Patents by Inventor Andrey Mirakyan
Andrey Mirakyan 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: 10815765Abstract: Methods of treating a subterranean formation penetrated by a wellbore include providing environmental water, admixing a viscosifying amount of a polymer and at least one divalent cation with the environmental water to form an admixture, and pumping the admixture through the wellbore at a rate and pressure sufficient to treat the subterranean formation. The viscosity of the admixture increases after the at least one divalent cation, the viscosifying amount of polymer and the environmental water are admixed. Such viscosity increase may be at least about 5% over at least a 10 minute period after the admixture is prepared. The divalent cation(s) may be selected from the group consisting of barium, calcium, copper(II), iron(II), magnesium, manganese(II), strontium, tin(II), zinc, and mixtures thereof. Further, the divalent cation(s) may be provided in the form of a salt with one or more anions selected from acetate, bicarbonate, nitrate, chloride, bromide, iodide, sulfate ion, and mixtures thereof.Type: GrantFiled: June 24, 2015Date of Patent: October 27, 2020Assignee: Schlumberger Technology CorporationInventors: Lindsay Lites, Bruce Alexander MacKay, Andrey Mirakyan, Blake McMahon
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Publication number: 20170349818Abstract: A well treatment fluid is disclosed containing water, a crosslinkable component, a crosslinker; and an enzyme breaker containing a cellulase enzyme, the well treatment fluid having a total dissolved solids content of at least about 75,000 mg/L up to about 250,000 mg/L. A method of treating a subterranean formation is also disclosed including placing the well treatment fluid in the subterranean formation. It is also disclosed that the well treatment fluid can be a combination of a first fluid including water, the crosslinkable component, the crosslinker, and the enzyme breaker, and having a total dissolved content A with formation water having a total dissolved content B which is higher than the total dissolved content A of the first fluid.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 6, 2016Publication date: December 7, 2017Inventors: Andrey Mirakyan, Camille Meza, Richard Donald Hutchins
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Patent number: 9803130Abstract: A method of treating a subterranean formation, the method including placing a well treatment fluid comprised of at least an enzyme and a breaker additive in the subterranean formation. Initially, the pH of the well treatment fluid is about 11.5. The breaker additive reduces the pH of the well treatment fluid by at least 1.5 to increase the activity of enzyme and accelerate hydrolysis of a crosslinkable component.Type: GrantFiled: October 23, 2013Date of Patent: October 31, 2017Assignee: SCHLUMBERGER TECHNOLOGY CORPORATIONInventors: Andrey Mirakyan, Richard D. Hutchins, Jesse C. Lee, Syed A. Ali
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Publication number: 20170158505Abstract: An aqueous solution includes HCl present in an amount exceeding 37% by weight. The solution further includes a fixing agent that is urea and/or a urea derivative. The fixing agent is present in the solution in a molar ratio of between 0.25 and 2.0 of fixing agent to HCl, inclusive.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 21, 2017Publication date: June 8, 2017Inventors: Li Jiang, Bruno Lecerf, Timothy G. J. Jones, Richard Donald Hutchins, Murtaza Ziauddin, Andrey Mirakyan, Jian He, Chad Kraemer
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Patent number: 9617458Abstract: Fluids including a parylene-coated chemical entity and methods of treating a subterranean formation with such fluids are disclosed. The methods may include introducing a treatment fluid into a subterranean formation, the treatment fluid containing a parylene-coated particle having a chemical entity encapsulated therein.Type: GrantFiled: October 31, 2013Date of Patent: April 11, 2017Assignee: SCHLUMBERGER TECHNOLOGY CORPORATIONInventors: Andrey Mirakyan, Richard Hutchins, Sergey Makarychev-Mikhailov
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Patent number: 9598630Abstract: Disclosed are compositions and methods for treating subterranean formations, in particular, oilfield stimulation compositions and methods using polymer viscosified fluid crosslinked with metal complexes with amino and/or phosphonic acids to provide an increased crosslinking temperature and a low pH sensitivity. The metal complexes can be used with borate crosslinkers to provide continuous viscosification as the temperature is increased.Type: GrantFiled: February 27, 2014Date of Patent: March 21, 2017Assignee: SCHLUMBERGER TECHNOLOGY CORPORATIONInventors: Andrey Mirakyan, Michael D. Parris, Carlos Abad, Yiyan Chen
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Patent number: 9573808Abstract: An aqueous solution includes HCl present in an amount exceeding 37% by weight. The solution further includes a fixing agent that is urea and/or a urea derivative. The fixing agent is present in the solution in a molar ratio of between 0.25 and 2.0 of fixing agent to HCl, inclusive.Type: GrantFiled: July 31, 2013Date of Patent: February 21, 2017Assignee: SCHLUMBERGER TECHNOLOGY CORPORATIONInventors: Li Jiang, Bruno Lecerf, Timothy G. J. Jones, Richard Hutchins, Murtaza Ziauddin, Andrey Mirakyan, Jian He, Chad Kraemer
