Patents by Inventor Carl J. Thaemlitz
Carl J. Thaemlitz 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).
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Patent number: 11912926Abstract: Synthetic functionalized additives may comprise a layered magnesium silicate. The layered magnesium silicate may comprise a first functionalized silicate layer comprising a first tetrahedral silicate layer covalently bonded to at least two different functional groups, an octahedral brucite layer, and a second functionalized silicate layer comprising a second tetrahedral silicate layer covalently bonded to at least two different functional groups. A drilling fluid may comprise the synthetic functionalized additive.Type: GrantFiled: April 18, 2022Date of Patent: February 27, 2024Assignee: Saudi Arabian Oil CompanyInventors: Hasmukh A. Patel, Carl J. Thaemlitz, Ashok Santra
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Publication number: 20240060389Abstract: Provided are systems and methods for forming a casing liner in a wellbore of a hydrocarbon well. The forming including disposing a casing liner print head in an annular region located between a casing pipe disposed in a wellbore of a hydrocarbon well and a wall of the wellbore, and conducting a downhole lining operation including operating the casing liner print head to eject casing liner material into the annular region to form, in the annular region, a casing liner including elongated voids formed in the casing liner material.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 1, 2023Publication date: February 22, 2024Inventors: Peter J. Boul, Carl J. Thaemlitz
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Publication number: 20240060390Abstract: Provided are systems and method for casing a wellbore of a hydrocarbon well. The casing including disposing a casing print head in a wellbore of a hydrocarbon well, and conducting a downhole casing operation including operating the casing print head to eject casing material to form a casing tubular in the wellbore, and operating the casing print head to eject casing liner material into an annular region located between the casing tubular and a wall of the wellbore to form a casing liner in the annular region, the casing tubular and the casing liner forming a casing of the wellbore.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 1, 2023Publication date: February 22, 2024Inventors: Peter J. Boul, Carl J. Thaemlitz
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Patent number: 11851978Abstract: Provided are systems and methods for forming a casing liner in a wellbore of a hydrocarbon well. The forming including disposing a casing liner print head in an annular region located between a casing pipe disposed in a wellbore of a hydrocarbon well and a wall of the wellbore, and conducting a downhole lining operation including operating the casing liner print head to eject casing liner material into the annular region to form, in the annular region, a casing liner including elongated voids formed in the casing liner material.Type: GrantFiled: February 7, 2022Date of Patent: December 26, 2023Assignee: Saudi Arabian Oil CompanyInventors: Peter J. Boul, Carl J. Thaemlitz
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Patent number: 11851979Abstract: Provided are systems and method for casing a wellbore of a hydrocarbon well. The casing including disposing a casing print head in a wellbore of a hydrocarbon well, and conducting a downhole casing operation including operating the casing print head to eject casing material to form a casing tubular in the wellbore, and operating the casing print head to eject casing liner material into an annular region located between the casing tubular and a wall of the wellbore to form a casing liner in the annular region, the casing tubular and the casing liner forming a casing of the wellbore.Type: GrantFiled: February 7, 2022Date of Patent: December 26, 2023Assignee: Saudi Arabian Oil CompanyInventors: Peter J. Boul, Carl J. Thaemlitz
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Publication number: 20230220265Abstract: A composition that includes a polymer-grafted graphene particle and oil-based drilling fluid is provided. At least one side of the graphene particle comprises a grafted polymer. A method of using an oil-based drilling fluid is also provided. The method includes introducing the oil-based drilling fluid into a wellbore and circulating the oil-based drilling fluid during drilling operations. The drilling fluid includes a polymer-grafted graphene particle and oil-based drilling fluid. At least one side of the graphene particle comprises a grafted polymer. The oil-based drilling fluid includes a range of from about 0.01 ppb to 10 ppb of the polymer-grafted graphene particle.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 7, 2022Publication date: July 13, 2023Applicant: ARAMCO SERVICES COMPANYInventors: Ashok Santra, Carl J. Thaemlitz
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Patent number: 11692413Abstract: Provided are systems and methods for forming a casing liner in a wellbore of a hydrocarbon well. The forming including disposing a casing liner print head in an annular region located between a casing pipe disposed in a wellbore of a hydrocarbon well and a wall of the wellbore, conducting a downhole lining operation including operating the casing liner print head to eject casing liner integrated structure material into the annular region to form, in the annular region, a casing liner integrated structure including contiguous voids formed in the casing liner integrated structure material, and depositing a cementitious material into the contiguous voids formed in the casing liner material to form, in the annular region, a casing liner including the casing liner integrated structure material and the cementitious material.Type: GrantFiled: February 7, 2022Date of Patent: July 4, 2023Assignee: Saudi Arabian Oil CompanyInventors: Peter J. Boul, Carl J. Thaemlitz
