Patents by Inventor Alexandra Clare Morrison

Alexandra Clare Morrison 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).

  • Patent number: 11879089
    Abstract: A treatment fluid can include a base fluid and a lost-circulation package. The lost-circulation package can include plurality of particles of a first, second, and third lost-circulation material. The plurality of particles can be cellulose, sized calcium carbonate, and fibers. The particle size distribution of the plurality of particles can be selected such that the particles enter permeable areas of a subterranean formation to help prevent loss of the base fluid into the formation and allow most of the particles to pass through the screen of a shale shaker. The plurality of particles can have a particle size distribution of a d10 value in the range of 30 to 55 microns, a d50 value in the range of 60 to 100 microns, and a d90 value in the range of 130 to 190 microns. The treatment fluid can be used in an oil and gas operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2024
    Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
    Inventors: V Ramireddy Devarapalli, Alexandra Clare Morrison, Sudarshana Mukherjee, Sunita S Kadam, Jay Deville
  • Patent number: 11773705
    Abstract: A method of drilling a wellbore penetrating a subterranean formation, the method includes: during drilling operations, circulating in the wellbore a first aqueous drilling fluid composition including a modified starch and a calcium carbonate wherein the calcium carbonate has a first predetermined particle size; during the circulating, measuring one or more parameters to create a set of measured parameters; and during the circulating, responsive to one or more parameters of the set of measured parameters, changing the calcium carbonate with another calcium carbonate of a different particle size to obtain a second aqueous drilling fluid composition, wherein the first and second predetermined particle sizes are, independently, a d50 particle size of about 1.0 ?m to about 150 ?m.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2023
    Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
    Inventors: Mahesh Vijay Biyani, Sunita S. Kadam, Sohini Bose, Alexandra Clare Morrison, Sudarshana Mukherjee, Hui Zhou
  • Patent number: 11352854
    Abstract: Methods and systems for treating wellbores. An example method includes introducing an acidic treatment fluid into the well; wherein the acidic treatment fluid comprises an acid and a first aqueous base fluid. The method further includes introducing an enzymatic treatment fluid into the well; wherein the enzymatic treatment fluid comprises an enzyme and a second aqueous base fluid. The method additionally includes contacting the filter cake with the acidic treatment fluid and contacting the filter cake with the enzymatic treatment fluid after the filter cake was contacted with the acidic treatment fluid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2022
    Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
    Inventors: Alexandra Clare Morrison, Hui Zhou, William Walter Shumway
  • Publication number: 20210396098
    Abstract: Methods and systems for treating wellbores. An example method includes introducing an acidic treatment fluid into the well; wherein the acidic treatment fluid comprises an acid and a first aqueous base fluid. The method further includes introducing an enzymatic treatment fluid into the well; wherein the enzymatic treatment fluid comprises an enzyme and a second aqueous base fluid. The method additionally includes contacting the filter cake with the acidic treatment fluid and contacting the filter cake with the enzymatic treatment fluid after the filter cake was contacted with the acidic treatment fluid.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 13, 2019
    Publication date: December 23, 2021
    Inventors: Alexandra Clare Morrison, Hui Zhou, William Walter Shumway
  • Patent number: 11162332
    Abstract: Methods and systems for modeling the efficiency of fluid transfer between a wellbore and containers during a displacement operation. In one embodiment, the methods and systems may include providing a fluid transfer model based on constraints determined from data obtained from a wellbore servicing system, wherein the fluid transfer model comprises expected properties of the wellbore servicing system at one or more intervals during a fluid displacement operation, selecting containers for transferring a wellbore servicing fluid to a wellbore based on the expected properties, selecting containers for transferring a return fluid from the wellbore based on the expected properties, determining actual properties of the wellbore servicing system from data obtained from the wellbore servicing system, comparing the expected properties and the actual properties, and if the expected properties are different from the actual properties, modifying at least one of the expected properties of the wellbore servicing system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 2, 2021
    Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
    Inventors: Vitor Lopes Pereira, Dale E. Jamison, Alexandra Clare Morrison
  • Publication number: 20210230472
    Abstract: Systems and methods for treating a subterranean formation with particulate additives that may be useful in removing filtercake and/or mitigating premature fluid loss from the subterranean formation are provided. In some embodiments, the methods include providing a treatment fluid that includes a base fluid and a particulate additive, wherein particulates of the particulate additive each include an enzyme core and a degradable coating that at least partially encapsulates an outer surface of the enzyme core; and introducing the treatment fluid into at least a portion of a subterranean formation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 18, 2019
    Publication date: July 29, 2021
    Inventor: Alexandra Clare Morrison
  • Publication number: 20210131234
    Abstract: Methods and systems for modeling the efficiency of fluid transfer between a wellbore and containers during a displacement operation. In one embodiment, the methods and systems may include providing a fluid transfer model based on constraints determined from data obtained from a wellbore servicing system, wherein the fluid transfer model comprises expected properties of the wellbore servicing system at one or more intervals during a fluid displacement operation, selecting containers for transferring a wellbore servicing fluid to a wellbore based on the expected properties, selecting containers for transferring a return fluid from the wellbore based on the expected properties, determining actual properties of the wellbore servicing system from data obtained from the wellbore servicing system, comparing the expected properties and the actual properties, and if the expected properties are different from the actual properties, modifying at least one of the expected properties of the wellbore servicing system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2019
    Publication date: May 6, 2021
    Inventors: Vitor Lopes Pereira, Dale E. Jamison, Alexandra Clare Morrison
  • Patent number: 10030191
    Abstract: Inhibiting gas hydrate formation while transporting hydrocarbon fluids may include providing a kinetic gas hydrate inhibitor, adding the kinetic gas hydrate inhibitor to a fluid capable of producing gas hydrates, and transporting the fluid that comprises the kinetic gas hydrate inhibitor. Generally a kinetic gas hydrate inhibitor may include a heterocyclic compound comprising nitrogen, e.g., polyvinyl pyrrolidone).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2018
    Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
    Inventor: Alexandra Clare Morrison
  • Publication number: 20170204321
    Abstract: Inhibiting gas hydrate formation while transporting hydrocarbon fluids may include providing a kinetic gas hydrate inhibitor, adding the kinetic gas hydrate inhibitor to a fluid capable of producing gas hydrates, and transporting the fluid that comprises the kinetic gas hydrate inhibitor. Generally a kinetic gas hydrate inhibitor may include a heterocyclic compound comprising nitrogen, e.g., polyvinyl pyrrolidone).
