US Patent Issued to Halliburton Energy Services on Jan. 13 for "Proxy fluid to determine effectiveness of a coating for wellbore equipment" (Texas Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 13 -- United States Patent no. 12,523,139, issued on Jan. 13, was assigned to Halliburton Energy Services Inc. (Houston).

"Proxy fluid to determine effectiveness of a coating for wellbore equipment" was invented by Christopher Michael Jones (Houston), James Martin Price (Houston), Darren George Gascooke (Houston) and Anthony Herman Vanzuilekom (Houston).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Wellbore equipment used in oil and gas operations can be negatively affected by corrosive fluids. Coatings can be applied to the equipment to help protect the equipment. A field test can be used at a wellsite to ensure the coating is effective. Due to the HSE risks of the corrosive fluids, a ...