Patents Assigned to Q'Max Solutions Inc.
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Publication number: 20210047553Abstract: Drilling fluids having improved rheology under downhole temperature and pressure. The improved rheology (IR) drilling fluids are particularly suited for use in deepwater drilling operations. The IR drilling fluids are invert emulsion fluids with viscosifier to rheology modifier weight ratios between about 6 and about 14. The IR drilling fluids exhibit low shear yield point variance and/or yield point variance of below 60 percent based on high-temperature, high-pressure viscometer measurements.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 4, 2020Publication date: February 18, 2021Applicant: Q'MAX SOLUTIONS INC.Inventors: Shawn Lu, Jose Perez, Chase M. Brignac, Sanjit Roy
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Patent number: 10683449Abstract: Drilling fluids having improved rheology under downhole temperature and pressure. The improved rheology (IR) drilling fluids are particularly suited for use in deepwater drilling operations. The IR drilling fluids are invert emulsion fluids with viscosifier to rheology modifier weight ratios between about 6 and about 14. The IR drilling fluids exhibit low shear yield point variance and/or yield point variance of below 60 percent based on high-temperature, high-pressure viscometer measurements.Type: GrantFiled: February 12, 2018Date of Patent: June 16, 2020Assignee: Q'Max Solutions Inc.Inventors: Shawn Lu, Jose Perez, Chase M. Brignac, Sanjit Roy
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Patent number: 10640405Abstract: Provided herein are solids removal systems for dehydrator systems comprising a large rotating paddle, a small rotating paddle, and a drive shaft. The dehydrator system also includes a core dehydrator and a mixing unit. The core dehydrator comprises a plurality of small deflector plaques in fluidic communication with a plurality of large deflector plaques. The mixing unit includes a rapid mixing manifold in fluidic communication with a plurality of vertical flocculators and the core dehydrator. The large rotating paddle and the small rotating paddle of the solids removal system are connected to the drive shaft and configured to remove solids from the core dehydrator.Type: GrantFiled: August 27, 2018Date of Patent: May 5, 2020Assignee: Q'Max Solutions Inc.Inventor: Herbert Raza Pazan
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Patent number: 10086316Abstract: Dehydrator systems having a core dehydrator and a mixing unit are described herein and methods of using the same. The core dehydrator comprises a turbulent flow mixing compartment the turbulent flow mixing compartment with plate openings having a turbulent flow transition zone where linear speed of fluid flow is reduced, a clarifying sediment chamber, where fluid flow is substantially laminar) comprising a plurality of small deflector plaques and a plurality of large deflector plaques and a flocculation pipe. In the turbulent flow transition zone, fluid flow transitions from turbulent flow to laminar flow. The mixing unit comprises a plurality of vertical flocculators. The mixing unit further comprises a rapid mixing manifold. The rapid mixing manifold contains drilling fluids and flocculant polymers.Type: GrantFiled: September 23, 2016Date of Patent: October 2, 2018Assignee: Q'Max Solutions Inc.Inventor: Herbert Raza Pazan
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Publication number: 20180237681Abstract: Drilling fluids having improved rheology under downhole temperature and pressure. The improved rheology (IR) drilling fluids are particularly suited for use in deepwater drilling operations. The IR drilling fluids are invert emulsion fluids with viscosifier to rheology modifier weight ratios between about 6 and about 14. The IR drilling fluids exhibit low shear yield point variance and/or yield point variance of below 60 percent based on high-temperature, high-pressure viscometer measurements.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 12, 2018Publication date: August 23, 2018Applicant: Q'MAX SOLUTIONS INC.Inventors: Shawn Lu, Jose Perez, Chase M. Brignac, Sanjit Roy
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Patent number: 7964101Abstract: Processes for treating drilling fluid by passing the fluid through a separator including a clarifying zone and a thickening zone, the clarifying zone having inclined plates and the thickening zone having at least one wall with an angle of less than about 60°. The separator may optionally include an agglomeration zone and a removal zone.Type: GrantFiled: March 24, 2009Date of Patent: June 21, 2011Assignee: Q'Max Solutions Inc.Inventors: Kevin Slough, Troy Lupul
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Publication number: 20090178975Abstract: Processes for treating drilling fluid by passing the fluid through a separator including a clarifying zone and a thickening zone, the clarifying zone having inclined plates and the thickening zone having at least one wall with an angle of less than about 60°. The separator may optionally include an agglomeration zone and a removal zone.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 24, 2009Publication date: July 16, 2009Applicant: Q'MAX SOLUTIONS INC.Inventors: KEVIN SLOUGH, TROY LUPUL
