Patents Examined by Kumar R Bhushan
  • Patent number: 11820712
    Abstract: Electrically conductive binder comprising a cement, a sterically stabilizing superplasticizer, a rheology modifier, graphite particles with carbon content higher than 60%, and graphene; cementitious mixture comprising the binder, and heatable building elements, preferably underfloor heating layers and/or heating panels and/or heating layers close to a wall, as well as floors with underfloor heating systems comprising a layer from the binder.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2023
    Assignee: HCONNECT 2 GMBH
    Inventors: Marcello Antonio Molfetta, Marco Goisis
  • Patent number: 11820939
    Abstract: The instant application relates to nanogels or compositions that hold multivalent metal ions until some level of nanogel degradation has occurred, then slowly release the multivalent metal ions for gelation with carboxylate containing polymers. Compositions comprising such nanogels, together with polymers that can be crosslinked with multivalent metal ions, allow the deployment of such mixtures in various applications, and greatly increased gelation times.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2023
    Assignees: CONOCOPHILLIPS COMPANY, UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS
    Inventors: Huili Guan, Cory Berkland, Ahmad Moradi-Araghi, Jenn-Tai Liang, Terry M. Christian, Riley B. Needham, Min Cheng, Faye Lynn Scully, James H. Hedges
  • Patent number: 11814458
    Abstract: A process of manufacturing a composition comprises a particulate drag reducing agent is disclosed. The process comprising: continuously forming a temporary container; introducing an unsaturated monomer component and a radical polymerization component into the temporary container; sealing the temporary container to form a sealed temporary container; allowing the unsaturated monomer component to polymerize in the sealed temporary container to form the drag reducing agent via a radical polymerization reaction, the drag reducing agent having a molecular weight of about 1 million gram/mol to about 50 million gram/mol; and grinding the drag reducing agent to form a composition comprising a particulate drag reducing agent, the particulate drag reducing agent having a particle size of about 1 to about 1,500 microns.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2023
    Assignee: BAKER HUGHES OILFIELD OPERATIONS LLC
    Inventors: Jian Zou, Wojciech Jakubowski
  • Patent number: 11807809
    Abstract: A solids-control fluid for controlling flow of solids in a subterranean formation is disclosed herein. The solids-control fluid can include a diluent and a curable resin. The diluent can include a mutual solvent and an ethylene glycol. The curable resin can be dispersed within the diluent for controlling flow of solids in the subterranean formation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2023
    Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
    Inventors: Philip D. Nguyen, Shoy George, Michael Wayne Sanders, Josselyne Chano, Sudarshana Mukherjee
  • Patent number: 11807807
    Abstract: A method includes treating a reservoir with a damaged near wellbore region (NWR), including introducing a liquid foam treatment into a wellbore proximate to the damaged NWR, where the liquid foam treatment has a solution medium and nanobubbles, transmitting an acoustic wave towards the damaged NWR such that the nanobubbles collapse, causing fluid flow pathways to form for hydrocarbon production. A system includes a solution generation tool for generating a liquid foam treatment, where the liquid foam treatment has a solution medium and nanobubbles, where the nanobubbles migrate along a concentration gradient, and an acoustic signal generator transmits an acoustic signal. The system also includes a downhole tool signally coupled to the acoustic signal generator fluidly coupled to the solution generation tool, and the downhole tool transmits an acoustic wave into an NWR and introduces the liquid foam treatment into the wellbore proximate to the NWR.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2023
    Assignee: SAUDI ARABIAN OIL COMPANY
    Inventors: Amr I. Abdel-Fattah, Nan Shi
  • Patent number: 11795370
    Abstract: Compositions and methods of using such compositions to inhibit the formation of gas hydrate agglomerates are provided. In certain embodiments, the methods include: contacting a fluid with a hydrate inhibitor composition that includes at least one compound having the structural formula (I) wherein R1 is hydrogen or any C1 to C8 hydrocarbon chain; each of R2 and R3 is independently a C1 to C8 hydrocarbon chain; R4 is hydrogen, a C1 to C20 hydrocarbon chain, or —CH2—CH(OH)—R5; R5 is a C1 to C50 alkyl chain or a C1 to C50 alkenyl chain; X? is a counter anion; and n is an integer from 1 to 8.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2023
    Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
    Inventors: Qiang Lan, Deepak S. Monteiro
  • Patent number: 11788936
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for treating a liquid sample, which comprises disturbing iron and at least one organic compound of interest. The, the method comprises addition of a reagent comprising an ammonium salt, alkali metal salt or earth alkali metal salt of hexacyanoferrate to the sample. Iron in the sample is allowed to interact with the reagent and to form a reaction product, the reaction product of iron is separated from the sample, and the amount of the at least one compound of interest is determined from the sample. The invention relates also to use of salt of hexacyanoferrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2023
