Patents by Inventor Chesnee Lae Davis
Chesnee Lae Davis 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: 11753573Abstract: Methods including precipitated and mined calcium carbonate lost circulation materials for use in subterranean formation operations. The precipitated calcium carbonate lost circulation materials are formed under a chosen set of precipitation conditions, including in situ in a subterranean formation. The mined calcium carbonate lost circulation materials are obtained in a desired morphological form under naturally occurring mined conditions. The precipitated and mined calcium carbonate lost circulation materials may be needle-shaped aragonite having an aspect ratio of about 1.4 to about 15.Type: GrantFiled: June 17, 2020Date of Patent: September 12, 2023Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.Inventors: Dale E. Jamison, Cato Russell McDaniel, Xiangnan Ye, Sharath Savari, Chesnee Lae Davis, Jonathan Paul Walker
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Publication number: 20230242803Abstract: Provided are compositions and methods that use a true crystallization temperature reduction additive in the aqueous internal phase. An example method may comprise providing an oil-based treatment fluid in the form of an invert emulsion comprising an aqueous internal phase and an oil external phase. The aqueous internal phase may include a bromide brine and a true crystallization temperature reduction additive, wherein the bromide brine has a density of about 14.2 lbs/gal or greater. The method may further include placing the oil-based treatment fluid into a wellbore.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 5, 2023Publication date: August 3, 2023Applicant: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.Inventors: Jay Paul Deville, Hui Zhou, Chesnee Lae Davis, Catherine Martin Santos
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Patent number: 11649391Abstract: Provided are compositions and methods that use a true crystallization temperature reduction additive in the aqueous internal phase. An example method may comprise providing an oil-based treatment fluid in the form of an invert emulsion comprising an aqueous internal phase and an oil external phase. The aqueous internal phase may include a bromide brine and a true crystallization temperature reduction additive, wherein the bromide brine has a density of about 14.2 lbs/gal or greater. The method may further include placing the oil-based treatment fluid into a wellbore.Type: GrantFiled: December 27, 2018Date of Patent: May 16, 2023Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.Inventors: Jay Paul Deville, Hui Zhou, Chesnee Lae Davis, Catherine Martin Santos
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Patent number: 11591508Abstract: Treatment fluids and methods of using a treatment fluid for minimizing fluid loss in a wellbore are disclosed. A method may comprise providing a drill-in fluid. The drill-in fluid may comprise an aqueous liquid, a base oil, a polyol, an emulsifying surfactant, and a solid bridging agent. The method may further comprise circulating the drill-in fluid through a drill-string and past a drill bit. The method may further comprise drilling in a reservoir section of a subterranean formation to extend a wellbore in the reservoir section the drill-in fluid is circulated therein.Type: GrantFiled: November 19, 2018Date of Patent: February 28, 2023Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.Inventors: Chesnee Lae Davis, Jeffrey J. Miller, William Walter Shumway
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Patent number: 11130898Abstract: The present disclosure provides methods and systems for treatment fluids including an iodide brine. In some embodiments of the present disclosure, an oil-based treatment fluid in the form of an invert emulsion comprising an aqueous internal phase and an oil external phase, wherein the aqueous internal phase comprises an iodide brine is provided. The treatment fluid may be introduced into at least a portion of a well bore penetrating at least a portion of a subterranean formation.Type: GrantFiled: September 12, 2019Date of Patent: September 28, 2021Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.Inventors: Hui Zhou, Chesnee Lae Davis
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Patent number: 11001740Abstract: A composition of a treatment fluid having an aqueous base fluid and a true crystallization temperature reduction additive. A method includes providing a treatment fluid having an aqueous base fluid, adding a true crystallization temperature reduction additive and placing the treatment fluid in a subterranean wellbore.Type: GrantFiled: January 10, 2017Date of Patent: May 11, 2021Assignee: HALLIBURTON ENERGY SERVICES, INC.Inventors: Jessica Paola Ramirez Angulo, Chesnee Lae Davis, Jay Paul Deville
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Patent number: 10995259Abstract: A method of inhibiting gas hydrate formation in downhole fluids, including providing a downhole fluid and mixing the downhole fluid with an aqueous gas thermodynamic hydrate inhibitor formulation to form a downhole fluid mixture. A concentration of lithium chloride in the downhole fluid mixture is at least about 1 wt % and a density of the downhole fluid mixture is in a range of about 1.08 to 1.3 gm/cm3 at a downhole temperature of about 50° F. or less and a downhole differential pressure of about 500 psi or higher. An aqueous gas thermodynamic hydrate inhibitor formulation and oil and gas well drilling system including such a formulation are also disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: June 18, 2019Date of Patent: May 4, 2021Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.Inventors: Chesnee Lae Davis, Jessica Paola Ramirez Angulo, Jay Paul Deville
