Patents by Inventor Kay Ann Galindo
Kay Ann Galindo 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: 11787996Abstract: A method may include providing a single-phase cleanout fluid comprising a first nonionic surfactant with a hydrophilic-lipophilic balance (HLB) greater than 10, a second nonionic surfactant with an HLB greater than 10, a third nonionic surfactant with an HLB of less than 10, and a solvent; preparing a cleanout pill by mixing the single-phase cleanout fluid with a brine; and displacing a fluid in a wellbore using the cleanout pill.Type: GrantFiled: June 7, 2022Date of Patent: October 17, 2023Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.Inventors: Emily Hart, Hui Zhou, Kay Ann Galindo
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Patent number: 11591510Abstract: A method may include: providing a cleanout fluid comprising a single anionic surfactant, a single nonionic surfactant, and a solvent; preparing a cleanout pill by mixing the cleanout fluid with a brine; and displacing a fluid in a wellbore using the cleanout pill.Type: GrantFiled: April 7, 2022Date of Patent: February 28, 2023Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.Inventors: Emily Hart, Hui Zhou, Kay Ann Galindo
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Patent number: 11414989Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure provide optical methods and systems to evaluate the performance of a demulsifying agent in wellbore fluid. The present embodiments provide an optical system which scans wellbore fluid in order to detect the phase separation caused by a demulsifying agent. Using spectral data, the optical system quantifies the opacity and/or transparency of the different phases in the wellbore fluid in order to evaluate the demulsifying agent.Type: GrantFiled: August 3, 2018Date of Patent: August 16, 2022Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.Inventors: Li Guo, Jay Paul Deville, William Walter Shumway, Kay Ann Galindo
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Patent number: 11021640Abstract: Systems and methods for treating subterranean formations using particulates treated with hydrophobizing agents in aqueous base fluid are provided. In one embodiment, the methods comprise: providing a treatment fluid comprising an aqueous base fluid and at least one particulate treated with one or more hydrophobizing agents; introducing the into a wellbore penetrating at least a portion of a subterranean formation; and using the treatment fluid to drill a portion of the wellbore.Type: GrantFiled: December 30, 2015Date of Patent: June 1, 2021Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.Inventors: William Walter Shumway, Jessica Paola Ramirez Angulo, Kay Ann Galindo
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Publication number: 20200200005Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure provide optical methods and systems to evaluate the performance of a demulsifying agent in wellbore fluid. The present embodiments provide an optical system which scans wellbore fluid in order to detect the phase separation caused by a demulsifying agent. Using spectral data, the optical system quantifies the opacity and/or transparency of the different phases in the wellbore fluid in order to evaluate the demulsifying agent.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 3, 2018Publication date: June 25, 2020Inventors: Li Guo, Jay Paul Deville, William Walter Shumway, Kay Ann Galindo
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Patent number: 10428258Abstract: The present disclosure relates to systems and methods for wellbore pressure control with separated fluid columns. One embodiment is a composition comprising: a base fluid, a hectorite clay, a secondary clay comprising at least one clay selected from the group consisting of an attapulgite clay, a sepiolite clay, a palygorskite clay, and any combination thereof, and a plurality of fibers. Another embodiment is a method comprising: introducing a first fluid into a wellbore; introducing a barrier pill into the wellbore, wherein the barrier pill comprises: a base fluid, a hectorite clay, and a plurality of fibers; and introducing a second fluid into the wellbore.Type: GrantFiled: February 10, 2015Date of Patent: October 1, 2019Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.Inventors: Kay Ann Galindo, Sandeep Kulkarni, Matthew Lynn Miller, Dale E. Jamison, Jessica Paola Ramirez Angulo, William Walter Shumway
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Patent number: 10407526Abstract: A crosslinked polymer comprising reactants of a first repeating unit, a second repeating unit, a first crosslinker, and a second crosslinker that react to form the crosslinked polymer, wherein the first repeating unit is a sulfonic acid-containing monomer present from 50% to 99% by weight of the reactants, wherein the second repeating unit is selected from the group consisting of an N-vinyl amide-containing monomer, a terminal double bond-containing monomer, and any combination thereof, and is present from 1% to 50% by weight of the reactants, wherein the first crosslinker comprises at least two olefinic bonds, wherein the second crosslinker comprises at least two olefinic bonds, and wherein the first and second crosslinkers combined are present in the range of about 0.01% to about 25% by weight of the reactants.Type: GrantFiled: February 23, 2015Date of Patent: September 10, 2019Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.Inventors: Weibin Zha, Hui Zhou, Kay Ann Galindo
