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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8137051 | System and method for facilitating well construction A technique is provided to limit the number of vehicles required during a well project involving a plurality of well construction related procedures. The technique utilizes a modular unit, e.g. a vehicle, and a plurality of modules that may be interchanged on the mo... | 03/20/2012 |
| 8124569 | Control of the properties of cement slurries of normal densities with optimized polymers combination The invention discloses a cement slurry composition for cementing a well comprising: an hydraulic cement, water and a combination made of a cellulosic polymer and an acrylamido-methyl-propane sulfonate co- or ter-polymer, wherein the density of said cement slurry is... | 02/28/2012 |
| 8122950 | Microwave-based downhole activation method for wellbore consolidation applications Wellbore strengthening during drilling may be achieved by including chemicals in the drilling fluid that can be polymerised when exposed to microwave energy. Selected chemicals are mixed with the drilling fluid but do not react with it. The chemicals concentrate in ... | 02/28/2012 |
| 8119574 | High solids content slurries and methods A slurry and method are disclosed for low damage gravel packing. The slurry comprises a solids mixture comprising a plurality of volume-averaged particle size distribution (PSD) modes such that a packed volume fraction (PVF) exceeds 0.75; a carrier fluid in an amoun... | 02/21/2012 |
| 8113284 | Use of distributed temperature sensors during wellbore treatments The invention relates to a method for treating subterranean formation comprising providing distributed temperature sensors, injecting a treatment fluid and monitoring the temperature across the treatment interval during the injection process. ... | 02/14/2012 |
| 8107317 | Technique and system for performing a cross well survey A technique includes providing a source in a first well and a seismic receiver in a second well to detect a seismic event that is caused by the source. The technique includes referencing clocks in the source and receiver to a common reference time frame and determin... | 01/31/2012 |
| 8096361 | Stimulated oil production using reactive fluids A method of stimulating production from a subterranean formation penetrated by a wellbore, comprising pumping a fluid from the well into the formation so as to create a hydraulic fracture. The fluid contains one or more reactive species that destabilize cohesive for... | 01/17/2012 |
| 8093187 | Additive for viscoelastic fluid Composition and method for shortening the shear recovery time of cationic, zwitterionic, and amphoteric viscoelastic surfactant fluid systems by adding an effective amount of a co-gelling agent selected from triblock oligomeric compounds having hydrophilic (for exam... | 01/10/2012 |
| 8091642 | Cement composition for carbon dioxide supercritical environment A cement composition resistant to carbon dioxide includes a hollow element for trapping carbonation products. The hollow element can be hollow spherical or quasi spherical particles including cenospheres, sodium-calcium-borosilicate glass microspheres, silica-alumin... | 01/10/2012 |
| 8091641 | Method and apparatus to cement a perforated casing A method of and an apparatus for treating a near zone and/or a far zone of a well is disclosed. The method comprises the following steps. (1) A tube that is permeable to a material is placed inside a wellbore, forming an annulus inside the wellbore. (2) A setting se... | 01/10/2012 |
| 8067342 | Internal breakers for viscoelastic surfactant fluids Internal breakers are given that break fluids viscosified with non-polymeric viscosifiers such as viscoelastic surfactants, inside formation pores. The breakers are polyols, for example natural and synthetic sugars, monoalcohols, and mixtures of the two. The sugars ... | 11/29/2011 |
| 8066073 | Methods of limiting leak off and damage in hydraulic fractures Methods for treating a formation penetrated by a wellbore which improves fluid loss control during treatment. In some aspects, the treatments include preparing an aqueous fluid including one or more water inert polymers and an optional viscosifier, injecting the aqu... | 11/29/2011 |
| 8066068 | Heterogeneous proppant placement in a fracture with removable channelant fill A method of heterogeneous proppant placement in a subterranean fracture is disclosed. The method comprises injecting well treatment fluid including proppant (16) and proppant-spacing filler material called a channelant (18) through a wellbore (10 | 11/29/2011 |
