Abstract: The present invention provides variable density fluid compositions and methods for using such compositions in a subterranean formation. One exemplary embodiment of the variable density fluid compositions of the present invention comprises a variable density fluid comprising: a base fluid, and a portion of variable pressure weighting material particles.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
December 23, 2008
Date of Patent:
June 19, 2012
Assignee:
Halliburton Energy Services Inc.
Inventors:
B. Raghava Reddy, Krishna Ravi, Michael Szymanski, Dale Jamison, Donald Whitfill
Abstract: A method for surface modification of non-dispersible metal nanoparticles comprises mixing metal nanoparticles having an amorphous carbon layer on the surface with an alcohol or thiol solvent, mixing a capping molecule having a carboxylic head group in the mixed solution, and separating the metal nanoparticles from the mixed solution and the metal nanoparticles for inkjet printing thus modified.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
October 10, 2007
Date of Patent:
May 8, 2012
Assignee:
Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd.
Inventors:
In-Keun Shim, Jae-Woo Joung, Kwi-Jong Lee