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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8188013 | Self-degrading fibers and associated methods of use and manufacture This invention relates to the use of degradable fibers, and more particularly, to self-degrading fibers and their associated methods of use and manufacture. In one embodiment, the present invention provides a self degrading fiber comprising: an outer shell, and a co... | 05/29/2012 |
| 8173580 | Boron crosslinkers for fracturing fluids with appreciably lower polymer loading Fracturing fluid compositions and methods of fracturing subterranean formations using polyboronic compounds as crosslinking agents are provided. The compositions and methods of the present invention allow for lower polymer loadings because achieving higher fracturin... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8143198 | Radiation-induced triggering for set-on-command compositions The present invention relates to compositions useful for isolating a portion of a wellbore. In one embodiment, a composition includes a sealant composition containing a wellbore treatment fluid and a set modifier component. The sealant composition can be placed into... | 03/27/2012 |
| 8138128 | Radiation-induced thickening for set-on-command sealant compositions The present invention includes compositions relating to the setting of fluids or slurries in a wellbore. In one embodiment, a sealant composition having a fluid component and a polymeric additive component can be subjected to ionizing radiation. The ionizing radiati... | 03/20/2012 |
| 8114819 | Polymers for oilfield applications This invention provides polymers having side chain groups selected from at least one of the following: a) a group comprising an ester of a polycarboxylic acid or polycarboxylate salt, an aminoalkylphosphate ester, or an ammoniumalkylphosphate ester; | 02/14/2012 |
| 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 |
| 8080498 | Elastic hollow particles for annular pressure buildup mitigation The concept involves placing within the annulus, hollow particles that possess material and geometric properties such that the hollow particles buckle at or near a defined pressure. Buckling of the particles increases the available volume within the annulus, thereby... | 12/20/2011 |
| 8067343 | Methods and compositions for preventing high density well completion fluid loss A method of reducing fluid loss from a wellbore that includes emplacing a fluid loss pill in the wellbore, the fluid loss pill comprising: a base fluid; a hydratable or solvatable synthetic copolymer having at least one crosslinkable comonomer; and a crosslinking ag... | 11/29/2011 |
| 8062998 | Method of treating a formation using deformable proppants A substance and method for treating a subterranean formation using hydraulic fracturing. A non-metallic, substantially deformable, proppant particle is “elastically flexible” or “plastically compressible” and adapted for use at concentrations which will subs... | 11/22/2011 |
| 7998906 | Methods and compositions for treating subterranean formations Methods and compositions useful in treating subterranean formations, and more particularly, breaker compositions that may be useful in treating subterranean formations wherein synthetic polymers are used, are provided. Of the many methods and compositions provided h... | 08/16/2011 |
| 7998907 | Porous particulate materials and compositions thereof Methods and compositions useful for subterranean formation treatments, such as hydraulic fracturing treatments and sand control that include porous materials. Such porous materials may be selectively configured porous material particles manufactured and/or treated w... | 08/16/2011 |
| 7989401 | Block copolymers for recovering hydrocarbon fluids from a subterranean reservoir The present disclosure is directed to compositions and methods that may be used for enhanced oil recovery, for modifying the permeability of subterranean formations and for increasing the mobilization and/or recovery rate of hydrocarbon fluids present in the formati... | 08/02/2011 |
| 7947630 | Compositions comprising at least two different polymeric microparticles and methods for recovering hydrocarbon fluids from a subterranean reservoir The present disclosure is directed to compositions and methods for enhanced oil recovery, for modifying the permeability of subterranean formations and for increasing the mobilization and/or recovery rate of hydrocarbon fluids present in the formations. The composit... | 05/24/2011 |
| 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 |
| 7935662 | System, method, and apparatus for injection well clean-up operations A method for removing drilling damage from a formation in a wellbore that has not been produced includes injecting a chemical-acting cleanup fluid and contacting it with a filtercake on a face of a formation of interest for a period of time sufficient to loosen some... | 05/03/2011 |
| 7932215 | Methods of treating a portion of a well with a polymer or polymer system capable of forming a gel that dissolves at a low and high pH Methods for treating a portion of a well include the steps of: (a) forming a treatment gel comprising a polymer or a polymer system of a mixture of two or more polymers, wherein the polymer or the polymer system is capable of each of the following, when tested at at... | 04/26/2011 |
| 7928041 | Methods of treating a portion of a well with a polymer or polymer system capable of forming a gel that dissolves at a low and high pH Methods for treating a portion of a well include the steps of: (a) forming a treatment gel comprising a polymer or a polymer system of a mixture of two or more polymers, wherein the polymer or the polymer system is capable of each of the following, when tested at le... | 04/19/2011 |
| 7928042 | Composition and method for recovering hydrocarbon fluids from a subterranean reservoir This invention is directed to a composition comprising expandable polymeric microparticles comprising an interpenetrating polymer network (IPN). The IPN constrains the microparticle to an unexpanded volume average particle size diameter of from about 0.05 to about 5... | 04/19/2011 |
| 7902127 | Composition and method for recovering hydrocarbon fluids from a subterranean reservoir This invention is directed to a composition comprising crosslinked expandable polymeric microparticles comprising structured polymers having labile crosslinks or having a labile core and non-labile crosslinks. The starting configuration of the structured polymers co... | 03/08/2011 |
| 7897545 | Fluid loss compositions and methods of use for subterranean operations Additives that may be useful in preventing fluid loss in certain subterranean formations and associated methods of use are provided. In one embodiment, the methods of the present invention comprise: providing a low molecular weight crosslinkable polymer and a crossl... | 03/01/2011 |
