Patents by Inventor Ron J. Powell

Ron J. Powell 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).

  • High temperature, low residue well treating fluids and methods
    Patent number: 6214773
    Abstract: Improved high temperature, low residue viscous well treating fluids and methods of using the fluids are provided by the present invention. The improved viscous well treating fluids are basically comprised of water; a hydrated galactomannan gelling agent; a retarded cross-linking composition for buffering the treating fluid and cross-linking the hydrated galactomannan gelling agent comprised of a liquid solvent, an organotitanate chelate and a borate ion producing compound; and a delayed gel breaker.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 1999
    Date of Patent: April 10, 2001
    Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
    Inventors: Phillip C. Harris, Stanley J. Heath, David M. Barrick, Ron J. Powell, Billy F. Slabaugh, Shane L. Milson, Gregory L. Tanaka, Harold G. Walters