    Assignee: Kemira Oyj
    Inventor: Tapio Honkanen
  • Patent number: 11787992
    Abstract: This invention relates to the field of techniques for treating subterranean formations with gels during an oil or gas exploration or production operation, i.e., during drilling, completion, or hydraulic fracking processes. The invention relates in particular to a system making it possible to limit or even inhibit the phenomena known as loss of fluids (wager and/or gas) in an underground formation, particularly in a zone where the temperature is high. More particularly, the invention relates to a suspension (S) comprising: an aqueous phase containing salts; and within said aqueous phase, particles (p) based on associative polymers (P).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2023
    Assignee: ENERGY SOLUTIONS (US) LLC
    Inventors: Arnaud Cadix, David James Wilson
  • Patent number: 11787991
    Abstract: A disintegrable rubber seal includes a rubber composite, which contains a rubber matrix including a crosslinked rubber; and an energetic filler configured to generate heat upon activation to disintegrate the rubber matrix. The energetic filler contains a metal and a metal oxide. A weight ratio of the energetic filler to the rubber matrix is about 6:1 to about 1:1.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2023
    Assignee: BAKER HUGHES OILFIELD OPERATIONS LLC
    Inventors: Lei Zhao, Zhiyue Xu, Zhihui Zhang, Guijun Deng
  • Patent number: 11787909
    Abstract: Acrylamide-derived hydrogels and methods of fabrication thereof from an acrylic monomer, a crosslinking agent comprising an organosilicon compound, a polymerization initiator, a solvent and a polymerization accelerator, as well as their use in controlling circulation losses. The obtained hydrogels interact with the walls of the reservoir and exhibits an increase in viscosity, either at delayed times or in response to a given stimulus, such as changes in temperature, pressure, pH, salinity, using a simple and easily scalable methodology.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2023
    Assignees: YPF TECNOLOGIA S.A., UNIVERSIDAD DE BUENOS AIRES, CONSEJO NACIONAL DE INVESTIGACIONES CIENTIFICAS Y TECNICAS (CONICET).
    Inventors: Joana Elisa Tasque, Pablo Alejandro Raffo, Isabel Natalia Vega, Norma Beatriz D'Accorso, Darío Alberto Contrera
  • Patent number: 11781057
    Abstract: A composition for treating a formation includes a surfactant including an amphiphilic block copolymer having a first block and a second block and an acid. The amphiphilic block copolymer is a reaction product of a first monomer and a second monomer via a reversible addition-fragmentation chain transfer polymerization (RAFT) in a two-step reaction using a chain transfer agent (CTA) and a radical initiator. The surfactant favors adsorption onto a surface of the formation such that a temporary barrier is formed, thereby attenuating a reaction rate between the acid and the formation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2023
    Assignee: SAUDI ARABIAN OIL COMPANY
    Inventors: Sivaprakash Shanmugam, Amy J. Cairns, Mohammed Sayed
  • Patent number: 11781062
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a bionics-based efficiently transported and packed proppant and preparation method thereof, comprising enhanced fracturing fluid and biomimetic dandelion proppant; the mass ratio of the enhanced fracturing fluid and the biomimetic dandelion is: 1-2:100-400; the 100 pbw of enhanced fracturing fluid includes 0.1-1 pbw of drag reducing agent, 0.01-0.1 pbw of cleanup additive, 0.2-0.8 pbw of clay stabilizer, 0.01-0.05 pbw of bactericide, 0.01-0.2 pbw of nanoparticle enhancer, and water; the biomimetic dandelion proppant consists of modified proppant and modified fiber, and the mass ratio between the modified proppant and the modified fiber is 99-99.9:0.1-1.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2023
    Assignee: Southwest Petroleum University
    Inventors: Pingli Liu, Jun Li, Jian Yang, Jianfa Wu, Shang Gao, Xingwu Guo, Jian Zou, Xitang Lan, Liping Zhang, Zhifeng Luo, Lan Ren, Changlong Liu, Juan Du, Xiang Chen, Nianyin Li, Peng Wang
  • Patent number: 11773311
    Abstract: A method for preparing PAM with the aluminum-based crosslinker is provided. The method includes diluting the PAM with deionized water; adding the crosslinker gradually while stirring at room temperature; sonicating in a water bath; adding HCl and KOH to adjust pH; and testing compatibility with salts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2023
    Assignees: QATAR FOUNDATION FOR EDUCATION, SCIENCE AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT, QATAR UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Mohamed Shamlooh, Ibnelwaleed Ali Hussein, Mustafa Nasser, Musaab Magzoub, Saeed Salehi
  • Patent number: 11767596
    Abstract: Disclosed are molybdenum-containing complexes used in compositions and methods for inhibiting or reducing high temperature corrosion in petroleum refineries.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2023
    Assignee: ECOLAB USA INC.