| 7897546 | Composition and method for recovering hydrocarbon fluids from a subterranean reservoir This invention is directed to a composition comprising encapsulated expandable polymeric microparticles including expandable base microparticles encapsulated in a shell of at least one layer of a labile or degradable encapsulation material. The encapsulated micropar... | 03/01/2011 |
| 7893010 | Composition and method for fluid recovery from well A well treatment microemulsion for use in a subterranean formation is disclosed, the microemulsion comprises a solvent blend comprising a solvent and a co-solvent; a surfactant blend comprising a surfactant, wherein the surfactant blend is able to give formation int... | 02/22/2011 |
| 7888296 | Composition and method for recovering hydrocarbon fluids from a subterranean reservoir This invention is directed to a composition comprising expandable polymeric microparticles comprising hydrophobic polymers having a backbone with labile pendant groups, the microparticles having an unexpanded volume average particle size diameter of from about 0.05 ... | 02/15/2011 |
| 7888295 | Crosslinked polymer solutions and methods of use A well treatment composition is formed from an aqueous crosslinkable hydrated polymer solution. Combined with the polymer solution is a solid boric acid or borate crosslinking agent and a solid metal oxide or metal hydroxide pH buffering agent that has limited solub... | 02/15/2011 |
| 7884056 | Composition that can form a gel comprising a copolymer, and useful copolymers The invention relates to a composition that can form a gel comprising a copolymer. Said composition is an aqueous composition, and the copolymer is a star copolymer. The invention also relates to useful copolymers, especially for the inventive compositions. ... | 02/08/2011 |
| 7875574 | Method of treating a formation using deformable proppants A substance and method for treating a subterranean formation using hydraulic fracturing. A non-metallic, substantially deformable, proppant particle is “elastically flexible” or “plastically compressible” and adapted for use at concentrations which will subs... | 01/25/2011 |
| 7858561 | Degradable polymers for wellbore fluids and processes A viscosifying agent for wellbore fluids is described including a polymer polymerized using at least two pre-polymers “A” and “B”, the polymer being capable of essentially fully degrading into soluble fragments after the initiation of a breaking process.... | 12/28/2010 |
| 7833950 | Degradable fiber systems for stimulation A method for minimizing the amount of metal crosslinked viscosifier necessary for treating a wellbore with proppant or gravel is given. The method includes using fibers to aid in transporting, suspending and placing proppant or gravel in viscous carrier fluids other... | 11/16/2010 |
| 7811974 | Modified epoxy-amine compositions for oil field uses Compressible and resilient sealing compositions for injection into oil or gas wells are provided, which are capable of forming effective seals adjacent well casings even at elevated downhole temperatures. The compositions comprise an epoxy component present in a pre... | 10/12/2010 |
| 7807609 | Well treatment process The invention provides a method for the treatment of a hydrocarbon well which method comprises administering, down said well, polymeric particles having covalently bound to a polymeric component thereof a well treatment chemical or a precursor thereof, wherein the p... | 10/05/2010 |
| 7799743 | Lost circulation additive for drilling fluids Additive for a drilling fluid to block drilling-induced or pre-existing rock fractures comprising polymeric granules with a diameter distribution peak between 1000 and 200 microns and an average resiliency of at least 10% rebound after compression by a load of 200 N... | 09/21/2010 |
| 7786052 | Hydrophobically modified fluid loss additives and viscosifier products A wellbore fluid that includes an oleagninous continuous phase; a non-oleaginous phase; and a polymeric additive formed by reaction of at least one lipophilic epoxy modifier and at least one epoxide-reactive agent, wherein the at least one epoxide-reactive agent com... | 08/31/2010 |
| 7786051 | Method of preventing or reducing fluid loss in subterranean formations A method of treating a formation penetrated by a wellbore to reduce fluid loss to the formation is carried out by providing a quantity of water-degradable particles formed from a solid polymeric acid precursor having a number average molecular weight (Mn) of greater... | 08/31/2010 |
| 7772163 | Well treating composite containing organic lightweight material and weight modifying agent Well treating composites are composed of an organic lightweight material and a weight modifying agent. The organic lightweight material preferably forms the continuous phase and the weight modifying agent forms the discontinuous phase. The apparent specific gravity ... | 08/10/2010 |
| 7745380 | Additive for increasing the density of a fluid for casing annulus pressure control A method of treating a wellbore that includes circulating a wellbore fluid in the wellbore, wherein the wellbore fluid comprises an oleaginous base fluid and a wellbore additive colloidal solid material, and wherein the wellbore additive colloidal solid material is ... | 06/29/2010 |
| 7741249 | Geosynthetic composite for borehole strengthening Disclosed is a composition comprising a chemical formulation useful for creating geosynthetic composites in-situ that includes a melamine-formaldehyde resin in a non-aqueous drilling fluid. ... | 06/22/2010 |
| 7723273 | Modified epoxy-amine compositions for oil field uses Compressible and resilient sealing compositions for injection into oil or gas wells are provided, which are capable of forming effective seals adjacent well casings even at elevated downhole temperatures. The compositions comprise an epoxy component present in a pre... | 05/25/2010 |
| 7718583 | Particulate material for proppant flowback control Particulate material used for proppant flowback control from the fracture, where the material is a polymer which increases its hardness under downhole conditions. ... | 05/18/2010 |
| 7687440 | Wellbore sealant compositions containing cationic latexes A wellbore sealant composition comprising a cementitious material and a cationic latex into the wellbore. ... | 03/30/2010 |
| 7625845 | Method of using thermal insulation fluid containing hollow microspheres A thermal insulating fluid contains microspheres of hollow spherical particulates. The presence of the hollow spherical particles improves the thermal insulating properties of the fluid by imparting to the thermal insulating fluid a low heat transfer coefficient. Th... | 12/01/2009 |
