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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8183186 | Cement-based particulates and methods of use Methods of making particulates for use in a subterranean application comprising: providing particulates of a settable composition comprising a cementitious material, a filler material, and an activator of the cementitious material; and pre-curing the particulates un... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8181703 | Method useful for controlling fluid loss in subterranean formations Methods that include a method comprising: providing a treatment fluid comprising an aqueous base fluid and a relative permeability modifier, wherein the relative permeability comprises a water-soluble polymer having hydrophobic or hydrophilic modification; introduci... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8167045 | Methods and compositions for stabilizing formation fines and sand Methods comprising providing a polymerizable treatment fluid that comprises furfuryl alcohol monomer dispersed in an aqueous base fluid; introducing the polymerizable treatment fluid to a portion of a subterranean formation; and allowing the polymerizable treatment ... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8167042 | Method of forming self-diverting high-rate water packs Methods of forming gravel packs while reducing fluid loss to the surrounding subterranean formation. The methods involve suspending gravel that has been coated with a tackifying agent and degradable fines into a low viscosity carrier fluid and then placing that susp... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8158720 | Crosslinkable polymer compositions and associated methods Crosslinkable polymer compositions are provided that may be useful for, among other things, reducing, stopping, or diverting the flow of fluids in subterranean formations. The crosslinkable polymer compositions may comprise an aqueous fluid, a chitosan-reacting poly... | 04/17/2012 |
| 8138129 | Scale inhibiting particulates and methods of using scale inhibiting particulates Scale-inhibiting particulates formed from a mixture of fly ash and a phosphonic acid curing agent wherein the fly ash is cured into a solid material by the contact with the phosphonic acid curing agent. Methods of using scale-inhibiting particulates to inhibit scale... | 03/20/2012 |
| 8136595 | Methods for controlling particulate flowback and migration in a subterranean formation Methods useful in treating subterranean formations to control particulate migration with a tacky-consolidate treatment fluid comprising a resin and a tackifying compound. One method comprises the steps of providing a portion of a subterranean formation comprising un... | 03/20/2012 |
| 8136593 | Methods for maintaining conductivity of proppant pack Methods suitable for use in a subterranean formation utilizing particulates coated with both a tackifier and a resin. ... | 03/20/2012 |
| 8129317 | Viscosified treatment fluids comprising polycarboxylic acid gelling agents and associated methods In one embodiment, the present invention provides a fluid comprising: an aqueous base fluid; and a gelling agent that comprises a polymerizable polycarboxylic acid and that is at least partially crosslinked by a crosslinking reaction comprising a crosslinking agent.... | 03/06/2012 |
| 8126689 | Methods for geomechanical fracture modeling The present invention relates generally to methods for designing and optimizing the number, placement, and size of fractures in a subterranean formation and more particularly to methods that account for stress interference from other fractures when designing and opt... | 02/28/2012 |
| 8119576 | Ceramic coated particulates Treatments and compounds useful in subterranean formations are discussed, with particular attention to those utilizing ceramic coated particulates. Certain embodiments pertain to particulates and particulate packs with ceramic coatings of subatomic thickness. Of the... | 02/21/2012 |
| 8119575 | Methods and compositions for treating subterranean formations with gelled hydrocarbon fluids Among other things, methods of treating a subterranean formation with gelled hydrocarbon fluids are provided. In certain embodiments, these methods comprise the steps of providing a gelled liquid hydrocarbon treatment fluid comprising a liquid hydrocarbon and a gell... | 02/21/2012 |
| 8114818 | Methods and compositions for altering the viscosity of treatment fluids used in subterranean operations An embodiment of the present invention includes a method comprising introducing a cyclodextrin modifier into a well bore penetrating a subterranean formation. Another embodiment of the present invention includes a method of reducing viscosity of a treatment fluid co... | 02/14/2012 |