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Publication number: 20170002261Abstract: A composition or compositions useful as a well treatment fluid is disclosed containing high molecular weight guar and low molecular weight water soluble polymer having a lower molecular weight than the high molecular weight guar. The composition can also contain water and a crosslinking agent, and the low molecular weight water soluble polymer can include a low molecular weight guar. A method of treating a subterranean formation is also disclosed including placing the composition(s) in the subterranean formation.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 1, 2016Publication date: January 5, 2017Inventors: Andrey Mirakyan, Derek Brown, Richa Sethi, Blake McMahon, Bruce MacKay, Dominic Perroni
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Publication number: 20160376497Abstract: Methods of treating a subterranean formation penetrated by a wellbore include providing environmental water, admixing a viscosifying amount of a polymer and at least one divalent cation with the environmental water to form an admixture, and pumping the admixture through the wellbore at a rate and pressure sufficient to treat the subterranean formation. The viscosity of the admixture increases after the at least one divalent cation, the viscosifying amount of polymer and the environmental water are admixed. Such viscosity increase may be at least about 5% over at least a 10 minute period after the admixture is prepared. The divalent cation(s) may be selected from the group consisting of barium, calcium, copper(II), iron(II), magnesium, manganese(II), strontium, tin(II), zinc, and mixtures thereof. Further, the divalent cation(s) may be provided in the form of a salt with one or more anions selected from acetate, bicarbonate, nitrate, chloride, bromide, iodide, sulfate ion, and mixtures thereof.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 24, 2015Publication date: December 29, 2016Inventors: Lindsay Lites, Bruce Alexander MacKay, Andrey Mirakyan, Blake McMahon
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Patent number: 9475981Abstract: A method of treating a subterranean formation penetrated by a wellbore includes introducing a treatment fluid comprised at least a crosslinkable component, and a metal crosslinker to the subterranean formation, forming a crosslinked treatment fluid, and de-crosslinking bonds of the crosslinked treatment fluid by manipulating a pH of the treatment fluid with a pH triggering agent, wherein the pH triggering agent is an amine-precursor compound or a derivative thereof.Type: GrantFiled: July 14, 2014Date of Patent: October 25, 2016Assignee: SCHLUMBERGER TECHNOLOGY CORPORATIONInventors: Patrice Abivin, Wingki Lee, Sergey Makarychev-Mikhailov, Michael D. Parris, Andrey Mirakyan, Rasika Prabhu
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Publication number: 20160230082Abstract: Embodiments herein relate to a method of forming a fluid including controlling the pH of the water, wherein the pH after controlling is 4.0 to 7.5, introducing a polymer comprising guar to the water to form a fluid, introducing a crosslinker comprising zirconium a group 4 metal to the fluid, and observing the viscosity of the fluid, wherein the viscosity is at least 80 cP at 100 s-1 in the first half-hour after introducing the crosslinker. In some embodiments, the water is collected from an oil field services water treatment facility, pond, or truck. Embodiments herein relate to a method of forming a fluid including analyzing water for pH wherein the water comprises a salinity of 300 ppm or greater, controlling the pH of the water, wherein the pH after controlling is 4.5 to 8.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 26, 2015Publication date: August 11, 2016Inventors: Blake McMahon, Bruce Mackay, Andrey Mirakyan
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Patent number: 9371479Abstract: A method for treating a subterranean formation penetrated by a wellbore, the method including the introduction of a well treatment fluid containing at least an encapsulated biocide. Once the encapsulated biocide is introduced and after a predetermined period of time, a biocide is released from an encapsulation material and treats the wellbore and the subterranean formation.Type: GrantFiled: March 15, 2012Date of Patent: June 21, 2016Assignee: SCHLUMBERGER TECHNOLOGY CORPORATIONInventors: Andrey Mirakyan, Richard D. Hutchins, Don Williamson, Eric Clum
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Publication number: 20160115377Abstract: A method of treating a subterranean formation penetrated by a wellbore includes introducing a treatment fluid comprised at least a crosslinkable component, and a metal crosslinker to the subterranean formation; forming a crosslinked treatment fluid, and de-crosslinking bonds of the crosslinked treatment fluid by manipulating a pH of the treatment fluid with a pH triggering agent.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 14, 2014Publication date: April 28, 2016Inventors: Patrice Abivin, Wingki Lee, Sergey Makarychev-Mikhailov, Michael D. Parris, Andrey Mirakyan, Rasika Prabhu
