Patents by Inventor Peter James Boul

Peter James Boul 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: 11898085
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to downhole fluid additives including a clay, a hydroxylated polymer, a cation, and water. The disclosure further relates to downhole fluids, including drilling fluids, spaces, cements, and proppant delivery fluids containing such as downhole fluid additive and methods of using such fluids. The downhole fluid additive may have any of a variety of functions in the downhole fluid and may confer any of a variety of properties upon it, such as salt tolerance or desired viscosities even at high downhole temperatures.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2024
    Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
    Inventors: Vivek S. Goel, Peter James Boul, Xueyu Pang, Lee J. Hall, Jay P. Deville, Samuel J. Lewis, B. Raghava Reddy, Trissa Joseph, Xiangnan Ye
  • Patent number: 11566487
    Abstract: Activating a reaction of a sealant, such as cement, with a fiber optic cable, the reaction causing hardening of the sealant. The sealant may be used in wellbore cementing operations to cement a casing in a wellbore. The fiber optic cable may be deployed by attaching it to the outside of a casing during insertion into the wellbore. The activation of the sealant can be via thermal or optical initiation in order to causing a hydration reaction or polymerization.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2023
    Assignee: HALLIBURTON ENERGY SERVICES, INC.
    Inventors: Peter James Boul, John L. Maida, Krishna Ravi, Gary P. Funkhouser
  • Publication number: 20220081603
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to downhole fluid additives including a clay, a hydroxylated polymer, a cation, and water. The disclosure further relates to downhole fluids, including drilling fluids, spaces, cements, and proppant delivery fluids containing such as downhole fluid additive and methods of using such fluids. The downhole fluid additive may have any of a variety of functions in the downhole fluid and may confer any of a variety of properties upon it, such as salt tolerance or desired viscosities even at high downhole temperatures.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 5, 2021
    Publication date: March 17, 2022
    Inventors: Vivek S. Goel, Peter James Boul, Xueyu Pang, Lee J. Hall, Jay P. Deville, Samuel J. Lewis, B. Raghava Reddy, Trissa Joseph, Xiangnan Ye
  • Patent number: 11168241
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to downhole fluid additives including a clay, a hydroxylated polymer, a cation, and water. The disclosure further relates to downhole fluids, including drilling fluids, spaces, cements, and proppant delivery fluids containing such as downhole fluid additive and methods of using such fluids. The downhole fluid additive may have any of a variety of functions in the downhole fluid and may confer any of a variety of properties upon it, such as salt tolerance or desired viscosities even at high downhole temperatures.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 9, 2021
    Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
    Inventors: Vivek S. Goel, Peter James Boul, Xueyu Pang, Lee J. Hall, Jay P. Deville, Samuel J. Lewis, B. Raghava Reddy, Trissa Joseph, Xiangnan Ye
  • Patent number: 11143014
    Abstract: Various embodiments include nuclear magnetic resonance (MR) sensor array systems and methods are disclosed. One such system includes a downhole casing having at least one MR sensor array peripherally coupled to an outside of the casing. At least one MR sensor array can include an MR sensor configured to monitor a cement/fluid mix composition while the cement is setting.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 12, 2021
    Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
    Inventors: Paul Joseph Ganssle, Krishna M. Ravi, Songhua Chen, Peter James Boul
  • Publication number: 20210238953
    Abstract: Activating a reaction of a sealant, such as cement, with a fiber optic cable, the reaction causing hardening of the sealant. The sealant may be used in wellbore cementing operations to cement a casing in a wellbore. The fiber optic cable may be deployed by attaching it to the outside of a casing during insertion into the wellbore. The activation of the sealant can be via thermal or optical initiation in order to causing a hydration reaction or polymerization.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2020
    Publication date: August 5, 2021
    Applicant: HALLIBURTON ENERGY SERVICES, INC.
