Expired European patentEurope
Aphron-containing oil base fluids and method of drilling a well therewith
EP 1161511 B1 · Applicant: Masi Technologies L.L.C.
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- Filed December 27, 1999 and granted September 15, 2004. A European patent lasts at most 20 years from filing, so its term ended December 27, 2019.
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FiledDecember 27, 1999
PublishedDecember 12, 2001
GrantedSeptember 15, 2004
Term endedDecember 27, 2019
Application numberEP 99966691
Classification (CPC)C09K8/32 +2 more
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