Patents by Inventor Aly-Anis Hamouda

Aly-Anis Hamouda 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).

  • Compositions and processes for treating subterranean formations
    Patent number: 6051670
    Abstract: A gelling composition and a process for using the gelling composition for oilfield applications are provided. The gelling composition comprises a water-soluble polymer, a crosslinking agent, and a liquid wherein the water-soluble polymer comprises repeat units derived from a nitrogen-containing olefinic monomer and optionally an olefinic comonomer. The gelling composition can be used in drilling fluids, workover fluids, completion fluids, permeability corrections, water or gas coning prevention, fluid loss prevention, matrix acidizing, fracture acidizing, and combinations of any two or more thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 1995
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2000
    Assignee: Phillips Petroleum Company
    Inventors: Iqbal Ahmed, Ahmad Moradi-Araghi, Aly-Anis Hamouda, Odd Ivar Eriksen
  • Compositions and processes for treating subterranean formations
    Patent number: 5883210
    Abstract: A gelling composition and a process for using the gellimg composition for oilfield applications are provided. The gelling composition comprises a water-soluble polymer, a crosslinking agent, and a liquid wherein the water-soluble polymer comprises repeat units derived from a nitrogen-containing olefinic monomer and optionally an olefinic comonomer. The gelling composition can be used in drilling fluids, workover fluids, completion fluids, permeability corrections, water or gas coning prevention, fluid loss prevention, matrix acidizing, fracture acidizing, and combinations of any two or more thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 1997
    Date of Patent: March 16, 1999
    Assignee: Phillips Petroleum Company
    Inventors: Iqbal Ahmed, Ahmad Moradi-Araghi, Aly-Anis Hamouda, Odd Ivar Eriksen
  • Compositions and processes for treating subterranean formations
    Patent number: 5855244
    Abstract: A water-soluble polymer and a process for using the polymer for applications in a subterranean formation are provided. The polymer comprises repeat units derived from a nitrogen-containing olefinic monomer and optionally an olefinic comonomer. The polymer can be used in drilling fluids, workover fluids, completion fluids, permeability corrections, water or gas coning prevention, fluid loss prevention, matrix acidizing, fracture acidizing, and combinations of any two or more thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 1997
    Date of Patent: January 5, 1999
    Assignee: Phillips Petroleum Company
    Inventors: Iqbal Ahmed, Ahmad Moradi-Araghi, Aly-Anis Hamouda, Odd Ivar Eriksen
  • Compositions and processes for treating subterranean formations
    Patent number: 5708107
    Abstract: A water-soluble polymer and a process for using the polymer for applications in a subterranean formation are provided. The polymer comprises repeat units derived from a nitrogen-containing olefinic monomer and optionally an olefinic comonomer. The polymer can be used in drilling fluids, workover fluids, completion fluids, permeability corrections, water or gas coning prevention, fluid loss prevention, matrix acidizing, fracture acidizing, and combinations of any two or more thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 1995
    Date of Patent: January 13, 1998
    Assignee: Phillips Petroleum Company
    Inventors: Iqbal Ahmed, Ahmad Moradi-Araghi, Aly-Anis Hamouda, Odd Ivar Eriksen