/02 Spotting, i.e. using additives for releasing a stuck drill
  • C09K 2208/04 Hulls, shells or bark containing well drilling or treatment fluids
  • C09K 2208/06 Structured surfactants, i.e. well drilling or treating fluids with a lamellar or spherulitic phase
  • C09K 2208/08 Fiber-containing well treatment fluids
  • C09K 2208/10 Nanoparticle-containing well treatment fluids
  • C09K 2208/12 Swell inhibition, i.e. using additives to drilling or well treatment fluids for inhibiting clay or shale swelling or disintegrating
  • C09K 2208/14 Double emulsions, i.e. oil-in-water-in-oil emulsions or water-in-oil-in-water emulsions
  • C09K 2208/18 Bridging agents, i.e. particles for temporarily filling the pores of a formation; Graded salts
  • C09K 2208/20 Hydrogen sulfide elimination
  • C09K 2208/22 Hydrates inhibition by using well treatment fluids containing inhibitors of hydrate formers
  • C09K 2208/24 Bacteria or enzyme containing gel breakers
  • C09K 2208/26 Gel breakers other than bacteria or enzymes
  • C09K 2208/28 Friction or drag reducing additives
  • C09K 2208/30 Viscoelastic surfactants [VES]
  • C09K 2208/32 Anticorrosion additives
  • C09K 2208/34 Lubricant additives

Top Applicants

Top 10 applicants by patent filingsfor class C09, 2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT

  1. LG CHEM KR 7,954
  2. HALLIBURTON ENERGY SERVICES GROUP US 6,584
  3. NITTO DENKO CORPORATION JP 6,500
  4. 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY (MINNESOTA MINING AND MANUFACTURING INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY) US 6,490
  5. DOW GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES US 6,324
  6. FUJIFILM JP 5,832
  7. MERCK PATENT DE 5,481
  8. BASF (BADISCHE ANILIN & SODA FABRIK) DE 5,147
  9. SAMSUNG DISPLAY KR 5,105
  10. NITTO DENKO CORPORATION 3,584