Patents by Inventor Angela Lee VANDEPONSEELE

Angela Lee VANDEPONSEELE has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Method for fracturing subterranean rock
    Patent number: 9664018
    Abstract: A method of hydraulically fracturing a subterranean formation is provided. The method comprises generating a primary fracture using a fracturing fluid. The method further comprises extending the primary fracture and/or creating micro fractures about the primary fracture by initiating a chemical reaction such as an exothermic reaction at about the primary fracture. In one embodiment, the fracturing fluid is used to convey one of the reactive components participating in the chemical reaction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2017
    Inventors: Angela Lee Vandeponseele, Steven Alan Mestemacher
  • METHOD FOR FRACTURING SUBTERRANEAN ROCK
    Publication number: 20140374108
    Abstract: A method of hydraulically fracturing a subterranean formation is provided. The method comprises generating a primary fracture using a fracturing fluid. The method further comprises extending the primary fracture and/or creating micro fractures about the primary fracture by initiating a chemical reaction such as an exothermic reaction at about the primary fracture. In one embodiment, the fracturing fluid is used to convey one of the reactive components participating in the chemical reaction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 18, 2014
    Publication date: December 25, 2014
    Inventors: Angela Lee VANDEPONSEELE, Steven Alan MESTEMACHER