Patents by Inventor Clarence John Bertrand

Clarence John Bertrand 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).

  • Method of using low-strength proppant in high closure stress fractures
    Patent number: 10280363
    Abstract: A method comprising: introducing into a fracture within a subterranean formation a first treatment fluid comprising uncoated first proppant particulates; introducing into the fracture a second treatment fluid comprising non-hardenable coated second proppant particulates to form a proppant pack; and introducing into the fracture a third treatment fluid comprising hardenable coated third proppant particulates intermittently between a spacer fluid to form pillars.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2019
    Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
    Inventors: Joao Walter Pereira Suzart, Clarence John Bertrand, Jr., Anupom Sabhapondit
  • METHOD OF USING LOW-STRENGTH PROPPANT IN HIGH CLOSURE STRESS FRACTURES
    Publication number: 20180016489
    Abstract: Of the methods provided herein, is a method comprising: introducing into a fracture within a subterranean formation a first treatment fluid comprising uncoated first proppant particulates; introducing into the fracture a second treatment fluid comprising non-hardenable coated second proppant particulates to form a proppant pack; and introducing into the fracture a third treatment fluid comprising hardenable coated third proppant particulates intermittently between a spacer fluid to form pillars.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 7, 2015
    Publication date: January 18, 2018
    Inventors: Joao Walter Pereira Suzart, Clarence John Bertrand, Anupom Sabhapondit