IP Library Granted Patent US 6,216,786
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US 6,216,786 · App. 09/092,886

Method for forming a fracture in a viscous oil, subterranean formation

Inventors: Lawrence Gene Griffin, Carl T. Montgomery
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Granted: Apr 17, 2001 Filed: Jun 8, 1998
Inventors
Lawrence Gene Griffin
Carl T. Montgomery
Assignee (at issue)
Atlantic Richfield Company

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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 6,216,786
App. No.
09/092,886
Filed
1998-06-08
Granted
2001-04-17
Kind
A