    Inventors: Oussama Zenasni, Janelle Pennington, Ramon Colorado, Jr., Philip Andrew Thornthwaite
  • Patent number: 11767271
    Abstract: A porous material including a composite oxide body containing calcium oxide, iron oxide, and silica, and a plurality of inter-connecting microchannel structures is provided. A preparing method of porous material is further provided. With the inter-connecting microchannel structures of the porous material and the advantages of high porosity and large specific surface area, the porous material has a bright prospect in the fields of catalysts, filters, adsorption materials, and fuel carriers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2023
    Assignee: INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Ming-Hui Chang, Sheng-Min Yu, Hsiu-Hsia Lee, Chien-Chung Hsu
  • Patent number: 11760916
    Abstract: A low dosage hydrate inhibitor blend comprising a cationic surfactant and a co-surfactant. The cationic surfactant has the structural formula: wherein: R1 is an alkyl group or alkenyl group having from 5 to 22 carbon atoms, R2 and R3 are alkyl groups having from 1 to 6 carbon atoms, R4 is a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group having from 1 to 6 carbon atoms, and X— is selected from the group of a carboxylate, an acrylate, a methacrylate, a halide, a phosphonate, a sulfate, a sulfonate, a hydroxide, a carbonate, or any combination thereof; and The co-surfactant is present in the inhibitor blend in an amount of no greater than about 10 percent by weight based on the total weight of the blend.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2023
    Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
    Inventors: Deepak S. Monteiro, Qiang Lan, Loan Vo, Philippe Prince
  • Patent number: 11753577
    Abstract: This invention relates to a method for inhibiting the agglomeration of gas hydrates, comprising the injection of an anti-agglomerant comprising a N,N-dialkyl-ammoniumalkyl fatty acid amide represented by the formula (I) wherein R1 is an alkyl or alkenyl group having from 7 to 21 carbon atoms, R2 and R3 are each independently an alkyl group containing 1 to 10 carbon atoms, or together form an optionally substituted ring having 5 to 10 ring atoms, wherein the ring may carry up to 3 substituents, R4 is hydrogen or an alkyl group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms, R5 is hydrogen or an optionally substituted hydrocarbyl group having 1 to 22 carbon atoms and A is an alkylene group having two or three carbon atoms, into a fluid comprising gas, water and oil under conditions prone to the formation of gas hydrates, wherein the N,N-dialkyl-ammoniumalkyl fatty acid amide represented by formula (I) is produced by the aminolysis of an ester of a fatty acid and a C1- to C4-alcohol with an N,N-dialkylamino alkyl amine and s
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2023
    Assignee: Clariant International Ltd.
    Inventors: Scot Bodnar, Dan Smith, Felix Hoevelmann, Corinna Krüger, Matthias Krull, Jonathan James Wylde, Lisa Greaney Tejada
  • Patent number: 11753576
    Abstract: This invention relates to a method for inhibiting the agglomeration of gas hydrates, comprising the injection of an anti-agglomerant comprising a N,N-dialkyl-ammoniumalkyl fatty acid amide represented by the formula (I) wherein R1 is an alkyl or alkenyl group having from 7 to 21 carbon atoms, R2 and R3 are each independently an alkyl group containing 1 to 10 carbon atoms, or together form an optionally substituted ring having 5 to 10 ring atoms, wherein the ring may carry up to 3 substituents, R4 is hydrogen or an alkyl group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms, R5 is hydrogen or an optionally substituted hydrocarbyl group having 1 to 17 carbon atoms and A is an alkylene group having two or three carbon atoms, into a fluid comprising gas, water and oil under conditions prone to the formation of gas hydrates, wherein the N,N-dialkyl-ammoniumalkyl fatty acid amide represented by the formula (I) is produced by the condensation reaction of a fatty acid with an N,N-dialkylamino alkyl amine and subsequent neutralization
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2023
    Assignee: Clariant International Ltd.
    Inventors: Scot Bodnar, Dan Smith, Felix Hoevelmann, Corinna Krüger, Matthias Krull, Jonathan James Wylde, Lisa Greaney Tejada
  • Patent number: 11753578
    Abstract: Methods for treating paraffins, iron sulfide, hydrogen sulfide, and/or bacteria in subterranean operations and operations involving the production and/or transportation of oil and gas are provided. In one or more embodiments, the methods include contacting a surface comprising at least one paraffin deposit and at least one iron sulfide deposit with a treatment fluid comprising a paraffin dissolver and acrolein; and allowing the treatment fluid to at least partially dissolve or degrade the paraffin deposit and the iron sulfide deposit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2023
    Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
    Inventors: Yulia Mosina, Kiran Gawas, Chandrashekhar Khandekar
  • Patent number: 11753492
    Abstract: A corrosion inhibiting polymer is provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2023
    Assignee: Saudi Arabian Oil Company
    Inventors: Imran Ul-Haq, Abdullah Al-Malki, Manal Al-Eid, Hassan Ali Al-Ajwad