Patents by Inventor Lance E. Brothers

Lance E. Brothers 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: 9909051
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are cement compositions and methods of using set-delayed cement compositions in subterranean formations. A method of cementing in a subterranean formation, may comprise providing a set-delayed cement composition comprising water, pumice, hydrated lime, and a set retarder, activating the set-delayed cement composition with a cement set activator, wherein the cement set activator comprises at least one activator selected from the group consisting of nanosilica, a polyphosphate, and combinations thereof, introducing the set-delayed cement composition into a subterranean formation, and allowing the set-delayed cement composition to set in the subterranean formation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 24, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 6, 2018
    Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas J. Pisklak, Kyriacos Agapiou, Pauline A. Otieno, Ronnie G. Morgan, Peter J. Boul, Lance E. Brothers
  • Patent number: 9771772
    Abstract: Methods may comprise providing a cement dry blend comprising a plurality of cement particles and a plurality of inert microparticles, wherein the inert microparticles have an average diameter at least about 3 times smaller than that of the average diameter of the cement particles; mixing water, a set retarding additive, and the cement dry blend to yield a cement slurry; storing the cement slurry; mixing a cement set accelerator into the cement slurry; introducing the cement slurry into a wellbore penetrating a subterranean formation; and allowing the cement slurry to set at a location within the wellbore, the subterranean formation, or both.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2017
    Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
    Inventors: Lance E. Brothers, Ronnie Glen Morgan, Pauline Akinyi Otieno, Peter James Boul, Kyriacos Agapiou, Thomas J. Pisklak
  • Patent number: 9751803
    Abstract: Methods and compositions are provided that related to cementing operations. Methods and compositions that include pumice and/or perlite as a replacement for fly ash.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2017
    Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
    Inventors: Jeffery D. Karcher, D. Chad Brenneis, Lance E. Brothers
  • Publication number: 20170036956
    Abstract: Methods and compositions are provided that related to cementing operations. Methods and compositions that include pumice and/or perlite as a replacement for fly ash.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 20, 2016
    Publication date: February 9, 2017
    Applicant: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
    Inventors: Jeffery D. Karcher, D. Chad Brenneis, Lance E. Brothers
  • Patent number: 9550934
    Abstract: Methods and compositions are provided that related to cementing operations. Methods and compositions that include pumice and/or perlite as a replacement for fly ash.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2017
    Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
    Inventors: Jeffery Dwane Karcher, Chad Brenneis, Lance E. Brothers
  • Patent number: 9499731
    Abstract: Methods and compositions are provided that related to cementing operations. Methods and compositions that include pumice and/or perlite as a replacement for fly ash.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2016
    Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
    Inventors: Jeffery D. Karcher, D. Chad Brenneis, Lance E. Brothers
  • Publication number: 20160153260
    Abstract: Methods are disclosed for providing zonal isolation of subterranian formations. One embodiment may include mixing a dry blended material with water at a central location to create a suspension, transferring the suspension to one or more storage tanks at the central location, transferring the suspension to one or more storage tanks at a rig site, recirculating the suspension in the one or more storage tanks at the rig site, and pumping the suspension into a well. Another embodiment may include mixing a dry blended material with water in one or more storage tanks at a rig site to create a suspension, recirculating the suspension in the one or more storage tanks at the rig site, and pumping the suspension into a well.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 6, 2013
    Publication date: June 2, 2016
    Inventors: Lance E. Brothers, Alex Vincent Moore, Seth Moore, John Ryan wesley Aaron, Jared deWayne Whipple, Rocky Heid, Ronnie Glen Morgan, Kent Bartschi, Stanley Chad Combs, Paul ALan Brown, Pauline Akinyi Otieno
  • Publication number: 20160084037
    Abstract: Dry cement blends that include inert microparticles may be used to produce cement slurries with a lower viscosity and a longer aging window. For example, a related method may include providing a cement dry blend comprising a plurality of cement particles and a plurality of inert microparticles, wherein the inert microparticles have an average diameter at least about 3 times smaller than that of the average diameter of the cement particles; mixing water, a set retarding additive, and the cement dry blend to yield a cement slurry; storing the cement slurry; mixing a cement set accelerator into the cement slurry; introducing the cement slurry into a wellbore penetrating a subterranean formation; and allowing the cement slurry to set at a location within the wellbore, the subterranean formation, or both.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 20, 2013
    Publication date: March 24, 2016
    Applicant: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
