Patents Examined by George A. Suchfeld
  • Patent number: 6170575
    Abstract: Cement compositions and methods of cementing within subterranean formations penetrated by well bores wherein the flow properties of one or more dry particulate cementitious materials are improved and wherein the materials can be readily conveyed out of storage tanks and the like. A preferred composition of the present invention comprises a particulate flow enhancing additive dry-blended with one or more dry particulate cementitious materials, said flow enhancing additive being comprised of a particulate solid material carrying a flow inducing polar chemical, and a sufficient amount of water to form a pumpable slurry.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 1999
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2001
    Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
    Inventors: Baireddy R. Reddy, Ronald E. Sweatman, James F. Heathman, Russell M. Fitzgerald, Ronald J. Crook
  • Patent number: 5016711
    Abstract: Cement-to-casing sealing in a wellbore is improved through addition of surfactant to the cement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 1989
    Date of Patent: May 21, 1991
    Assignee: Shell Oil Company
    Inventor: Kenneth M. Cowan