Patents Assigned to ProAction Fluids LLC
  • Coating powdered polymer with a water-soluble dye as an indicator for polymer hydration state
    Patent number: 10723847
    Abstract: A method for determining hydration of a polymer includes mixing a water-soluble, powdered dye with a powdered polymer and introducing the mixed water-soluble, powdered dye and powdered polymer into a water-based fluid. Full hydration of the powdered polymer is determined when the mixed water-soluble, powdered dye, powdered polymer and water-based fluid comprises substantially no internal optical contrast.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 28, 2020
    Assignee: ProAction Fluids LLC
    Inventors: Nathan R. Hutchings, John Paxton Monsour, Ryan Humphrey