    Inventors: Lance E. Brothers, Ronnie Glen Morgan, Pauline Akinyl Otieno, Peter James Boul, Kyriacos Agapiou, Thomas J. Pisklak
  • Publication number: 20160075933
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are cement compositions and methods of using set-delayed cement compositions in subterranean formations. A method of cementing in a subterranean formation, may comprise providing a set-delayed cement composition comprising water, pumice, hydrated lime, and a set retarder, activating the set-delayed cement composition with a cement set activator, wherein the cement set activator comprises at least one activator selected from the group consisting of nanosilica, a polyphosphate, and combinations thereof, introducing the set-delayed cement composition into a subterranean formation, and allowing the set-delayed cement composition to set in the subterranean formation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 24, 2015
    Publication date: March 17, 2016
    Applicant: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas J. Pisklak, Kyriacos Agapiou, Pauline A. Otieno, Ronnie G. Morgan, Peter J. Boul, Lance E. Brothers
  • Patent number: 9227872
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are cement compositions and methods of using set-delayed cement compositions in subterranean formations. A method of cementing in a subterranean formation, may comprise providing a set-delayed cement composition comprising water, pumice, hydrated lime, and a set retarder, activating the set-delayed cement composition with a cement set activator, wherein the cement set activator comprises at least one activator selected from the group consisting of nanosilica, a polyphosphate, and combinations thereof, introducing the set-delayed cement composition into a subterranean formation, and allowing the set-delayed cement composition to set in the subterranean formation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2016
    Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas J. Pisklak, Kyriacos Agapiou, Pauline A. Otieno, Ronnie G. Morgan, Peter J. Boul, Lance E. Brothers
  • Publication number: 20150107490
    Abstract: Methods and compositions are provided that related to cementing operations. Methods and compositions that include pumice and/or perlite as a replacement for fly ash.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 29, 2014
    Publication date: April 23, 2015
    Applicant: HALLIBURTON ENERGY SERVICES, INC.
    Inventors: Jeffery D. Karcher, D. Chad Brenneis, Lance E. Brothers
  • Patent number: 8997866
    Abstract: A method of cementing in a subterranean formation may comprise: introducing a cement composition comprising cement, water, and a lignite-based copolymer into a subterranean formation, wherein the lignite-based copolymer comprises a lignite backbone, a first grafted monomer selected from the group consisting of -acrylamido-2-methylpropanesulfonic acid, a salt of 2-acrylamido-2-methylpropanesulfonic acid, and a second grafted monomer comprising N,N-dimethylacrylamide; and allowing the cement composition to set in the subterranean formation, wherein cement composition has a transition time of less than or equal to about 150 minutes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2015
    Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
    Inventors: Matthew G. Kellum, Lance E. Brothers
  • Patent number: 8851173
    Abstract: A variety of methods and compositions are disclosed, including, in one embodiment, a method of cementing in a subterranean formation, comprising: providing a set-delayed cement composition comprising water, pumice, hydrated lime, and a set retarder; activating the set-delayed cement composition; introducing the set-delayed cement composition into a subterranean formation; and allowing the set-delayed cement composition to set in the subterranean formation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 7, 2014
    Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
    Inventors: Lance E. Brothers, Thomas J. Pisklak
  • Patent number: 8551242
    Abstract: A method of servicing a wellbore in a subterranean formation, comprising preparing a cement composition comprising water and a cementitious material, wherein the cementitious material further comprises blast furnace slag, vitrified shale, calcium sulfate hemi-hydrate or combinations thereof, and placing the cement composition in the wellbore. A cement composition comprising water and a cementitious material, wherein the cementitious material further comprises blast furnace slag, vitrified shale, calcium sulfate hemi-hydrate or combinations thereof. A cement composition comprising water and a cementitious material, wherein the cementitious material further comprises blast furnace slag.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2013
    Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
    Inventors: Lance E. Brothers, Anthony Palmer
  • Publication number: 20130255949
    Abstract: A variety of methods and compositions are disclosed, including, in one embodiment, a method of cementing in a subterranean formation comprising: introducing a cement composition comprising cement, water, and a lignite-based copolymer into a subterranean formation, wherein the lignite-based copolymer comprises a lignite backbone, a first grafted monomer selected from the group consisting of -acrylamido-2-methylpropanesulfonic acid, a salt of 2-acrylamido-2-methylpropanesulfonic acid, and a second grafted monomer comprising N,N-dimethylacrylamide; and allowing the cement composition to set in the subterranean formation, wherein cement composition has a transition time of less than or equal to about 150 minutes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2012
    Publication date: October 3, 2013
    Applicant: HALLIBURTON ENERGY SERVICES, INC.