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Patent number: 10961424Abstract: Provided are compositions, methods, and systems that relate to use of crystallization temperature reduction additives in treatment fluids. A treatment fluid for use in subterranean operations, the treatment fluid comprising: a bromide brine having a first true crystallization temperature; a true crystallization temperature reduction additive, the first true crystallization temperature is the true crystallization temperature of the bromide brine without inclusion of the true crystallization temperature reduction additive; the treatment fluid has a second true crystallization temperature that is lower than the first true crystallization temperature.Type: GrantFiled: September 12, 2018Date of Patent: March 30, 2021Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.Inventors: Casey Timothy Lesar, Hui Zhou, Chesnee Lae Davis
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Publication number: 20210079285Abstract: The present disclosure may be directed to treatment fluids and methods of using a treatment fluid for minimizing fluid loss in a wellbore. An example method may comprise providing a drill-in fluid. The drill-in fluid may comprise an aqueous liquid, a base oil, a polyol, an emulsifying surfactant, and a solid bridging agent. The method may further comprise circulating the drill-in fluid through a drill-string and past a drill bit. The method may further comprise drilling in a reservoir section of a subterranean formation to extend a wellbore in the reservoir section the drill-in fluid is circulated therein.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 19, 2018Publication date: March 18, 2021Applicant: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.Inventors: Chesnee Lae Davis, Jeffrey J. Miller, William Walter Shumway
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Patent number: 10947434Abstract: A method including providing a drilling fluid that comprises a base fluid, a weighting agent, and a sag stability enhancer, wherein the sag stability enhancer comprises polyethylene glycol (PEG) having a molecular weight of greater than or equal to about 200 g/mol; and placing the drilling fluid in a subterranean formation via a wellbore penetrating the subterranean formation. A method including forming a fluid comprising a base fluid, a weighting agent, and from about 0.5 ppb (1.4 kg/m3) to about 30 ppb (85.5 kg/m3) of a sag stability enhancer, wherein the sag stability enhancer comprises a glycol; and introducing the fluid into at least a portion of a well. A drilling fluid containing a base fluid, a weighting agent, and a sag stability enhancer comprising polyethylene glycol (PEG) having a molecular weight of greater than or equal to about 200 g/mol.Type: GrantFiled: March 16, 2020Date of Patent: March 16, 2021Assignee: HALLIBURTON ENERGY SERVICES, INC.Inventors: Chesnee Lae Davis, Philip Wayne Livanec, William Walter Shumway
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Patent number: 10883037Abstract: Compositions of crosslinked polymers and methods of using such compositions as viscosifiers and fluid-loss control additives in drilling and treatment fluids for subterranean applications are provided. In some embodiments, the methods include: (A) forming a treatment fluid comprising a divalent brine and a crosslinked polymer composition, wherein the crosslinked polymer composition includes: (i) at least one polymer that includes at least a first monomeric unit of one or more N-vinyl lactams; and (ii) a crosslinker selected from the group consisting of: divinyl ether, diallyl ether, vinyl or allyl ethers of polyglycols or polyols, divinylbenzene, 1,3-divinylimidazolidin-2-one, divinyltetrahydropyrimidin-2(1H)-one, dienes, allyl amines, N-vinyl-3(E)-ethylidene pyrrolidone, ethylidene bis(N-vinylpyrrolidone), and any combination of any of the foregoing; and (B) introducing the fluid into a portion of a well bore penetrating at least a portion of a subterranean formation.Type: GrantFiled: December 19, 2018Date of Patent: January 5, 2021Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.Inventors: Hui Zhou, Jay Paul Deville, Chesnee Lae Davis
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Publication number: 20200369941Abstract: Provided are compositions and methods that use a true crystallization temperature reduction additive in the aqueous internal phase. An example method may comprise providing an oil-based treatment fluid in the form of an invert emulsion comprising an aqueous internal phase and an oil external phase. The aqueous internal phase may include a bromide brine and a true crystallization temperature reduction additive, wherein the bromide brine has a density of about 14.2 lbs/gal or greater. The method may further include placing the oil-based treatment fluid into a wellbore.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 27, 2018Publication date: November 26, 2020Applicant: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.Inventors: Jay Paul Deville, Hui Zhou, Chesnee Lae Davis, Catherine Martin Santos
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Publication number: 20200362219Abstract: Provided are compositions, methods, and systems that relate to use of crystallization temperature reduction additives in treatment fluids. A treatment fluid for use in subterranean operations, the treatment fluid comprising: a bromide brine having a first true crystallization temperature; a true crystallization temperature reduction additive, the first true crystallization temperature is the true crystallization temperature of the bromide brine without inclusion of the true crystallization temperature reduction additive; the treatment fluid has a second true crystallization temperature that is lower than the first true crystallization temperature.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 12, 2018Publication date: November 19, 2020Applicant: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.Inventors: Casey Timothy Lesar, Hui Zhou, Chesnee Lae Davis
