Legal Opinion
Dow Chemical Co. v. Williams Bros. Well Treating Corp.
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided January 10, 1936No. 1285PublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
McDERMOTT, Circuit Judge.
Appellant here, plaintiff below, is the owner of United States Patent 1,877,504, issued September 13, 1932, upon application filed June 30, 1932. The object of the invention is to increase the recovery of oil from wells in a limestone formation, and is attained by injecting an inhibited hydrochloric acid (HC1) into the formation, which eats away the retaining rock structure and frees the oil. The genius of the invention is, in the use of a reagent with the acid which inhibits its action on the metal casing and tubing of the well without affecting its powers on the…
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