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Method for releasing stuck drill pipe

US4494610A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateApr 11, 1983
Grant dateJan 22, 1985
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Expiry dateApr 11, 2003

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10S507/94
  • WIPO fieldBasic materials chemistry
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

A method is revealed for releasing a stuck drill string in a borehole of an underground formation by application of an additive fluid comprising a lower carbon number alcohol and optionally a weighting material and/or diluent.

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