ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,552,979, issued on Feb. 17, was assigned to Halliburton Energy Services Inc. (Houston).
"Methods of servicing a wellbore with compositions comprising a suspension of metal oxide and a salt solution" was invented by Paul J. Jones (Houston) and Samuel J. Lewis (Houston).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A liquid suspension containing a metal oxide; and a glycol, a glycol ether, or a combination thereof. The liquid suspension is stable for at least about 60, 365, or 730 days under room temperature and pressure. A cementitious composition comprising the liquid suspension and methods of making and using the liquid suspension and the cementitious ...