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Patent number: 11608462Abstract: A drilling fluid comprises one or more deep eutectic solvents in an amount greater than or equal to 70 wt. % based on the total weight of the drilling fluid. Each deep eutectic solvent comprises at least one hydrogen bond acceptor compound and at least one hydrogen bond donor compound. A molar ratio of the total moles of the hydrogen bond donor compounds to the total moles of the hydrogen bond acceptor compounds in each deep eutectic solvent is from 0.1 to 1.0. The drilling fluid has a density greater than or equal to 200 kg/m3. The drilling fluid has a viscosity greater than or equal to 0.5 Pa·s when measured at 25° C. Methods for drilling wells in subterranean formations using the drilling fluid are also disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: August 12, 2020Date of Patent: March 21, 2023Assignee: Saudi Arabian Oil CompanyInventors: Hasmukh A. Patel, Carl J. Thaemlitz
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Publication number: 20220235257Abstract: Some embodiments of the present disclosure are directed to synthetic functionalized additives, which may comprise a layered magnesium silicate. The present disclosure is also directed to drilling fluids that may comprise an aqueous base fluid and a synthetic functionalized additive. The present disclosure is further directed to methods for producing drilling fluids.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 18, 2022Publication date: July 28, 2022Applicant: Saudi Arabian Oil CompanyInventors: Hasmukh A. Patel, Carl J. Thaemlitz, Ashok Santra
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Publication number: 20220154551Abstract: Provided are systems and method for casing a wellbore of a hydrocarbon well. The casing including disposing a casing print head in a wellbore of a hydrocarbon well, and conducting a downhole casing operation including operating the casing print head to eject casing material to form a casing tubular in the wellbore, and operating the casing print head to eject casing liner material into an annular region located between the casing tubular and a wall of the wellbore to form a casing liner in the annular region, the casing tubular and the casing liner forming a casing of the wellbore.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 7, 2022Publication date: May 19, 2022Inventors: Peter J. Boul, Carl J. Thaemlitz
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Publication number: 20220154549Abstract: Provided are systems and methods for forming a casing liner in a wellbore of a hydrocarbon well. The forming including disposing a casing liner print head in an annular region located between a casing pipe disposed in a wellbore of a hydrocarbon well and a wall of the wellbore, and conducting a downhole lining operation including operating the casing liner print head to eject casing liner material into the annular region to form, in the annular region, a casing liner including elongated voids formed in the casing liner material.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 7, 2022Publication date: May 19, 2022Inventors: Peter J. Boul, Carl J. Thaemlitz
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Publication number: 20220154550Abstract: Provided are systems and methods for forming a casing liner in a wellbore of a hydrocarbon well. The forming including disposing a casing liner print head in an annular region located between a casing pipe disposed in a wellbore of a hydrocarbon well and a wall of the wellbore, conducting a downhole lining operation including operating the casing liner print head to eject casing liner integrated structure material into the annular region to form, in the annular region, a casing liner integrated structure including contiguous voids formed in the casing liner integrated structure material, and depositing a cementitious material into the contiguous voids formed in the casing liner material to form, in the annular region, a casing liner including the casing liner integrated structure material and the cementitious material.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 7, 2022Publication date: May 19, 2022Inventors: Peter J. Boul, Carl J. Thaemlitz
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Patent number: 11332651Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure are directed to embodiments of synthetic functionalized additives. The synthetic functionalized additive may include a layered magnesium silicate. The layered magnesium silicate may include a first functionalized silicate layer including a first tetrahedral silicate layer covalently bonded to at least two different functional groups, an octahedral brucite layer, including magnesium, and a second functionalized silicate layer including a second tetrahedral silicate layer covalently bonded to at least two different functional groups. The octahedral brucite layer may be positioned between the first functionalized silicate layer and the second functionalized silicate layer. The at least two different functional groups covalently bonded to the first tetrahedral silicate layer may be the same or different than the at least two different functional groups covalently bonded to the second tetrahedral silicate layer.Type: GrantFiled: September 3, 2019Date of Patent: May 17, 2022Assignee: Saudi Arabian Oil CompanyInventors: Hasmukh A. Patel, Carl J. Thaemlitz, Ashok Santra
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Patent number: 11293259Abstract: Provided are systems and method for casing a wellbore of a hydrocarbon well. The casing including disposing a casing print head in a wellbore of a hydrocarbon well, and conducting a downhole casing operation including operating the casing print head to eject casing material to form a casing tubular in the wellbore, and operating the casing print head to eject casing liner material into an annular region located between the casing tubular and a wall of the wellbore to form a casing liner in the annular region, the casing tubular and the casing liner forming a casing of the wellbore.Type: GrantFiled: November 30, 2018Date of Patent: April 5, 2022Assignee: Saudi Arabian Oil CompanyInventors: Peter J. Boul, Carl J. Thaemlitz
