Patents by Inventor Arunesh Kumar
Arunesh Kumar 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: 10514324Abstract: Generally, assessing the properties of a plug comprising wellbore strengthening materials may enable the design of more efficient wellbore strengthening additives and fluids because the properties of the plug may translate to the near wellbore strengthening effect of the wellbore strengthening materials of the plug. Assessing such properties may involve applying a differential pressure to a plug formed in a passageway of a tool comprising at least one sensor proximal to the passageway plug, and then measuring at least one attribute selected from the group consisting of a normal plug pressure, a normal plug displacement, and any combination thereof with the at least one sensor.Type: GrantFiled: June 9, 2016Date of Patent: December 24, 2019Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.Inventors: Sharath Savari, Arunesh Kumar, Jason T. Scorsone
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Patent number: 10011755Abstract: A method of treating a well the method including the steps of: (A) forming a fluid including: (i) a shear-thinning aqueous liquid phase; and (ii) an inorganic setting material; wherein the fluid is shear-thinning, pumpable, and settable; and (B) introducing the fluid into the well.Type: GrantFiled: August 11, 2015Date of Patent: July 3, 2018Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.Inventors: Arunesh Kumar, Sharath Savari, Jason T. Scorsone, Rajendra A. Kalgaonkar
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Patent number: 9725975Abstract: A method of wellbore strengthening may include providing a wellbore strengthening fluid comprising a drilling fluid, a particulate, and a fiber; introducing the wellbore strengthening fluid into a wellbore penetrating a subterranean formation; and forming a plug comprising the particulate and the fiber in a void near the wellbore, the plug being capable of maintaining integrity at about 1000 psi or greater overbalance pressure.Type: GrantFiled: October 15, 2014Date of Patent: August 8, 2017Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.Inventors: Arunesh Kumar, Sharath Savari, Donald L. Whitfill, Dale E. Jamison
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Publication number: 20160282234Abstract: Generally, assessing the properties of a plug comprising wellbore strengthening materials may enable the design of more efficient wellbore strengthening additives and fluids because the properties of the plug may translate to the near wellbore strengthening effect of the wellbore strengthening materials of the plug. Assessing such properties may involve applying a differential pressure to a plug formed in a passageway of a tool comprising at least one sensor proximal to the passageway plug, and then measuring at least one attribute selected from the group consisting of a normal plug pressure, a normal plug displacement, and any combination thereof with the at least one sensor.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 9, 2016Publication date: September 29, 2016Applicant: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.Inventors: Sharath Savari, Arunesh Kumar, Jason T. Scorsone
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Patent number: 9388333Abstract: Generally, assessing the properties of a plug comprising wellbore strengthening materials may enable the design of more efficient wellbore strengthening additives and fluids because the properties of the plug may translate to the near wellbore strengthening effect of the wellbore strengthening materials of the plug. Assessing such properties may involve applying a differential pressure to a plug formed in a passageway of a tool comprising at least one sensor proximal to the passageway plug, and then measuring at least one attribute selected from the group consisting of a normal plug pressure, a normal plug displacement, and any combination thereof with the at least one sensor.Type: GrantFiled: July 11, 2012Date of Patent: July 12, 2016Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.Inventors: Sharath Savari, Arunesh Kumar, Jason T. Scorsone
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Publication number: 20150344764Abstract: A method of treating a well the method including the steps of: (A) forming a fluid including: (i) a shear-thinning aqueous liquid phase; and (ii) an inorganic setting material; wherein the fluid is shear-thinning, pumpable, and settable; and (B) introducing the fluid into the well.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 11, 2015Publication date: December 3, 2015Inventors: Arunesh Kumar, Sharath Savari, Jason T. Scorsone, Rajendra A. Kalgaonkar
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Patent number: 9133386Abstract: A method of treating a well the method including the steps of: (A) forming a fluid including: (i) a shear-thinning aqueous liquid phase; and (ii) an inorganic setting material; wherein the fluid is shear-thinning, pumpable, and settable; and (B) introducing the fluid into the well.Type: GrantFiled: December 12, 2012Date of Patent: September 15, 2015Assignee: Hallburton Energy Services, Inc.Inventors: Arunesh Kumar, Sharath Savari, Jason T. Scorsone, Rajendra A. Kalgaonkar