    Inventors: Matthew G. Kellum, Lance E. Brothers
  • Publication number: 20130248183
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are cement compositions and methods of using set-delayed cement compositions in subterranean formations. A method of cementing in a subterranean formation, may comprise providing a set-delayed cement composition comprising water, pumice, hydrated lime, and a set retarder, activating the set-delayed cement composition with a cement set activator, wherein the cement set activator comprises at least one activator selected from the group consisting of nanosilica, a polyphosphate, and combinations thereof, introducing the set-delayed cement composition into a subterranean formation, and allowing the set-delayed cement composition to set in the subterranean formation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2013
    Publication date: September 26, 2013
    Inventors: Thomas J. Pisklak, Kyriacos Agapiou, Pauline A. Otieno, Ronnie G. Morgan, Peter J. Boul, Lance E. Brothers
  • Publication number: 20130233550
    Abstract: A variety of methods and compositions are disclosed, including, in one embodiment, a method of cementing in a subterranean formation, comprising: providing a set-delayed cement composition comprising water, pumice, hydrated lime, and a set retarder; activating the set-delayed cement composition; introducing the set-delayed cement composition into a subterranean formation; and allowing the set-delayed cement composition to set in the subterranean formation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 9, 2012
    Publication date: September 12, 2013
    Applicant: HALLIBURTON ENERGY SERVICES, INC.
    Inventors: Lance E. Brothers, Thomas J. Pisklak
  • Publication number: 20130126166
    Abstract: Methods and compositions are provided that related to cementing operations. Methods and compositions that include pumice and/or perlite as a replacement for fly ash.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2011
    Publication date: May 23, 2013
    Applicant: HALLIBURTON ENERGY SERVICES, INC.
    Inventors: Jeffery Dwane Karcher, Chad Brenneis, Lance E. Brothers
  • Publication number: 20130008353
    Abstract: A method of servicing a wellbore in a subterranean formation, comprising preparing a cement composition comprising water and a cementitious material, wherein the cementitious material further comprises blast furnace slag, vitrified shale, calcium sulfate hemi-hydrate or combinations thereof, and placing the cement composition in the wellbore. A cement composition comprising water and a cementitious material, wherein the cementitious material further comprises blast furnace slag, vitrified shale, calcium sulfate hemi-hydrate or combinations thereof. A cement composition comprising water and a cementitious material, wherein the cementitious material further comprises blast furnace slag.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2012
    Publication date: January 10, 2013
    Applicant: HALLIBURTON ENERGY SERVICES, INC.
    Inventors: Lance E. BROTHERS, Anthony PALMER
  • Patent number: 8347961
    Abstract: A method of servicing a wellbore in a subterranean formation, comprising preparing a cement composition comprising water and a cementitious material, wherein the cementitious material further comprises blast furnace slag, vitrified shale, calcium sulfate hemi-hydrate or combinations thereof, and placing the cement composition in the wellbore. A cement composition comprising water and a cementitious material, wherein the cementitious material further comprises blast furnace slag, vitrified shale, calcium sulfate hemi-hydrate or combinations thereof. A cement composition comprising water and a cementitious material, wherein the cementitious material further comprises blast furnace slag.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 8, 2013
    Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
    Inventors: Lance E. Brothers, Anthony V. Palmer