| 8066058 | System, method, and apparatus for breaking fracturing fluids A method for breaking a fracturing fluid includes identifying application parameter(s) including a subterranean formation temperature, and determining an acid precursor concentration in response to the application parameter(s). The method further includes providing ... | 11/29/2011 |
| 8061424 | Method for hydraulic fracturing of subterranean formation The invention provides economically effective methods for hydraulic fracturing a subterranean formation that ensure improvement of the hydraulic fracturcconductivity because of forming strong proppant clusters uniformly placed in the fracture throughout its length. ... | 11/22/2011 |
| 8056635 | Split stream oilfield pumping systems A method of pumping an oilfield fluid from a well surface to a wellbore is provided that includes providing a clean stream; operating one or more clean pumps to pump the clean stream from the well surface to the wellbore; providing a dirty stream including a solid m... | 11/15/2011 |
| 8044000 | Polymer delivery in well treatment applications This invention relates to compositions and methods for treating subterranean formations, in particular, oilfield stimulation compositions and methods using water-in-water polymer emulsions to uniformly dissolve a rheologically active polymer, such as a thickener or ... | 10/25/2011 |
| 8043999 | Stabilizing biphasic concentrates through the addition of small amounts of high molecular weight polyelectrolytes This invention relates to compositions and methods of treating a subterranean formation penetrated by a well bore including providing a treatment composition comprising a rheological polymer, a partitioning agent, a charged polyelectrolyte, and a first liquid medium... | 10/25/2011 |
| 8042614 | Fiber laden energized fluids and methods of use thereof The present invention relates to aqueous oilfield treatment fluids containing a gas component and fibers, wherein the fluids may further include a viscosifying agent and/or proppant. The fluids have good proppant suspension and transport properties as well as excell... | 10/25/2011 |
| 8020620 | Methods of producing flow-through passages in casing, and methods of using such casing Methods of making and using wellbore casing are described, one method comprising providing a plurality of flow-through passages in a portion of a casing while the casing is out of hole; temporarily plugging the flow-through passages with a composition while out of h... | 09/20/2011 |
| 8020618 | Solid gas migration control additives based on latex powders for cementing applications Solid latex powders are employed as additives to control gas migration during the cementation of subterranean wells. Preferably, the latex additives are based on vinyl-acetate or styrene-butadiene based polymers. The additives are particularly useful in low-temperat... | 09/20/2011 |
| 8003577 | Method of treating subterranean formation with crosslinked polymer fluid A method of treating a subterranean formation penetrated by a wellbore utilizes a treating fluid formed from an aqueous solution of a water-soluble polymer. The treating fluid further contains a crosslinking agent and an optional delayed release alkaline additive. T... | 08/23/2011 |
| 8002889 | Dual function cement additive The use of silicate as a retarder enhancer at appropriate levels to enhance the retarding effect of retarders at high temperatures encountered downhole while accelerating the set of cement at lower temperatures encountered near to the surface. ... | 08/23/2011 |
| 8002049 | Well treating method to prevent or cure lost-circulation A method of preventing or treating lost circulation during the drilling of a well comprises the addition, at concentration ranging between about 0.5 and 6 pounds per barrel, of water-dispersible fibers having a length between about 10 and 25 mm, for instance glass o... | 08/23/2011 |
| 7998909 | Foaming agent for subterranean formations treatment, and methods of use thereof A wellbore treatment fluid is formed from an aqueous medium, a gas component, a viscosifying agent, and a surfactant. The surfactant is represented by the chemical formula: [R—(OCH2CH2)m—Oq—YOn] | 08/16/2011 |
| 7998908 | Fluid loss control and well cleanup methods A method for removing preexisting filtercake from a portion of a subterranean formation penetrated by a wellbore is carried out by providing water-degradable particles formed from a solid polymeric acid precursor material that is capable of a degrading to acid for r... | 08/16/2011 |
| 7997347 | Mobile coiled tubing straightening tool A handheld tool for straightening coiled tubing in a continuous manner. The tool is configured to straighten coiled tubing that has undergone plastifying deformation, for example, during winding about a coiled tubing reel. The tool is of enhanced mobility and may be... | 08/16/2011 |