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Patent number: 10259983Abstract: Methods and systems of treating a well are provided. A method comprises providing a packer fluid comprising a fluorous oil; and introducing the packer fluid into a wellbore. The method further comprises introducing the packer fluid into the wellbore may further comprise introducing the packer fluid into a volume above a packer and inside a casing.Type: GrantFiled: December 23, 2014Date of Patent: April 16, 2019Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.Inventors: Kay Ann Galindo, Jay Paul Deville
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Patent number: 10190033Abstract: Disclosed are compositions, methods, and systems of treating a well. A method may comprise providing a treatment fluid comprising a fluorous oil external phase, a salt-free non-chloride containing internal phase, and a fluorous-based surfactant; and introducing the treatment fluid into a wellbore. A treatment fluid composition may comprise a fluorous oil external phase, a salt-free non-chloride containing internal phase, and a fluorous-based surfactant.Type: GrantFiled: December 23, 2014Date of Patent: January 29, 2019Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.Inventors: Kay Ann Galindo, Jay Paul Deville
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Publication number: 20180320049Abstract: Systems and methods for treating subterranean formations using particulates treated with hydrophobizing agents in aqueous base fluid are provided. In one embodiment, the methods comprise: providing a treatment fluid comprising an aqueous base fluid and at least one particulate treated with one or more hydrophobizing agents; introducing the into a wellbore penetrating at least a portion of a subterranean formation; and using the treatment fluid to drill a portion of the wellbore.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 30, 2015Publication date: November 8, 2018Applicant: Hilliburton Energy Services ,Inc.Inventors: William Walter Shumway, Jessica Paola Ramirez Angulo, Kay Ann Galindo
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Patent number: 10113098Abstract: Various embodiments disclosed relate to compositions including a viscosifier polymer and a polyamine viscosity modifier and methods of using the same for treatment of subterranean formations. In various embodiments, the present invention provides a method of treating a subterranean formation. The method includes placing in a subterranean formation a composition including a viscosifier polymer and a polyamine viscosity modifier.Type: GrantFiled: May 17, 2017Date of Patent: October 30, 2018Assignee: Halliburton Energy Servives, Inc.Inventors: Kay Ann Galindo, Weibin Zha, Jay Paul Deville, Hui Zhou
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Patent number: 10000683Abstract: Crosslinked sulfonate-containing polymers may be stable in high density, monovalent brines, which may render such polymers particularly useful in drilling fluids in general and, especially, in the subclass of drilling fluids known as drill-in fluids. For example, a drilling fluid may include a crosslinked sulfonate-containing polymer dispersed in a monovalent brine having a density of about 8 lb/gal to about 20 lb/gal, wherein the crosslinked sulfonate-containing polymer comprises: reactants of a first repeating unit and a crosslinker that react to form the crosslinked sulfonate-containing polymer, wherein the first repeating unit is a sulfonic acid-containing monomer present from 50% to 99.99% by weight of the reactants, and wherein the crosslinker comprises at least two olefinic bonds.Type: GrantFiled: July 1, 2015Date of Patent: June 19, 2018Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.Inventors: Kay Ann Galindo, Hui Zhou, Weibin Zha
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Patent number: 9926481Abstract: Systems and methods for drilling in a subterranean formation are disclosed. A method comprises providing a drilling fluid, wherein the drilling fluid comprises an aqueous fluid; a first polymer comprising 2-acrylamido-2-methylpropane sulfonic acid, vinylpyrrolidinone, pentaerythritol allyl ether, and methylenebisacrylamide; and a second polymer comprising acrylate, 2-acrylamido-2-methylpropane sulfonic acid, methacrylic acid, and allyloxy 2-hydroxy propane sulfonic acid. The method further comprises placing the drilling fluid into the subterranean formation and drilling a wellbore in the subterranean formation.Type: GrantFiled: March 31, 2015Date of Patent: March 27, 2018Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.Inventors: Kay Ann Galindo, Weibin Zha, Jay Paul Deville
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Patent number: 9879172Abstract: A method includes placing a downhole fluid including an aqueous base fluid and a viscosifying agent that includes a crosslinked borate-modified hydroxyethyl cellulose (mHEC) polymer in a wellbore penetrating a subterranean formation. Viscosifying agents include those whereby modified hydroxyethyl cellulose is crosslinked with a borate crosslinking agent to form a complex that has sufficient viscosifying and suspension properties to enable their use in downhole fluids.Type: GrantFiled: August 20, 2015Date of Patent: January 30, 2018Assignee: HALLIBURTON ENERGY SERVICES, INC.Inventors: Kay Ann Galindo, Samuel James Maguire-Boyle
