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).
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Patent number: 11898085Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: October 5, 2021Date of Patent: February 13, 2024Assignee: 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
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Patent number: 11566487Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: September 30, 2020Date of Patent: January 31, 2023Assignee: HALLIBURTON ENERGY SERVICES, INC.Inventors: Peter James Boul, John L. Maida, Krishna Ravi, Gary P. Funkhouser
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Publication number: 20220081603Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: October 5, 2021Publication date: March 17, 2022Inventors: Vivek S. Goel, Peter James Boul, Xueyu Pang, Lee J. Hall, Jay P. Deville, Samuel J. Lewis, B. Raghava Reddy, Trissa Joseph, Xiangnan Ye
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Patent number: 11168241Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: September 6, 2019Date of Patent: November 9, 2021Assignee: 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
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Patent number: 11143014Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: May 19, 2014Date of Patent: October 12, 2021Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.Inventors: Paul Joseph Ganssle, Krishna M. Ravi, Songhua Chen, Peter James Boul
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Publication number: 20210238953Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: September 30, 2020Publication date: August 5, 2021Applicant: HALLIBURTON ENERGY SERVICES, INC.Inventors: Peter James BOUL, John L. Maida, Krishna Ravi, Gary P. Funkhouser
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Patent number: 10889746Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: January 29, 2020Date of Patent: January 12, 2021Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.Inventors: Peter James Boul, Gregory Robert Hundt, Joseph Kleber Maxson, Simone Elizabeth Ashley Lumsden, Darrell Chad Brenneis, Ronnie Glen Morgan
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Patent number: 10717916Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: September 4, 2013Date of Patent: July 21, 2020Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.Inventors: Thomas J. Pisklak, Sam J. Lewis, Peter James Boul, Pauline Akinyi Otieno, Kyriacos Agapiou
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Publication number: 20200165507Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: January 29, 2020Publication date: May 28, 2020Applicant: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.Inventors: Peter James Boul, Gregory Robert Hundt, Joseph Kleber Maxson, Simone Elizabeth Ashley Lumsden, Darrell Chad Brenneis, Ronnie Glen Morgan
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Patent number: 10590327Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: April 28, 2015Date of Patent: March 17, 2020Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.Inventors: Peter James Boul, Gregory Robert Hundt, Joseph Kleber Maxson, Simone Elizabeth Ashley Lumsden, Darrell Chad Brenneis, Ronnie Glen Morgan
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Patent number: 10544346Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: February 11, 2015Date of Patent: January 28, 2020Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.Inventors: Peter James Boul, Jay Paul Deville
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Publication number: 20190390099Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: September 6, 2019Publication date: December 26, 2019Inventors: Vivek S. Goel, Peter James Boul, Xueyu Pang, Lee J. Hall, Jay P. Deville, Samuel J. Lewis, B. Raghava Reddy, Trissa Joseph, Xiangnan Ye
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Patent number: 10514350Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: June 24, 2014Date of Patent: December 24, 2019Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.Inventors: Peter James Boul, Randal Thomas Beste, Jesse Kevin Hensarling, Krishna M. Ravi
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Patent number: 10428259Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: April 10, 2015Date of Patent: October 1, 2019Assignee: 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
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Patent number: 10302799Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: June 24, 2014Date of Patent: May 28, 2019Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.Inventors: Peter James Boul, Randal Thomas Beste, Jesse Kevin Hensarling, Krishna M. Ravi
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Patent number: 10087358Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: January 25, 2017Date of Patent: October 2, 2018Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.Inventors: Peter James Boul, Kyriacos Agapiou, Thomas Jason Pisklak, Ronnie Glen Morgan, Lance Everett Brothers, Pauline Akinyi Otieno
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Publication number: 20180265761Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: February 11, 2015Publication date: September 20, 2018Applicant: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.Inventors: Peter James Boul, Jay Paul Deville
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Patent number: 9988306Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: October 31, 2013Date of Patent: June 5, 2018Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.Inventors: Peter James Boul, Xueyu Pang, Pinmanee Boontheung
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Patent number: 9920235Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: May 23, 2016Date of Patent: March 20, 2018Assignee: 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
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Publication number: 20180037795Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: April 10, 2015Publication date: February 8, 2018Inventors: Vivek S. Goel, Peter James Boul, Xueyu Pang, Lee J. Hall, Jay P. Deville, Samuel J. Lewis, B. Raghava Reddy, Trissa Joseph, Xiangnan Ye