| 8113283 | Methods for improving low-quality proppant and method of using low-quality proppant in subterranean operations The present invention relates to improved low-quality particulates and methods of making such improved particulates. A method of treating a portion of a subterranean formation, comprising providing a slurry comprising a treatment fluid and low-quality particulates a... | 02/14/2012 |
| 8109335 | Degradable diverting agents and associated methods Methods and compositions that include a method comprising: providing a treatment fluid comprising at least a plurality of degradable diverting agents that comprise at least one degradable material selected from the group consisting of a fatty alcohol, a fatty acid s... | 02/07/2012 |
| 8104535 | Method of improving waterflood performance using barrier fractures and inflow control devices The present invention is directed to a method of hydrocarbon production from a hydrocarbon reservoir. The method includes providing a substantially horizontal wellbore having at least one productive interval within a hydrocarbon reservoir and forming at least one no... | 01/31/2012 |
| 8101556 | Treatment fluids for reduction of water blocks, oil blocks, and/or gas condensates and associated methods The present invention provides treatment fluids useful for subterranean operations, and more particularly, in at least one aspect, a treatment fluid that comprises a carrier fluid and a cationic surfactant comprising a cationic head group, a polar group attached to ... | 01/24/2012 |
| 8100190 | Methods for swelling swellable elements in a portion of a well using a water-in-oil emulsion A method is provided for swelling hydrocarbon-swellable elements located in a portion of a well. The method comprises the steps of: (A) introducing a water-in-oil emulsion into the portion of the well, wherein the water-in-oil emulsion comprises: (i) a hydrocarbon l... | 01/24/2012 |
| 8097566 | Methods of fracturing subterranean formations using sulfonated gelling agent polymers Methods of forming one or more fractures in a subterranean formation penetrated by a well bore including the steps of providing a high ionic strength treating fluid that comprises water and one or more sulfonated gelling agent polymers wherein the high ionic strengt... | 01/17/2012 |
| 8096358 | Method of perforating for effective sand plug placement in horizontal wells Stimulation operations can be conducted by isolating portions of a subterranean formation adjacent to a highly deviated well bore. The planned settled height of a sand plug in a well bore adjacent a first zone of the subterranean formation is determined. The first z... | 01/17/2012 |
| 8091638 | Methods useful for controlling fluid loss in subterranean formations Methods of controlling fluid loss in a subterranean formation comprising: providing a treatment fluid comprising an aqueous fluid and a fluid loss control additive comprising a water-soluble polymer having hydrophobic or hydrophilic modification; introducing the tre... | 01/10/2012 |
| 8091637 | Proppant for use in a subterranean formation A method for filling an annular area within a wellbore penetrated by a subterranean formation is provided. The method includes the steps of: (a) introducing a proppant into a wellbore to form a gravel pack of the proppant, wherein a specimen of the proppant has a no... | 01/10/2012 |
| 8088719 | Polymer mixtures for crosslinked fluids Treatment fluids comprising gelling agents that comprise crosslinkable polymers and certain biopolymers, and methods of use in subterranean operations, are provided. In one embodiment, the present invention provides a treatment fluid comprising: an aqueous base flui... | 01/03/2012 |
| 8083849 | Activating compositions in subterranean zones The present disclosure is directed to a system and method for managing cement in a subterranean zone. In some implementations, a method of cementing in a subterranean formation includes positioning a cement slurry including a plurality of activation devices in a wel... | 12/27/2011 |
| 8082994 | Methods for enhancing fracture conductivity in subterranean formations Methods of enhancing the conductivity of fractures in subterranean formations comprising: providing a propped fracture in a subterranean formation wherein a plurality of proppant particulates reside in at least a portion of the fracture; providing a displacement flu... | 12/27/2011 |
| 8082992 | Methods of fluid-controlled geometry stimulation Methods including the steps of selecting a target fracture geometry for a portion of a subterranean formation; selecting a target tip pressure and a target back flow pressure based at least in part on a calculation for the target fracture geometry; selecting a targe... | 12/27/2011 |
| 8076271 | Aqueous tackifier and methods of controlling particulates The present invention relates to aqueous tackifiers and methods of controlling particulates in subterranean formations using aqueous tackifiers. Some embodiments of the present invention provide methods of controlling particulates, comprising placing an aqueous tack... | 12/13/2011 |