    Inventors: Peter James BOUL, John L. Maida, Krishna Ravi, Gary P. Funkhouser
  • Patent number: 10889746
    Abstract: Provided is a glass bead suspension. The glass bead suspension comprises water, a synthetic hectorite having an empirical formula of Si8Mg5.45Li0.4H4O24Na0.7, and glass beads.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 12, 2021
    Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
    Inventors: Peter James Boul, Gregory Robert Hundt, Joseph Kleber Maxson, Simone Elizabeth Ashley Lumsden, Darrell Chad Brenneis, Ronnie Glen Morgan
  • Patent number: 10717916
    Abstract: Systems and methods for modifying rheology of a cement slurry are described. Systems and methods may include a composition including at least one of: one or more polycarboxylate ethers (PCEs); one or more functionalized polyacrylamide co-polymers; and one or more polysaccharide biopolymers (BP).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 21, 2020
    Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas J. Pisklak, Sam J. Lewis, Peter James Boul, Pauline Akinyi Otieno, Kyriacos Agapiou
  • Publication number: 20200165507
    Abstract: Provided is a glass bead suspension. The glass bead suspension comprises water, a synthetic hectorite having an empirical formula of Si8Mg5.45Li0.4H4O24Na0.7, and glass beads.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 29, 2020
    Publication date: May 28, 2020
    Applicant: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
    Inventors: Peter James Boul, Gregory Robert Hundt, Joseph Kleber Maxson, Simone Elizabeth Ashley Lumsden, Darrell Chad Brenneis, Ronnie Glen Morgan
  • Patent number: 10590327
    Abstract: Provided is a method for cementing. The method comprises providing a glass bead suspension comprising water, a synthetic hectorite, and glass beads. The method further comprises mixing the glass bead suspension with components comprising cement and additional water to form a cement composition. The method additionally comprises allowing the cement composition to set.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2020
    Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
    Inventors: Peter James Boul, Gregory Robert Hundt, Joseph Kleber Maxson, Simone Elizabeth Ashley Lumsden, Darrell Chad Brenneis, Ronnie Glen Morgan
  • Patent number: 10544346
    Abstract: Various embodiments disclosed relate to constitutionally dynamic polymer for treatment of subterranean formations. In various embodiments, the present invention provides a method of treating a subterranean formation, the method including placing in the subterranean formation a composition including a constitutionally dynamic polymer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2020
    Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
    Inventors: Peter James Boul, Jay Paul Deville
  • Publication number: 20190390099
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to downhole fluid additives including a clay, a hydroxylated polymer, a cation, and water. The disclosure further relates to downhole fluids, including drilling fluids, spaces, cements, and proppant delivery fluids containing such as downhole fluid additive and methods of using such fluids. The downhole fluid additive may have any of a variety of functions in the downhole fluid and may confer any of a variety of properties upon it, such as salt tolerance or desired viscosities even at high downhole temperatures.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 6, 2019
    Publication date: December 26, 2019
    Inventors: Vivek S. Goel, Peter James Boul, Xueyu Pang, Lee J. Hall, Jay P. Deville, Samuel J. Lewis, B. Raghava Reddy, Trissa Joseph, Xiangnan Ye
  • Patent number: 10514350
    Abstract: An apparatus and method may operate to mount an electrode assembly with the exterior of a casing string to be placed in a borehole in a subterranean formation. The electrode assembly may include electrodes in spaced relation to one another. After the casing string and associated electrode assembly are in the borehole, the method may include providing a series of excitation signals at a plurality of frequencies to at least one electrode to inject a series of injection signals into fluid in the annulus. The method can further include receiving signals in response to the series of injection signals through at least one other electrode. The received signals can be representative of an impedance spectrum including impedance values representative of the fluid in the borehole annulus. The method can further include identifying the fluid in reference to the impedance spectrum. Additional apparatus, systems, and methods are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 24, 2019
    Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
    Inventors: Peter James Boul, Randal Thomas Beste, Jesse Kevin Hensarling, Krishna M. Ravi
  • Patent number: 10428259