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Patent number: 11293258Abstract: Provided are systems and methods for forming a casing liner in a wellbore of a hydrocarbon well. The forming including disposing a casing liner print head in an annular region located between a casing pipe disposed in a wellbore of a hydrocarbon well and a wall of the wellbore, conducting a downhole lining operation including operating the casing liner print head to eject casing liner integrated structure material into the annular region to form, in the annular region, a casing liner integrated structure including contiguous voids formed in the casing liner integrated structure material, and depositing a cementitious material into the contiguous voids formed in the casing liner material to form, in the annular region, a casing liner including the casing liner integrated structure material and the cementitious material.Type: GrantFiled: November 30, 2018Date of Patent: April 5, 2022Assignee: Saudi Arabian Oil CompanyInventors: Peter J. Boul, Carl J. Thaemlitz
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Patent number: 11293257Abstract: Provided are systems and methods for forming a casing liner in a wellbore of a hydrocarbon well. The forming including disposing a casing liner print head in an annular region located between a casing pipe disposed in a wellbore of a hydrocarbon well and a wall of the wellbore, and conducting a downhole lining operation including operating the casing liner print head to eject casing liner material into the annular region to form, in the annular region, a casing liner including elongated voids formed in the casing liner material.Type: GrantFiled: November 30, 2018Date of Patent: April 5, 2022Assignee: Saudi Arabian Oil CompanyInventors: Peter J. Boul, Carl J. Thaemlitz
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Publication number: 20220049145Abstract: According to one or more embodiments of the present disclosure, a drilling fluid may comprise one or more deep eutectic solvents in an amount greater than or equal to 70 wt. % based on the total weight of the drilling fluid. Each deep eutectic solvent may comprise at least one hydrogen bond acceptor compound and at least one hydrogen bond donor compound. A molar ratio of the total moles of the hydrogen bond donor compounds to the total moles of the hydrogen bond acceptor compounds in each deep eutectic solvent may be from 0.1 to 1.0. The drilling fluid may have a density greater than or equal to 200 kg/m3. The drilling fluid may have a viscosity greater than or equal to 0.5 Pa·s when measured at 25° C. Methods for drilling wells in subterranean formations using the drilling fluid are also disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 12, 2020Publication date: February 17, 2022Applicant: Saudi Arabian Oil CompanyInventors: Hasmukh A. Patel, Carl J. Thaemlitz
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Patent number: 10961813Abstract: Provided is a wellbore casing liner printing system that includes a casing liner print head adapted to be disposed in an annular region located between a casing pipe disposed in a wellbore of a hydrocarbon well and a wall of the wellbore and adapted to rotate within the annular region and deposit material into the annular region to form a casing liner in the annular region. The casing liner print head including a first set of printing nozzles arranged in series in a radial direction, and a second set of printing nozzles arranged in series in the radial direction and offset from the first set of printing nozzles. The first set of printing nozzles adapted to eject a first casing liner material into the annular region and the second set of printing nozzles adapted to eject a second casing liner material into the annular region to form the casing liner of the first casing liner material and the second casing liner material.Type: GrantFiled: November 30, 2018Date of Patent: March 30, 2021Assignee: Saudi Arabian Oil CompanyInventors: Peter J. Boul, Carl J. Thaemlitz
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Publication number: 20200071591Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure are directed to embodiments of synthetic functionalized additives. The synthetic functionalized additive may include a layered magnesium silicate. The layered magnesium silicate may include a first functionalized silicate layer including a first tetrahedral silicate layer covalently bonded to at least two different functional groups, an octahedral brucite layer, including magnesium, and a second functionalized silicate layer including a second tetrahedral silicate layer covalently bonded to at least two different functional groups. The octahedral brucite layer may be positioned between the first functionalized silicate layer and the second functionalized silicate layer. The at least two different functional groups covalently bonded to the first tetrahedral silicate layer may be the same or different than the at least two different functional groups covalently bonded to the second tetrahedral silicate layer.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 3, 2019Publication date: March 5, 2020Applicant: Aramco Services CompanyInventors: Hasmukh A. Patel, Carl J. Thaemlitz
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Publication number: 20190169964Abstract: Provided are systems and methods for forming a casing liner in a wellbore of a hydrocarbon well. The forming including disposing a casing liner print head in an annular region located between a casing pipe disposed in a wellbore of a hydrocarbon well and a wall of the wellbore, and conducting a downhole lining operation including operating the casing liner print head to eject casing liner material into the annular region to form, in the annular region, a casing liner including elongated voids formed in the casing liner material.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 30, 2018Publication date: June 6, 2019Inventors: Peter J. Boul, Carl J. Thaemlitz