Expired European patentEurope
Anti-accretion additives for drilling fluids
EP 1056817 B1 · Applicant: COMPAGNIE DES SERVICES DOWELL SCHLUMBERGER S.A.
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- Filed January 28, 1999 and granted January 10, 2007. A European patent lasts at most 20 years from filing, so its term ended January 28, 2019.
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FiledJanuary 28, 1999
PublishedDecember 6, 2000
GrantedJanuary 10, 2007
Term endedJanuary 28, 2019
Application numberEP 99902695
Classification (CPC)C09K8/22
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