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to downhole fluid additives including a clay, a hydroxylated polymer, a cation, and water. The disclosure further relates to downhole fluids, including drilling fluids, spaces, cements, and proppant delivery fluids containing such as downhole fluid additive and methods of using such fluids. The downhole fluid additive may have any of a variety of functions in the downhole fluid and may confer any of a variety of properties upon it, such as salt tolerance or desired viscosities even at high downhole temperatures.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2019
    Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
    Inventors: Vivek S. Goel, Peter James Boul, Xueyu Pang, Lee J. Hall, Jay P. Deville, Samuel J. Lewis, B. Raghava Reddy, Trissa Joseph, Xiangnan Ye
  • Patent number: 10302799
    Abstract: An apparatus and method may operate to position an electrode assembly within a fluid. The electrode assembly may include an injection electrode and a receiving electrode in spaced relation to one another. The method may include providing a series of excitation signals at a plurality of frequencies to the injection electrode to inject a series of injection signals into the fluid. The method can further include receiving signals in response to the series of injection signals through the receiving electrode. The received signals can be representative of an impedance spectrum including impedance values representative of the fluid. The method can further include generating a phase angle fingerprint based on the impedance spectrum to characterize the fluid according to the phase angle fingerprint. Additional apparatus, systems, and methods are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2019
    Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
    Inventors: Peter James Boul, Randal Thomas Beste, Jesse Kevin Hensarling, Krishna M. Ravi
  • Patent number: 10087358
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are cement compositions using set-delayed cement compositions in subterranean formations. The composition may comprise a set-delayed cement composition comprising pumice, hydrated lime, a cement set retarder, a synthetic smectite, and water.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 2, 2018
    Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
    Inventors: Peter James Boul, Kyriacos Agapiou, Thomas Jason Pisklak, Ronnie Glen Morgan, Lance Everett Brothers, Pauline Akinyi Otieno
  • Publication number: 20180265761
    Abstract: Various embodiments disclosed relate to constitutionally dynamic polymer for treatment of subterranean formations. In various embodiments, the present invention provides a method of treating a subterranean formation, the method including placing in the subterranean formation a composition including a constitutionally dynamic polymer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 11, 2015
    Publication date: September 20, 2018
    Applicant: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
    Inventors: Peter James Boul, Jay Paul Deville
  • Patent number: 9988306
    Abstract: A variety of methods and compositions for cementing with set-delayed cement. In one embodiment a method comprises providing a set-delayed cement composition comprising a hydraulic cement, water, and a primary retarder. The method further comprises activating the set-delayed cement composition through a retarder exchange whereby, a secondary retarder is added to the set-delayed cement composition to produce an activated cement composition. The activated cement composition is then allowed to set.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 5, 2018
    Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
    Inventors: Peter James Boul, Xueyu Pang, Pinmanee Boontheung
  • Patent number: 9920235
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are cement compositions and methods of using set-delayed cement compositions in subterranean formations. In one embodiment, a method of cementing in a subterranean formation is described. The method 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 liquid additive to produce an activated cement composition, wherein the liquid additive comprises a monovalent salt, a polyphosphate, a dispersant, and water; and allowing the activated cement composition to set.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2018
    Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services Inc.
    Inventors: Peter James Boul, Thomas Jason Pisklak, Samuel J. Lewis, Kyriacos Agapiou, Lance Everett Brothers, Pauline Akinyi Otieno, Ronnie Glen Morgan, Baya Adams, Cody Glenn Harris
  • Publication number: 20180037795
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to downhole fluid additives including a clay, a hydroxylated polymer, a cation, and water. The disclosure further relates to downhole fluids, including drilling fluids, spaces, cements, and proppant delivery fluids containing such as downhole fluid additive and methods of using such fluids. The downhole fluid additive may have any of a variety of functions in the downhole fluid and may confer any of a variety of properties upon it, such as salt tolerance or desired viscosities even at high downhole temperatures.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 10, 2015
    Publication date: February 8, 2018
    Inventors: Vivek S. Goel, Peter James Boul, Xueyu Pang, Lee J. Hall, Jay P. Deville, Samuel J. Lewis, B. Raghava Reddy, Trissa Joseph, Xiangnan Ye