Patents Assigned to Brine -Add Fluids Ltd.
  • Gelled hydrocarbons for oilfield processes, phosphate ester compounds useful in gellation of hydrocarbons and methods for production and use thereof
    Patent number: 8017562
    Abstract: Phosphate esters useful for gelling hydrocarbons in combination with a metal source are disclosed along with methods of preparation of the phosphate esters. Fouling in oil refinery towers has been attributed due to distillation of impurities present in phosphate esters used to gel hydrocarbons for oil well fracturing. The improved method of preparation of the phosphate ester results in a product that substantially reduces or eliminates volatile phosphorus, which is phosphorus impurities that distill up to 250° C., and increases the high temperature viscosity of the hydrocarbon gels formed using the phosphate esters.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2011
    Assignee: Brine-Add Fluids Ltd.
    Inventors: David P. Horton, Ioan Ghesner
  • Gelled hydrocarbons for oilfield processes, phosphate ester compounds useful in gellation of hydrocarbons and methods for production and use thereof
    Patent number: 7972996
    Abstract: Phosphate esters useful for gelling hydrocarbons in combination with a metal source are disclosed along with methods of preparation of the phosphate esters. Fouling in oil refinery towers has been attributed due to distillation of impurities present in phosphate esters used to gel hydrocarbons for oil well fracturing. The improved method of preparation of the phosphate ester results in a product that substantially reduces or eliminates volatile phosphorus, which is phosphorus impurities that distill up to 250° C., and increases the high temperature viscosity of the hydrocarbon gels formed using the phosphate esters.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2011
    Assignee: Brine-Add Fluids Ltd
    Inventors: Ioan Ghesner, David P. Horton
  • Gelled hydrocarbons for oilfield processes and methods of use
    Patent number: 7947631
    Abstract: Gelled liquid hydrocarbons and methods for gelling hydrocarbons and treating subterranean wellbores employ a phosphorus compound of the formula: wherein, X is a straight chained alkyl or alkoxy group having 5 to 18 carbon atoms in combination with a polyvalent metal source.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2011
    Assignee: Brine-Add Fluids Ltd.
    Inventors: Ioan Ghesner, David P. Horton
  • Gelled hydrocarbons for oilfield processes, phosphate ester compounds useful in gellation of hydrocarbons and methods for production and use thereof
    Patent number: 7947632
    Abstract: Phosphate esters useful for gelling hydrocarbons in combination with a metal source are disclosed along with methods of preparation of the phosphate esters. Fouling in oil refinery towers has been attributed due to distillation of impurities present in phosphate esters used to gel hydrocarbons for oil well fracturing. The improved method of preparation of the phosphate ester results in a product that substantially reduces or eliminates volatile phosphorus, which is phosphorus impurities that distill up to 250° C., and increases the high temperature viscosity of the hydrocarbon gels formed using the phosphate esters.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2011
    Assignee: Brine-Add Fluids Ltd.
    Inventors: David P. Horton, Ioan Ghesner
  • Drilling fluids, drilling fluids additives and methods useful for limiting tar sands accretion on metal surfaces
    Patent number: 7081438
    Abstract: Fluids useful in oil well drilling operations are described. The fluids comprise standard viscosifying and fluid loss control additives along with phosphonates or phosphate esters of organic ligands. The addition of the phosphonates or phosphate esters at effective concentrations prevents the adherence of heavy oil and heavy oil laden drill cuttings to drill pipe strings and well bore casings.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 2003
    Date of Patent: July 25, 2006
    Assignee: Brine -Add Fluids Ltd.
    Inventor: David P. Horton