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Publication number: 20200317990Abstract: A method of inhibiting gas hydrate formation in downhole fluids, including providing a downhole fluid and mixing the downhole fluid with an aqueous gas thermodynamic hydrate inhibitor formulation to form a downhole fluid mixture. A concentration of lithium chloride in the downhole fluid mixture is at least about 1 wt % and a density of the downhole fluid mixture is in a range of about 1.08 to 1.3 gm/cm3 at a downhole temperature of about 50° F. or less and a downhole differential pressure of about 500 psi or higher. An aqueous gas thermodynamic hydrate inhibitor formulation and oil and gas well drilling system including such a formulation are also disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 18, 2019Publication date: October 8, 2020Inventors: Chesnee Lae Davis, Jessica Paola Ramirez Angulo, Jay Paul Deville
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Publication number: 20200317984Abstract: Methods including precipitated and mined calcium carbonate lost circulation materials for use in subterranean formation operations. The precipitated calcium carbonate lost circulation materials are formed under a chosen set of precipitation conditions, including in situ in a subterranean formation. The mined calcium carbonate lost circulation materials are obtained in a desired morphological form under naturally occurring mined conditions. The precipitated and mined calcium carbonate lost circulation materials may be needle-shaped aragonite having an aspect ratio of about 1.4 to about 15.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 17, 2020Publication date: October 8, 2020Applicant: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.Inventors: Dale E. Jamison, Cato Russell McDaniel, Xiangnan Ye, Sharath Savari, Chesnee Lae Davis, Jonathan Paul Walker
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Patent number: 10738550Abstract: Disclosed are treatments of recovered commercial solids and use of the treated recovered commercial solids in well treatment fluids. Systems and methods are disclosed for chemically treating recovered commercial solids to remove contaminants and then recycling the recovered commercial solids by using them in a treatment fluid.Type: GrantFiled: December 7, 2015Date of Patent: August 11, 2020Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.Inventors: Chesnee Lae Davis, Katerina V. Newman, Kimberly Jo Burrows, William Walter Shumway
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Patent number: 10723935Abstract: Methods including precipitated and mined calcium carbonate lost circulation materials for use in subterranean formation operations. The precipitated calcium carbonate lost circulation materials are formed under a chosen set of precipitation conditions, including in situ in a subterranean formation. The mined calcium carbonate lost circulation materials are obtained in a desired morphological form under naturally occurring mined conditions. The precipitated and mined calcium carbonate lost circulation materials may be needle-shaped aragonite having an aspect ratio of about 1.4 to about 15.Type: GrantFiled: November 5, 2015Date of Patent: July 28, 2020Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.Inventors: Dale E. Jamison, Cato Russell McDaniel, Xiangnan Ye, Sharath Savari, Chesnee Lae Davis, Jonathan Paul Walker
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Publication number: 20200216739Abstract: A method including providing a drilling fluid that comprises a base fluid, a weighting agent, and a sag stability enhancer, wherein the sag stability enhancer comprises polyethylene glycol (PEG) having a molecular weight of greater than or equal to about 200 g/mol; and placing the drilling fluid in a subterranean formation via a wellbore penetrating the subterranean formation. A method including forming a fluid comprising a base fluid, a weighting agent, and from about 0.5 ppb (1.4 kg/m3) to about 30 ppb (85.5 kg/m3) of a sag stability enhancer, wherein the sag stability enhancer comprises a glycol; and introducing the fluid into at least a portion of a well. A drilling fluid containing a base fluid, a weighting agent, and a sag stability enhancer comprising polyethylene glycol (PEG) having a molecular weight of greater than or equal to about 200 g/mol.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 16, 2020Publication date: July 9, 2020Applicant: HALLIBURTON ENERGY SERVICES, INC.Inventors: Chesnee Lae DAVIS, Philip Wayne LIVANEC, William Walter SHUMWAY
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Publication number: 20200181473Abstract: Methods for using treatment fluids and additives that include xanthan gum and attapulgite. In one or more embodiments, the methods of the present disclosure include providing a treatment fluid comprising an aqueous base fluid, xanthan gum, and attapulgite; and introducing the treatment fluid into at least a portion of a subterranean formation.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 2, 2019Publication date: June 11, 2020Inventors: Chesnee Lae Davis, Catherine Martin Santos, Jeffrey James Miller
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Patent number: 10676660Abstract: Crosslinked polymers that may be useful, for example, as viscosifiers or fluid-loss control additives for well treatment and servicing fluids are provided. In one embodiment, the methods comprise: providing a treatment fluid comprising a base fluid and a crosslinked polymer composition comprising at least one polymer that comprise at least one N-vinyl lactam monomeric unit, and at least one crosslinker selected from the group consisting of: an acrylamide-based crosslinker, an acrylate-based crosslinker, an ester-based crosslinker, an amide-based crosslinker, any derivative thereof, and any combination thereof; and introducing the treatment fluid into at least a portion of a wellbore penetrating at least a portion of a subterranean formation.Type: GrantFiled: June 11, 2018Date of Patent: June 9, 2020Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.Inventors: Hui Zhou, Jay Paul Deville, Chesnee Lae Davis