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Patent number: 8969263Abstract: A treatment fluid comprises: water; a carboxylate; and a corrosion inhibitor, wherein the corrosion inhibitor is a polymer, wherein the polymer comprises silicone, an ether monomer residue, and an amine functional group; wherein a test fluid consisting essentially of the water, the carboxylate, and the corrosion inhibitor, and in the same proportions as in the treatment fluid, is capable of providing a corrosion weight loss to a metal plate of less than 0.05 pounds per square feet (lb/ft2) under testing conditions of 200° F. (93.3° C.), a pressure of 500 psi (3.4 MPa), and a time of 24 hours whereas a substantially identical test fluid without the corrosion inhibitor provides a corrosion weight loss of greater than 0.05 lb/ft2 under the testing conditions. A method of treating a portion of a well comprises: forming the treatment fluid; and introducing the treatment fluid into the well.Type: GrantFiled: September 21, 2012Date of Patent: March 3, 2015Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.Inventors: Garima Misra, Arunesh Kumar
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Publication number: 20150027707Abstract: A method of wellbore strengthening may include providing a wellbore strengthening fluid comprising a drilling fluid, a particulate, and a fiber; introducing the wellbore strengthening fluid into a wellbore penetrating a subterranean formation; and forming a plug comprising the particulate and the fiber in a void near the wellbore, the plug being capable of maintaining integrity at about 1000 psi or greater overbalance pressure.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 15, 2014Publication date: January 29, 2015Applicant: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.Inventors: Arunesh Kumar, Sharath Savari, Donald L. Whitfill, Dale E. Jamison
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Patent number: 8887808Abstract: A method of wellbore strengthening may include providing a wellbore strengthening fluid comprising a drilling fluid, a particulate, and a fiber; introducing the wellbore strengthening fluid into a wellbore penetrating a subterranean formation; and forming a plug comprising the particulate and the fiber in a void near the wellbore, the plug being capable of maintaining integrity at about 1000 psi or greater overbalance pressure.Type: GrantFiled: November 9, 2011Date of Patent: November 18, 2014Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.Inventors: Arunesh Kumar, Sharath Savari, Donald L. Whitfill, Dale E. Jamison
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Publication number: 20140200168Abstract: A treatment fluid comprises: water; a carboxylate; and a corrosion inhibitor, wherein the corrosion inhibitor is environmentally-friendly, biodegradable, and is a polymer, wherein the polymer comprises a carbohydrate backbone and a quaternary amine functional group; wherein a test fluid consisting essentially of the water, the carboxylate, and the corrosion inhibitor, and in the same proportions as in the treatment fluid, is capable of providing a corrosion weight loss to a metal plate of less than 0.05 pounds per square feet (lb/ft2) under testing conditions of 200° F. (93.3° C.), a pressure of 500 psi (3.4 MPa), and a time of 24 hours whereas a substantially identical test fluid without the corrosion inhibitor provides a corrosion weight loss of greater than 0.05 lb/ft2 under the testing conditions. A method of treating a portion of a well comprises: forming the treatment fluid; and introducing the treatment fluid into the well.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 11, 2013Publication date: July 17, 2014Applicant: HALLIBURTON ENERGY SERVICES, INC.Inventors: Garima MISRA, Arunesh KUMAR
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Publication number: 20140158354Abstract: A method of treating a well the method including the steps of: (A) forming a fluid including: (i) a shear-thinning aqueous liquid phase; and (ii) an inorganic setting material; wherein the fluid is shear-thinning, pumpable, and settable; and (B) introducing the fluid into the well.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 12, 2012Publication date: June 12, 2014Inventors: Arunesh Kumar, Sharath Savari, Jason T. Scorsone, Rajendra A. Kalgaonkar
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Publication number: 20140087975Abstract: A treatment fluid comprises: water; a carboxylate; and a corrosion inhibitor, wherein the corrosion inhibitor is a polymer, wherein the polymer comprises silicone, an ether monomer residue, and an amine functional group; wherein a test fluid consisting essentially of the water, the carboxylate, and the corrosion inhibitor, and in the same proportions as in the treatment fluid, is capable of providing a corrosion weight loss to a metal plate of less than 0.05 pounds per square feet (lb/ft2) under testing conditions of 200° F. (93.3° C.), a pressure of 500 psi (3.4 MPa), and a time of 24 hours whereas a substantially identical test fluid without the corrosion inhibitor provides a corrosion weight loss of greater than 0.05 lb/ft2 under the testing conditions. A method of treating a portion of a well comprises: forming the treatment fluid; and introducing the treatment fluid into the well.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 21, 2012Publication date: March 27, 2014Applicant: HALLIBURTON ENERGY SERVICES, INCInventors: Garima MISRA, Arunesh KUMAR
