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).
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Patent number: 11879089Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: November 22, 2022Date of Patent: January 23, 2024Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.Inventors: V Ramireddy Devarapalli, Alexandra Clare Morrison, Sudarshana Mukherjee, Sunita S Kadam, Jay Deville
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Patent number: 11773705Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: September 30, 2022Date of Patent: October 3, 2023Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.Inventors: Mahesh Vijay Biyani, Sunita S. Kadam, Sohini Bose, Alexandra Clare Morrison, Sudarshana Mukherjee, Hui Zhou
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Patent number: 11352854Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: May 13, 2019Date of Patent: June 7, 2022Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.Inventors: Alexandra Clare Morrison, Hui Zhou, William Walter Shumway
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Publication number: 20210396098Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: May 13, 2019Publication date: December 23, 2021Inventors: Alexandra Clare Morrison, Hui Zhou, William Walter Shumway
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Patent number: 11162332Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: October 30, 2019Date of Patent: November 2, 2021Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.Inventors: Vitor Lopes Pereira, Dale E. Jamison, Alexandra Clare Morrison
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Publication number: 20210230472Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: April 18, 2019Publication date: July 29, 2021Inventor: Alexandra Clare Morrison
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Publication number: 20210131234Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: October 30, 2019Publication date: May 6, 2021Inventors: Vitor Lopes Pereira, Dale E. Jamison, Alexandra Clare Morrison
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Patent number: 10030191Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: March 31, 2017Date of Patent: July 24, 2018Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.Inventor: Alexandra Clare Morrison
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Publication number: 20170204321Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: March 31, 2017Publication date: July 20, 2017Inventor: Alexandra Clare MORRISON
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Patent number: 9644426Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: October 15, 2014Date of Patent: May 9, 2017Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.Inventor: Alexandra Clare Morrison
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Patent number: 9562423Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: August 27, 2013Date of Patent: February 7, 2017Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.Inventors: Larry Steven Eoff, B. Raghava Reddy, Eric Davidson, Alexandra Clare Morrison
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Publication number: 20150300140Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: August 27, 2013Publication date: October 22, 2015Applicant: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.Inventors: Larry Steven Eoff, B. Raghava Reddy, Eric Davidson, Alexandra Clare Morrison
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Publication number: 20150027783Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: October 15, 2014Publication date: January 29, 2015Applicant: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.Inventor: Alexandra Clare Morrison
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Patent number: 8887815Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: January 5, 2012Date of Patent: November 18, 2014Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.Inventor: Alexandra Clare Morrison
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Publication number: 20130175046Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: January 5, 2012Publication date: July 11, 2013Applicant: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.Inventor: Alexandra Clare Morrison