Patents by Inventor Cristian R. Ramirez

Cristian R. Ramirez 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).

  • Methods and compositions for reducing water production in fractures or voids in subterranean formations
    Patent number: 10337282
    Abstract: Systems, compositions, and methods for reducing the production of water in subterranean formations having fractures or voids therein are provided. In one embodiment, the methods comprise: introducing a particulate material into a portion of a subterranean formation comprising one or more fractures or voids; and introducing a treatment fluid comprising a relative permeability modifier into the portion of the subterranean formation such that the permeability of the particulate material in the portion of the subterranean formation to water is reduced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2019
    Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
    Inventors: Jose R. Sierra, Julio E. Vasquez, Victor Daniel Escobar, Victor Manuel Cancino, Larry Steven Eoff, Cristian R. Ramirez
  • METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS FOR REDUCING WATER PRODUCTION IN FRACTURES OR VOIDS IN SUBTERRANEAN FORMATIONS
    Publication number: 20180022982
    Abstract: Systems, compositions, and methods for reducing the production of water in subterranean formations having fractures or voids therein are provided. In one embodiment, the methods comprise: introducing a particulate material into a portion of a subterranean formation comprising one or more fractures or voids; and introducing a treatment fluid comprising a relative permeability modifier into the portion of the subterranean formation such that the permeability of the particulate material in the portion of the subterranean formation to water is reduced.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 26, 2015
    Publication date: January 25, 2018
    Applicant: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
    Inventors: Jose R. Sierra, Julio E. Vasquez, Victor Daniel Escobar, Victor Manuel Cancino, Larry Steven Eoff, Cristian R. Ramirez