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Publication number: 20140014332Abstract: Generally, assessing the properties of a plug comprising wellbore strengthening materials may enable the design of more efficient wellbore strengthening additives and fluids because the properties of the plug may translate to the near wellbore strengthening effect of the wellbore strengthening materials of the plug. Assessing such properties may involve applying a differential pressure to a plug formed in a passageway of a tool comprising at least one sensor proximal to the passageway plug, and then measuring at least one attribute selected from the group consisting of a normal plug pressure, a normal plug displacement, and any combination thereof with the at least one sensor.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 11, 2012Publication date: January 16, 2014Applicant: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.Inventors: Sharath Savari, Arunesh Kumar, Jason T. Scorsone
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Patent number: 8530393Abstract: Of the many compositions and methods provided herein, one method includes providing a drilling fluid comprising a base drilling fluid and a plurality of particulates, wherein the base drilling fluid without the particulates is characterized by N1(B) and wherein the base drilling fluid with the particulates is characterized by N1(A); and adjusting a concentration of the particulates in the drilling fluid by comparing the value of ?N1(F) to ?N1(P) so that ?N1(F)??N1(P), wherein ?N1(F)=|N1(A)|?|N1(B)|.Type: GrantFiled: June 1, 2011Date of Patent: September 10, 2013Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.Inventors: Sandeep D. Kulkarni, Sharath Savari, Arunesh Kumar, Matthew L. Miller, Robert Murphy, Dale E. Jamison
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Patent number: 8524638Abstract: A method for determining a Plug Normal Stress Difference (?N1(P)) may include providing a test base drilling fluid that is characterized by N1(TB); adding a first concentration of a test particulate to the test base drilling fluid; adjusting the concentration of the test particulate in the test base drilling fluid to achieve a minimum concentration of the test particulate in the test base drilling fluid that will substantially plug a tapered slot, wherein the test base drilling fluid with the minimum concentration of the test particulate is characterized by N1(TA); and calculating ?N1(P)=|N1(TA)|?|N1(TB)| wherein each First Normal Stress Difference is measured by the same procedure.Type: GrantFiled: August 22, 2012Date of Patent: September 3, 2013Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.Inventors: Sandeep D. Kulkarni, Sharath Savari, Arunesh Kumar, Matthew L. Miller, Robert Murphy, Dale E. Jamison
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Publication number: 20130112414Abstract: A method of wellbore strengthening may include providing a wellbore strengthening fluid comprising a drilling fluid, a particulate, and a fiber; introducing the wellbore strengthening fluid into a wellbore penetrating a subterranean formation; and forming a plug comprising the particulate and the fiber in a void near the wellbore, the plug being capable of maintaining integrity at about 1000 psi or greater overbalance pressure.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 9, 2011Publication date: May 9, 2013Inventors: Arunesh Kumar, Sharath Savari, Donald L. Whitfill, Dale E. Jamison
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Publication number: 20120316089Abstract: A drilling fluid may include a base drilling fluid and a plurality of particulates, wherein a concentration of the particulates in the base drilling fluid provides for ?N1(F)??N1(P), wherein ?N1(F)=|N1(A)|?|N1(B)|. The particulates may be lost circulation materials including, for example, fibers.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 22, 2012Publication date: December 13, 2012Applicant: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.Inventors: Sandeep D. Kulkarni, Sharath Savari, Arunesh Kumar, Matthew L. Miller, Robert Murphy, Dale E. Jamison
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Publication number: 20120316088Abstract: A method for determining a Plug Normal Stress Difference (?N1(P)) may include providing a test base drilling fluid that is characterized by N1(TB); adding a first concentration of a test particulate to the test base drilling fluid; adjusting the concentration of the test particulate in the test base drilling fluid to achieve a minimum concentration of the test particulate in the test base drilling fluid that will substantially plug a tapered slot, wherein the test base drilling fluid with the minimum concentration of the test particulate is characterized by N1(TA); and calculating ?N1(P)=|N1(TA)|?|N1(TB)| wherein each First Normal Stress Difference is measured by the same procedure.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 22, 2012Publication date: December 13, 2012Applicant: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.Inventors: Sandeep D. Kulkarni, Sharath Savari, Arunesh Kumar, Matthew L. Miller, Robert Murphy, Dale E. Jamison
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Publication number: 20120264658Abstract: Of the many compositions and methods provided herein, one method includes providing a drilling fluid comprising a base drilling fluid and a plurality of particulates, wherein the base drilling fluid without the particulates is characterized by N1(B) and wherein the base drilling fluid with the particulates is characterized by N1(A); and adjusting a concentration of the particulates in the drilling fluid by comparing the value of ?N1(F) to ?N1(P) so that ?N1(F)??N1(P), wherein ?N1(F)=|N1(A)|?|N1(B)|.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 1, 2011Publication date: October 18, 2012Inventors: Sandeep D. Kulkarni, Sharath Savari, Arunesh Kumar, Matthew L. Miller, Robert Murphy, Dale E. Jamison