ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,497,557, issued on Dec. 16, was assigned to DORF KETAL CHEMICALS FZE (Fujairah, United Arab Emirates).

"Methods for stimulating a hydrocarbon-bearing formation by perforating a wellbore and introducing an acidic composition in the wellbore" was invented by Clay Purdy (Medicine Hat, Canada) and Markus Weissenberger (Calgary, Canada).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The invention includes methods for stimulating a hydrocarbon-bearing formation by perforating a wellbore and introducing an acidic composition in the wellbore. A preferred embodiment includes inserting an isolation plug in the wellbore at a predetermined location followed by inser...