ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 6 -- United States Patent no. 12,753,670, issued on Oct. 6, was assigned to Halliburton Energy Services Inc. (Houston).

"Systems and methods of deploying a wiper plug in a downhole tubular string" was invented by Daniel Newton (Singapore) and Nathan Barrett Wyatt (Singapore).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A system comprising a liner hanger, a tubular housing configured to be coupled to an end of the liner hanger. A wiper plug assembly is removably coupled to the tubular housing by a breakable holder. The wiper plug assembly configured to be coupled to an end of a liner hanger running tool."

The patent was filed on July 29, 2025, under Application No. 19/284,304.

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