| 8074715 | Methods of setting particulate plugs in horizontal well bores using low-rate slurries Methods for setting particulate plugs in at least partially horizontal sections of well bores are disclosed. In one embodiment, a method comprises the step of selecting a deposition location for a particulate plug within the at least partially horizontal section of ... | 12/13/2011 |
| 8071511 | Methods for stimulating oil or gas production using a viscosified aqueous fluid with a chelating agent to remove scale from wellbore tubulars or subsurface equipment A method for treating a wellbore tubular or subsurface completion equipment to help remove scale is provided. In general, the method comprises the steps of: (A) determining the likelihood of the presence of carbonate scale in the wellbore tubular or subsurface compl... | 12/06/2011 |
| 8062586 | Methods and compositions for inhibiting metal corrosion Methods and compositions are provided that inhibit the corrosion of metal surfaces by aqueous acid solutions. The inhibition is basically achieved by the addition of a reaction product of an alpha, beta-unsaturated aldehyde or ketone with a primary or secondary amin... | 11/22/2011 |
| 8058211 | Corrosion inhibitor intensifier compositions and associated methods Of the many methods and compositions provided herein, one method includes a method comprising contacting a metal surface with an acidic fluid comprising an aqueous base-fluid, an acid, a corrosion inhibitor, and a corrosion inhibitor intensifier composition comprisi... | 11/15/2011 |
| 8053395 | Compositions for increasing gas production from a subterranean formation Exemplary embodiments provide treatment fluids for treating a subterranean formation to improve gas production therefrom. Exemplary embodiments of the treatment fluids comprise a base fluid and a cationic polyorganosiloxane, wherein the cationic polyorganosiloxane c... | 11/08/2011 |
| 8047289 | Methods of using particulates in subterranean operations Among the methods described herein are methods using low-specific gravity particulates wherein the particulates comprise silica and an aluminum oxide in an amount of about 0.1% to about 25% by weight and having at least one void, a specific gravity of less than abou... | 11/01/2011 |
| 8047284 | Determining the use of stimulation treatments based on high process zone stress Methods for determining whether to perform a stimulation treatment on a subterranean zone are disclosed. Process zone stress (“PZS”), indicative of a production potential of the subterranean zone, is determined, and a determination is made as to whether the PZS ... | 11/01/2011 |
| 8042618 | Methods for swelling swellable elements in a portion of a well using an oil-in-water emulsion A method is provided for swelling water-swellable elements located in a portion of a well. The method comprises the steps of: (A) introducing an oil-in-water emulsion into the portion of the well, wherein the oil-in-water emulsion comprises: (i) an aqueous liquid, w... | 10/25/2011 |
| 8042617 | System and method for deploying one or more tools in a wellbore A system and method for deploying one or more tools in a wellbore according to which a clamp is coupled to a flexible interconnect. ... | 10/25/2011 |
| 8030253 | Foamed cement compositions comprising oil-swellable particles Of the many compositions provided herein, an embodiment includes a foamed cement composition comprising a cementitious component, an oil-swellable particle comprising at least one swellable elastomer selected from the group consisting of acrylate butadiene rubber, p... | 10/04/2011 |
| 8030251 | Methods and compositions relating to the hydrolysis of water-hydrolysable materials Treatments fluids relating to the hydrolysis of water-hydrolysable materials are provided. In one embodiment, provided is a treatment fluid that comprises an aqueous liquid, a water-miscible solvent, and a water-hydrolysable material. Also provided is a hydrolysis r... | 10/04/2011 |
| 8030249 | Methods and compositions relating to the hydrolysis of water-hydrolysable materials Methods relating to the hydrolysis of water-hydrolysable materials are provided. In one embodiment, a method of treating at least a portion of a subterranean formation is provided, the method comprising: providing a water-hydrolysable material; introducing the water... | 10/04/2011 |
| 8017561 | Resin compositions and methods of using such resin compositions in subterranean applications The present invention relates to curable, permeable resin compositions and methods of using such compositions. One embodiment of provides a method of creating a resin mass comprising the steps of combining a resin, a hardening agent, a hydrocarbon diluent, a silane ... | 09/13/2011 |