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2017
    Publication date: July 20, 2017
    Inventor: Alexandra Clare MORRISON
  • Patent number: 9644426
    Abstract: Inhibiting gas hydrate formation while transporting hydrocarbon fluids may include providing a kinetic gas hydrate inhibitor, adding the kinetic gas hydrate inhibitor to a fluid capable of producing gas hydrates, and transporting the fluid that comprises the kinetic gas hydrate inhibitor. Generally a kinetic gas hydrate inhibitor may include a heterocyclic compound comprising nitrogen, e.g., poly(vinyl pyrrolidone).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2017
    Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
    Inventor: Alexandra Clare Morrison
  • Patent number: 9562423
    Abstract: Some embodiments herein comprise providing a treatment fluid comprising an aqueous base fluid, an acid, a permeability modifier, and a permeability modifier deactivator; providing an injection well having a first treatment zone comprising a first aqueous formation permeability, wherein the first treatment zone comprises formation damage; introducing the treatment fluid into the injection well, so as to contact the acid, the permeability modifier, and the permeability modifier deactivator with the first treatment zone; reacting the acid with the first treatment zone so as to repair a portion of the formation damage; reacting the permeability modifier with the first treatment zone so as to cause the first aqueous formation permeability to adopt a second, lesser aqueous formation permeability; and contacting the permeability modifier deactivator with the permeability modifier so as to deactivate the permeability modifier and restore the first treatment zone to about the first aqueous formation permeability.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2017
    Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
    Inventors: Larry Steven Eoff, B. Raghava Reddy, Eric Davidson, Alexandra Clare Morrison
  • Publication number: 20150300140
    Abstract: Some embodiments herein comprise providing a treatment fluid comprising an aqueous base fluid, an acid, a permeability modifier, and a permeability modifier deactivator; providing an injection well having a first treatment zone comprising a first aqueous formation permeability, wherein the first treatment zone comprises formation damage; introducing the treatment fluid into the injection well, so as to contact the acid, the permeability modifier, and the permeability modifier deactivator with the first treatment zone; reacting the acid with the first treatment zone so as to repair a portion of the formation damage; reacting the permeability modifier with the first treatment zone so as to cause the first aqueous formation permeability to adopt a second, lesser aqueous formation permeability; and contacting the permeability modifier deactivator with the permeability modifier so as to deactivate the permeability modifier and restore the first treatment zone to about the first aqueous formation permeability.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 27, 2013
    Publication date: October 22, 2015
    Applicant: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
    Inventors: Larry Steven Eoff, B. Raghava Reddy, Eric Davidson, Alexandra Clare Morrison
  • Publication number: 20150027783
    Abstract: Inhibiting gas hydrate formation while transporting hydrocarbon fluids may include providing a kinetic gas hydrate inhibitor, adding the kinetic gas hydrate inhibitor to a fluid capable of producing gas hydrates, and transporting the fluid that comprises the kinetic gas hydrate inhibitor. Generally a kinetic gas hydrate inhibitor may include a heterocyclic compound comprising nitrogen, e.g., poly(vinyl pyrrolidone).
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 15, 2014
    Publication date: January 29, 2015
    Applicant: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
    Inventor: Alexandra Clare Morrison
  • Patent number: 8887815
    Abstract: Inhibiting gas hydrate formation while transporting hydrocarbon fluids may include providing a kinetic gas hydrate inhibitor, adding the kinetic gas hydrate inhibitor to a fluid capable of producing gas hydrates, and transporting the fluid that comprises the kinetic gas hydrate inhibitor. Generally a kinetic gas hydrate inhibitor may include a heterocyclic compound comprising nitrogen, e.g., poly(vinyl pyrrolidone).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 5, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 18, 2014
    Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
    Inventor: Alexandra Clare Morrison
  • Publication number: 20130175046
    Abstract: Inhibiting gas hydrate formation while transporting hydrocarbon fluids may include providing a kinetic gas hydrate inhibitor, adding the kinetic gas hydrate inhibitor to a fluid capable of producing gas hydrates, and transporting the fluid that comprises the kinetic gas hydrate inhibitor. Generally a kinetic gas hydrate inhibitor may include a heterocyclic compound comprising nitrogen, e.g., poly(vinyl pyrrolidone).
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 5, 2012
    Publication date: July 11, 2013
    Applicant: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
    Inventor: Alexandra Clare Morrison