Patents by Inventor Christopher Austin LEWIS

Christopher Austin LEWIS 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).

  • Patent number: 11674367
    Abstract: A workflow for fracturing a subterranean formation includes providing fracturing databases or models for the hydrocarbon wellbore, selecting one or more fracturing fluid systems for fracturing the subterranean formation based on the fracturing databases or models and recommending at least one of the one or more selected fracturing fluid systems for fracturing the subterranean formation. Additionally, a workflow controller for fracturing a subterranean formation includes a workflow processing unit having fracturing models or databases to determine functional aspects of one or more fracturing fluid systems to provide a fracturing fluid system recommendation for the subterranean formation, and a fracturing fluid delivery unit that applies the fracturing fluid system recommendation to the subterranean formation. A hydrocarbon wellbore fracturing system for a subterranean formation is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2023
    Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
    Inventors: Aaron Gene Russell, Baidurja Ray, Dinesh Ananda Shetty, Christopher Austin Lewis, Larry Steven Eoff, Janette Cortez Montalvo
  • Publication number: 20210131235
    Abstract: A workflow for fracturing a subterranean formation includes providing fracturing databases or models for the hydrocarbon wellbore, selecting one or more fracturing fluid systems for fracturing the subterranean formation based on the fracturing databases or models and recommending at least one of the one or more selected fracturing fluid systems for fracturing the subterranean formation. Additionally, a workflow controller for fracturing a subterranean formation includes a workflow processing unit having fracturing models or databases to determine functional aspects of one or more fracturing fluid systems to provide a fracturing fluid system recommendation for the subterranean formation, and a fracturing fluid delivery unit that applies the fracturing fluid system recommendation to the subterranean formation. A hydrocarbon wellbore fracturing system for a subterranean formation is also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 6, 2019
    Publication date: May 6, 2021
    Inventors: Aaron Gene Russell, Baidurja Ray, Dinesh Ananda Shetty, Christopher Austin Lewis, Larry Steven Eoff, Janette Cortez Montalvo
  • Patent number: 10647910
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to oil and gas well proppant compositions and methods for enhancing the conductivity of a propped fracture formed during a hydraulic fracturing operation. The method introduces a micro-proppant slurry prepared with slickwater containing both a low-density and a conventional micro-proppant during injection of the pad fluid stages to prop the natural and induced microfractures open and then injecting a proppant slurry prepared with slickwater containing low-density proppant and conventional frac sand during proppant slurry stage to prop the dominant fractures or large branches, provide open flow paths to keep them connective with the wellbore.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2020
    Assignee: HALLIBURTON ENERGY SERVICES, INC.
    Inventors: Philip D. Nguyen, Baidurja Ray, Vishwajit Manajirao Ghatge, Larry Steven Eoff, Christopher Austin Lewis
  • Publication number: 20200123437
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to oil and gas well proppant compositions and methods for enhancing the conductivity of a propped fracture formed during a hydraulic fracturing operation. The method introduces a micro-proppant slurry prepared with slickwater containing both a low-density and a conventional micro-proppant during injection of the pad fluid stages to prop the natural and induced microfractures open and then injecting a proppant slurry prepared with slickwater containing low-density proppant and conventional frac sand during proppant slurry stage to prop the dominant fractures or large branches, provide open flow paths to keep them connective with the wellbore.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 19, 2018
    Publication date: April 23, 2020
    Inventors: Philip D. Nguyen, Baidurja Ray, Vishwajit Manajirao Ghatge, Larry Steven Eoff, Christopher Austin Lewis
  • Patent number: 9644130
    Abstract: Suppressing passage of an aqueous fluid in a subterranean formation in preference to passage of an oleaginous fluid can often be desirable. Methods for suppressing the passage of an aqueous fluid in a subterranean formation, particularly a carbonate formation, can comprise: providing a treatment fluid comprising a carrier fluid and a relative permeability modifier comprising a reaction product of 1) an acrylamide polymer, any copolymer thereof, any derivative thereof, any salt thereof, or any combination thereof, and 2) a plurality of amine-containing compounds or any salt thereof, each amine-containing compound containing a primary amine, a secondary amine, or any combination thereof, and the amine-containing compounds being randomly reacted with at least a portion of the amide groups of the acrylamide polymer; and introducing the treatment fluid into a subterranean formation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2017
    Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
    Inventors: Antonio Recio, III, Larry Steven Eoff, B. Raghava Reddy, Christopher Austin Lewis
  • Patent number: 9598631
    Abstract: Compositions and methods for treating a water and hydrocarbon producing subterranean formation to reduce the water permeability of the formation without reducing the hydrocarbon permeability of the formation are provided. In one embodiment, the method includes providing a treatment fluid including a base fluid and a relative permeability modifier including a polymer of at least one hydrophilic monomer and at least one hydrophobically modified hydrophilic monomer, wherein the polymer includes a sulfonate moiety, and introducing the treatment fluid into at least a portion of a subterranean formation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2017
    Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
    Inventors: Antonio Recio, III, Larry Steven Eoff, Baireddy Raghava Reddy, Christopher Austin Lewis
  • Publication number: 20170002262
    Abstract: Compositions and methods for treating a water and hydrocarbon producing subterranean formation to reduce the water permeability of the formation without substantially reducing the hydrocarbon permeability of the formation are provided. In one embodiment, the method includes providing a treatment fluid including a base fluid and a relative permeability modifier including a polymer of at least one hydrophilic monomer and at least one hydrophobically modified hydrophilic monomer, wherein the polymer includes a sulfonate moiety, and introducing the treatment fluid into at least a portion of a subterranean formation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 5, 2015
    Publication date: January 5, 2017
    Applicant: Haliburton Energy Services, Inc.
    Inventors: Antonio Recio, III, Larry Steven Eoff, Baireddy Raghava Reddy, Christopher Austin Lewis
  • Publication number: 20160289525
    Abstract: Suppressing passage of an aqueous fluid in a subterranean formation in preference to passage of an oleaginous fluid can often be desirable. Methods for suppressing the passage of an aqueous fluid in a subterranean formation, particularly a carbonate formation, can comprise: providing a treatment fluid comprising a carrier fluid and a relative permeability modifier comprising a reaction product of 1) an acrylamide polymer, any copolymer thereof, any derivative thereof, any salt thereof, or any combination thereof, and 2) a plurality of amine-containing compounds or any salt thereof, each amine-containing compound containing a primary amine, a secondary amine, or any combination thereof, and the amine-containing compounds being randomly reacted with at least a portion of the amide groups of the acrylamide polymer; and introducing the treatment fluid into a subterranean formation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2014
    Publication date: October 6, 2016
    Applicant: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
    Inventors: Antonio RECIO, III, Larry Steven EOFF, B. Raghava REDDY, Christopher Austin LEWIS