US Patent Issued to Imperative Chemical Partners on July 15 for "Friction flow loop test method and apparatus" (Texas Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,360,028, issued on July 15, was assigned to Imperative Chemical Partners Inc. (Midland, Texas).

"Friction flow loop test method and apparatus" was invented by Timothy Svarczkopf (Midland, Texas).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A friction flow loop test method and apparatus that simulates well bore hydraulic conditions during fracturing utilizing large dual tanks with a primary feed tank and a secondary receiving tank wherein friction reducer hydration is controlled in an environment matching the well bore and is unaffected by recirculation mixing."

The patent was filed on Nov. 16, 2023, under Application No. 18/510,875.

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