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Publication number: 20180016485Abstract: The present disclosure relates to systems and methods for wellbore pressure control with separated fluid columns. One embodiment is a composition comprising: a base fluid, a hectorite clay, a secondary clay comprising at least one clay selected from the group consisting of an attapulgite clay, a sepiolite clay, a polygorskite clay, and any combination thereof, and a plurality of fibers. Another embodiment is a method comprising: introducing a first fluid into a wellbore; introducing a barrier pill into the wellbore, wherein the barrier pill comprises: a base fluid, a hectorite clay, and a plurality of fibers; and introducing a second fluid into the wellbore.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 10, 2015Publication date: January 18, 2018Inventors: Kay Ann Galindo, Sandeep Kulkarni, Matthew Lynn Miller, Dale E. Jamison, Jessica Paola Ramirez Angulo, William Walter Shumway
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Publication number: 20180010031Abstract: Systems and methods for drilling in a subterranean formation are disclosed. A method comprises providing a drilling fluid, wherein the drilling fluid comprises an aqueous fluid; a first polymer comprising 2-acrylamido-2-methylpropane sulfonic acid, vinylpyrrolidinone, pentaerythritol allyl ether, and methylenebisacrylamide; and a second polymer comprising acrylate. 2-acrylamido-2-methylpropane sulfonic acid, methacrylic acid, and allyloxy 2-hydroxy propane sulfonic acid. The method further comprises placing the drilling fluid into the subterranean formation and drilling a wellbore in the subterranean formation.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 31, 2015Publication date: January 11, 2018Applicant: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.Inventors: Kay Ann Galindo, Weibin Zha, Jay Paul Deville
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Publication number: 20180002470Abstract: A crosslinked polymer comprising reactants of a first repeating unit, a second repeating unit, a first crosslinker, and a second crosslinker that react to form the crosslinked polymer, wherein the first repeating unit is a sulfonic acid-containing monomer present from 50% to 99% by weight of the reactants, wherein the second repeating unit is selected from the group consisting of an N-vinyl amide-containing monomer, a terminal double bond-containing monomer, and any combination thereof, and is present from 1% to 50% by weight of the reactants, wherein the first crosslinker comprises at least two olefinic bonds, wherein the second crosslinker comprises at least two olefinic bonds, and wherein the first and second crosslinkers combined are present in the range of about 0.01% to about 25% by weight of the reactants.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 23, 2015Publication date: January 4, 2018Inventors: Weibin ZHA, Hui ZHOU, Kay Ann GALINDO
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Patent number: 9845647Abstract: Treatment fluids comprising viscosifiers and filtration control agents that may be useful at high temperatures and methods for using the treatment fluids to treat subterranean formations are provided herein. A method of treating a subterranean formation comprising: providing a treatment fluid comprising: an aqueous base fluid, a tetrapolymer that comprises at least one monomer, and a graft copolymer that comprises: a backbone comprising a lignite, and at least one monomer; and introducing the treatment fluid into a wellbore penetrating the subterranean formation.Type: GrantFiled: April 17, 2015Date of Patent: December 19, 2017Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.Inventors: Kay Ann Galindo, Jay Paul Deville
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Publication number: 20170327724Abstract: Methods and systems of treating a well are provided. A method comprises providing a packer fluid comprising a fluorous oil; and introducing the packer fluid into a wellbore. The method further comprises introducing the packer fluid into the wellbore may further comprise introducing the packer fluid into a volume above a packer and inside a casing.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 23, 2014Publication date: November 16, 2017Applicant: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.Inventors: Kay Ann Galindo, Jay Paul Deville
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Patent number: 9797213Abstract: A hydrated inorganic oxide material capable of elongating from a planar shape to a fiber shape along a thickness direction of the planar shape, wherein the fiber shape is at least about 25 times greater in the thickness direction than the planar shape, and wherein during elongating a radial dimension of the hydrated inorganic oxide material changes by less than about 10% may be useful in a plurality of wellbore operations. For example, a method may include introducing a wellbore fluid comprising an aqueous base fluid and a hydrated inorganic oxide material into a wellbore penetrating a subterranean formation; and swelling the hydrated inorganic oxide material by contacting the hydrated inorganic oxide material with a polar amine compound such that the hydrated inorganic oxide material elongates from a planar shape to a fiber shape along a thickness direction of the planar shape.Type: GrantFiled: October 22, 2013Date of Patent: October 24, 2017Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.Inventors: Matthew L. Miller, Robert J. Murphy, Kay Ann Galindo