| 7987910 | Methods for manipulation of the flow of fluids in subterranean formations A method of treating a subterranean formation penetrated by a wellbore to mitigate the production of unwanted fluids from the wellbore is carried out by forming a treatment fluid containing at least one of an oil-wetting or water-repelling surfactant and a carrier f... | 08/02/2011 |
| 7972998 | Dry blend fracturing fluid additives A method and composition for crosslinking a polymer based fluid includes providing a dry blend of crosslinker and delay agent. The crosslinker and delay agent are mixed and granulated in a dry form prior to addition to the polymer fluid. ... | 07/05/2011 |
| 7971644 | Fluid loss additive and breaking agent A system includes a hydraulic fracturing fluid including a polymeric constituent and an additive having particles including poly-vinyl acetate in an amount sufficient to control fluid loss. The system includes a formation of interest having a downhole temperature, a... | 07/05/2011 |
| 7968501 | Crosslinker suspension compositions and uses thereof A delayed crosslinker system useful in downhole treatment fluids is disclosed. The crosslinker system comprises water-reactive solids, a non-aqueous, non-oily, hygroscopic liquid, a suspension aid, and an optional polyol. The crosslinker system may be prepared at a ... | 06/28/2011 |
| 7966569 | Method and system and program storage device for storing oilfield related data in a computer database and displaying a field data handbook on a computer display screen A computerized handbook known as an ‘i-Handbook’ is adapted to be stored in a memory of a computer system and displayed on a display screen of the computer system for assisting field personnel in the performance of their respective job related responsibilities. ... | 06/21/2011 |
| 7956016 | Methods to control fluid loss in a well bore The invention discloses a method of controlling fluid loss from a subterranean formation of a well bore. In a first aspect, the method is done by providing a treatment fluid made of an aqueous fluid and a hydrophobic polymer; and introducing the treatment fluid into... | 06/07/2011 |
| 7954554 | Coiled tubing equipment lifting methods A method of lifting a coiled tubing reel is provided that includes providing a coiled tubing reel including a pair of flanges connected by a core around which a string of coiled tubing is wrapped, and a pair of hubs with each hub connected to a corresponding one of ... | 06/07/2011 |
| 7950462 | Scale inhibitors compatible with sandstone acidizing Methods are given for making scale inhibitors, that were previously incompatible with fluids containing fluoride ion, compatible with fluids containing fluoride ion. Examples of such scale inhibitors include phosphonates and phosphino-polycarboxylates. The method is... | 05/31/2011 |
| 7950459 | Using a biphasic solution as a recyclable coiled tubing cleanout fluid Methods and apparatus for forming a fluid for use within in a subterranean formation including combining a partitioning agent and viscosifying polymer into a fluid, introducing the fluid into the subterranean formation, and recovering at least a portion of the fluid... | 05/31/2011 |
| 7947629 | Method of acidizing sandstone formations An acidizing fluid for sandstone formations is provided, along with methods of acidizing a sandstone formation penetrated by a wellbore. The aqueous acid treatment is a mixture of an aqueous liquid, a fluoride source, and an effective amount of at least one homopoly... | 05/24/2011 |
| 7947627 | Fluid loss control agent with triggerable removal mechanism A fluid loss control pill or solution includes a polymer having a functional group that can be hydrolyzed by a base or a nucleophile. A method for fluid loss control in a subterranean formation includes placing a fluid loss control pill or solution in a wellbore pen... | 05/24/2011 |
| 7947127 | Cement retarder systems, and retarded cement compositions A cement retarder system for use in underground wells included a borate compound, an organophosphonate salt, and a copolymer formed from AMPS and a monomer selected from the group consisting of acrylic acid, acrylamide and mixtures thereof. A method of using the ret... | 05/24/2011 |
| 7946359 | Methods and apparatus for well construction A method of constructing a borehole drilled with a drilling apparatus (16), the method comprises: connecting a flexible tubular liner sleeve (22) around the outside of the drilling apparatus and connecting the sleeve around an upper opening of the bore... | 05/24/2011 |
