US Patent Issued to Schlumberger Technology on Feb. 24 for "Emulsions containing water-soluble acid retarding agents and methods of making and using" (Texas Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 24 -- United States Patent no. 12,559,668, issued on Feb. 24, was assigned to Schlumberger Technology Corp. (Sugar Land, Texas).

"Emulsions containing water-soluble acid retarding agents and methods of making and using" was invented by Christopher Daeffler (Houston) and Mohan Kanaka Raju Panga (Sugar Land, Texas).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A multi-phase aqueous composition includes a surfactant; a first phase comprising water, an acid, and a water-soluble acid retarding agent; and a second phase selected from the group consisting of an immiscible organic phase, a gas, and combinations thereof. Further described are methods of making and using such compositions."

The ...