Patents by Inventor Bill Zhou

Bill Zhou 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: 11407930
    Abstract: A well treatment composition designed for the simultaneous enhancement of the production of both liquid and gaseous hydrocarbons from the same reservoir on a non-selective basis. The well treatment composition includes a first surfactant and a second surfactant, wherein the second surfactant is selected from the group consisting of ethylenediaminealkoxylate, diethylenetriaminealkoxylate, ethoxylated alkylene amines, ethoxylated alkyl amines, propoxylated alkylene amines, propoxylated alkyl amines, ethoxylated-propoxylated alkylene amines and ethoxylated-propoxylated alkyl amines. The well treatment composition also includes a first solvent, a second solvent and water. Methods for using the well treatment composition include the steps of emplacing the well treatment composition into wells having high and low gas-to-oil ratios.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2022
    Assignee: Flotek Chemistry, LLC
    Inventors: Andrei Zelenev, Lakia M. Champagne, Bill Zhou, Nathan L. Lett, Keith Ingram Dismuke, Glenn S. Penny
  • Publication number: 20210062064
    Abstract: A method of using a high temperature treatment fluid containing nanocellulose including: providing a treatment fluid that includes a base fluid, a synthetic crosslinked polymer composition including a plurality of monomeric units, and at least one crosslinker, and a nanocellulose. The treatment fluid is introduced into at least a portion of a well bore penetrating at least a portion of a subterranean formation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 19, 2018
    Publication date: March 4, 2021
    Inventors: Jay Paul Deville, Ayten Khaled Rady, Catherine Martin Santos, Bill Zhou
  • Publication number: 20190100689
    Abstract: A well treatment composition designed for the simultaneous enhancement of the production of both liquid and gaseous hydrocarbons from the same reservoir on a non-selective basis. The well treatment composition includes a first surfactant and a second surfactant, wherein the second surfactant is selected from the group consisting of ethylenediaminealkoxylate, diethylenetriaminealkoxylate, ethoxylated alkylene amines, ethoxylated alkyl amines, propoxylated alkylene amines, propoxylated alkyl amines, ethoxylated-propoxylated alkylene amines and ethoxylated-propoxylated alkyl amines. The well treatment composition also includes a first solvent, a second solvent and water. Methods for using the well treatment composition include the steps of emplacing the well treatment composition into wells having high and low gas-to-oil ratios.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2018
    Publication date: April 4, 2019
    Applicant: Flotek Chemistry, LLC
    Inventors: Andrei Zelenev, Lakia M. Champagne, Bill Zhou, Nathan L. Lett, Keith Ingram Dismuke, Glenn S. Penny
  • Patent number: 10144862
    Abstract: A well treatment composition is well-designed for the simultaneous enhancement of the production of both liquid and gaseous hydrocarbons from the same reservoir on a non-selective basis. The well treatment composition includes a first surfactant and a second surfactant, wherein the second surfactant is selected from the group consisting of ethoxylated alkylene amines, ethoxylated alkyl amines, propoxylated alkylene amines, propoxylated alkyl amines, ethoxylated-propoxylated alkylene amines and ethoxylated-propoxylated alkyl amines. The well treatment composition also includes a first solvent, a second solvent and water. Methods for using the well treatment composition include the steps of emplacing the well treatment composition into wells having high and low gas-to-oil ratios.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 11, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 4, 2018
    Assignee: Flotek Chemistry, LLC
    Inventors: Andrei Zelenev, Lakia M. Champagne, Bill Zhou, Nathan L. Lett, Keith Ingram Dismuke, Glenn S. Penny
  • Publication number: 20160060505
    Abstract: A well treatment composition is well-designed for the simultaneous enhancement of the production of both liquid and gaseous hydrocarbons from the same reservoir on a non-selective basis. The well treatment composition includes a first surfactant and a second surfactant, wherein the second surfactant is selected from the group consisting of ethoxylated alkylene amines, ethoxylated alkyl amines, propoxylated alkylene amines, propoxylated alkyl amines, ethoxylated-propoxylated alkylene amines and ethoxylated-propoxylated alkyl amines. The well treatment composition also includes a first solvent, a second solvent and water. Methods for using the well treatment composition include the steps of emplacing the well treatment composition into wells having high and low gas-to-oil ratios.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 11, 2015
    Publication date: March 3, 2016
    Applicant: CESI Chemical, Inc.
    Inventors: Andrei Zelenev, Lakia M. Champagne, Bill Zhou, Nathan L. Lett, Keith Ingram Dismuke, Glenn S. Penny
  • Patent number: 9200192
    Abstract: A well treatment composition is well-designed for the simultaneous enhancement of the production of both liquid and gaseous hydrocarbons from the same reservoir on a non-selective basis. The well treatment composition includes a first surfactant and a second surfactant, wherein the second surfactant is selected from the group consisting of ethoxylated alkylene amines, ethoxylated alkyl amines, propoxylated alkylene amines, propoxylated alkyl amines, ethoxylated-propoxylated alkylene amines and ethoxylated-propoxylated alkyl amines. The well treatment composition also includes a first solvent, a second solvent and water. Methods for using the well treatment composition include the steps of emplacing the well treatment composition into wells having high and low gas-to-oil ratios.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 1, 2015
    Assignee: CESI Chemical, Inc.
    Inventors: Andrei Zelenev, Lakia M. Champagne, Bill Zhou, Nathan L. Lett, Keith Ingram Dismuke, Glenn S. Penny
  • Publication number: 20130029883
    Abstract: A gas generating system for use in stimulation or in deliquification/dewatering includes a foam generating agent, a foam enhancing agent and a gas generating additive. The foam generating agent is absorbed or adsorbed on a first plurality of substrates and the foam boosting agent is absorbed or adsorbed on a second plurality of substrates. The gas generating additive preferably includes an acidic component contained within a releasing mechanism container and a carbonate or bicarbonate contained within a releasing mechanism container. The use of encapsulated substrate permits the staged and targeted delivery of treatment chemicals in fractures extending from the wellbore or in the wellbore itself.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2011
    Publication date: January 31, 2013
    Applicant: CESI CHEMICAL, INC.
    Inventors: Keith Dismuke, Richard Nelson Fox, Herbert Juppe, Phillip B. Kaufman, Glenn S. Penny, Bill Zhou