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Patent number: 7527726Abstract: Processes and apparatuses for treating drilling fluid by passing the fluid through a separator including a clarifying zone and a thickening zone, the clarifying zone having inclined plates and the thickening zone having at least one wall with an angle of less than about 60°. The separator may optionally include an agglomeration zone and a removal zone.Type: GrantFiled: January 25, 2006Date of Patent: May 5, 2009Assignee: Q'Max Solutions Inc.Inventors: Kevin Slough, Troy Lupul
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Patent number: 7338593Abstract: A drilling fluid for use in high oil viscosity formations containing tar, sand and oil entrained therein. The drilling fluid can be comprised of a polymer in an amount from between 0.05% and 5% by volume, a solvent in an amount from between 1% and 20% by volume and de-emulsifier in an amount from between 0.05% and 10% by volume.Type: GrantFiled: October 18, 2006Date of Patent: March 4, 2008Assignee: Q'MAX Solutions Inc.Inventors: Len Baltoiu, Flori Baltoiu, Brent Warren
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Patent number: 7332458Abstract: A drilling fluid for use in high oil viscosity formations containing tar, sand and oil entrained therein. The drilling fluid can be comprised of a polymer in an amount from between 0.05% and 5% by volume, a solvent in an amount from between 1% and 20% by volume and de-emulsifier in an amount from between 0.05% and 10% by volume.Type: GrantFiled: April 2, 2004Date of Patent: February 19, 2008Assignee: Q'Max Solutions Inc.Inventors: Len Baltoiu, Flori Baltoiu, Brent Warren
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Publication number: 20070034553Abstract: A drilling fluid for use in high oil viscosity formations containing tar, sand and oil entrained therein. The drilling fluid can be comprised of a polymer in an amount from between 0.05% and 5% by volume, a solvent in an amount from between 1% and 20% by volume and de-emulsifier in an amount from between 0.05% and 10% by volume.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 18, 2006Publication date: February 15, 2007Applicant: Q'Max Solutions Inc.Inventors: Len Baltoiu, Flori Baltoiu, Brent Warren
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Publication number: 20040204324Abstract: A drilling fluid for use in high oil viscosity formations containing tar, sand and oil entrained therein. The drilling fluid can be comprised of a polymer in an amount from between 0.05% and 5% by volume, a solvent in an amount from between 1% and 20% by volume and de-emulsifier in an amount from between 0.05% and 10% by volume.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 2, 2004Publication date: October 14, 2004Applicant: Q'Max Solutions Inc.Inventors: Len Baltoiu, Flori Baltoiu, Brent Warren
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Patent number: 6695077Abstract: Hydrocarbon contaminants in drill cuttings generated in an oil drilling operation are removed by mixing the drill cuttings with an agglomerant to produce a pre-treatment mixture; heating to vaporize the hydrocarbon contaminants under a condition in which vapor entrainable particles of the drill cuttings are agglomerated by the agglomerant, and caking of drill cuttings is inhibited; drill cuttings having a reduced content of the contaminant are removed, and vaporized hydrocarbons having a reduced content of vapor entrainable particles are recovered. In this way, the particulate content of vapors escaping from the drill cuttings is reduced.Type: GrantFiled: February 20, 2002Date of Patent: February 24, 2004Assignee: Q'Max Solutions Inc.Inventors: Kazimierz S. Szymocha, Barry E. McIntyre
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Patent number: 5877126Abstract: A method of reducing formation damage when drilling for oil and gas. Firstly, determining initial water, hydrocarbon and gas saturation in the porous formation under consideration. Secondly, determining a preferential wettability of the porous formation. Thirdly, determining potential damaging effects due to aqueous phase trapping as a result of increasing water saturation in the porous formation. Fourthly, determining an alcohol type and concentration that will reduce severity of aqueous phase trapping. Fifthly, incorporating the alcohol type and concentration into a drilling fluid. The alcohol concentration will not less than 1% of the volume of the drilling fluid. Sixthly, pumping the drilling fluid containing the alcohol down a drilling string to a drill bit during drilling operations. The described method reduces invasive damage caused by drilling fluid entering the formation.Type: GrantFiled: July 14, 1997Date of Patent: March 2, 1999Assignee: Q'Max Solutions Inc.Inventors: James Darrell Masikewich, Peter Lawrence Churcher, Douglas Brant Bennion