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Patent number: 9139759Abstract: A method of treating a subterranean formation penetrated by a wellbore is accomplished by introducing a fluid into the wellbore containing a combined fluid loss additive and breaker. The combined fluid loss additive and breaker is formed from particles of an organic peroxide provided on a substrate. The particles are sized to facilitate fluid loss control. A treatment operation is carried out wherein a treatment fluid viscosified with a polymer is introduced into the formation through the wellbore.Type: GrantFiled: March 24, 2010Date of Patent: September 22, 2015Assignee: Schlumberger Technology CorporationInventors: Richard D. Hutchins, Joseph A. Ayoub, Andrey Mirakyan, Michael D. Parris, Stephen D. Mason, Ann M. W. Hoefer
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Publication number: 20150144346Abstract: Disclosed herein is a gel comprising, polyacrylamide crosslinked with a non-metallic crosslinker, the non-metallic crosslinker comprising a polyamine. A method of making the gel and a method of using the gel are also disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 27, 2015Publication date: May 28, 2015Inventors: Andrey Mirakyan, Philip F. Sullivan, Richard D. Hutchins, Lijun Lin, Gary Tustin, Bruno J. Drochon
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Publication number: 20150114648Abstract: Fluids including a parylene-coated chemical entity and methods of treating a subterranean formation with such fluids are disclosed. The methods may include introducing a treatment fluid into a subterranean formation, the treatment fluid containing a parylene-coated particle having a chemical entity encapsulated therein.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 31, 2013Publication date: April 30, 2015Applicant: Schlumberger Technology CorporationInventors: Andrey Mirakyan, Richard Hutchins, Sergey Makarychev-Mikhailov
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Publication number: 20150037234Abstract: An aqueous solution includes HCl present in an amount exceeding 37% by weight. The solution further includes a fixing agent that is urea and/or a urea derivative. The fixing agent is present in the solution in a molar ratio of between 0.25 and 2.0 of fixing agent to HCl, inclusive.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 31, 2013Publication date: February 5, 2015Applicant: Schlumberger Technology CorporationInventors: Li Jiang, Bruno Lecerf, Timothy G.J. Jones, Rick Hutchins, Murtaza Ziauddin, Andrey Mirakyan, Jian He, Chad Kraemer
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Publication number: 20150013984Abstract: A method of treating a subterranean formation penetrated by a wellbore includes introducing a treatment fluid comprised at least a crosslinkable component, and a metal crosslinker to the subterranean formation, forming a crosslinked treatment fluid, and de-crosslinking bonds of the crosslinked treatment fluid by manipulating a pH of the treatment fluid with a pH triggering agent, wherein the pH triggering agent is an amine-precursor compound or a derivative thereof.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 14, 2014Publication date: January 15, 2015Inventors: Patrice Abivin, Wingki Lee, Sergey Makarychev-Mikhailov, Michael D. Parris, Andrey Mirakyan, Rasika Prabhu
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Publication number: 20140262265Abstract: Various methods for performing treatment operations at a wellsite having a subterranean formation with a reservoir therein are provided. The method involves introducing a treatment fluid comprised of at least a gas hydrate slurry to the subterranean formation.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 13, 2014Publication date: September 18, 2014Applicant: SCHLUMBERGER TECHNOLOGY CORPORATIONInventors: Richard D. Hutchins, Alejandro Pena, William Troy Huey, Philippe Enkababian, George Waters, Andrey Mirakyan, Salvador Ayala, J. Ernest Brown, Heng-Joo Ng
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Patent number: 8772206Abstract: The invention discloses a method comprising providing a fluid comprising a viscosifying agent in an aqueous medium; contacting the fluid with a halogenisocyanuric acid or halogenisocyanurate component; whereby the viscosity of the fluid with the halogenisocyanuric acid or halogenisocyanurate component is reduced compared to the viscosity of the fluid alone; and introducing the fluid into a well. The halogenisocyanuric acid component can be mono chloroisocyanuric acid, dichloroisocyanuric acid or trichloroisocyanuric acid. The halogenisocyanurate component can be an alkali metal monochloroisocyanurate, alkali metal dichloroisocyanurate or alkali metal trichloroisocyanurate.Type: GrantFiled: May 21, 2010Date of Patent: July 8, 2014Assignee: Schlumberger Technology CorporationInventors: Andrey Mirakyan, Syed A. Ali, Curtis L. Boney, Kevin W. England, Michael D. Parris, Kristel A. Blow