Patents by Inventor Dave B. Allison

Dave B. Allison 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).

  • Use of expandable self-removing filler material in fracturing operations
    Patent number: 9309454
    Abstract: A method using a propping fluid comprising a first carrier fluid and a plurality of propping agents and a spacer fluid comprising a second carrier fluid and an expandable filler material. The method introduces the propping fluid into a fracture in a subterranean formation and introduces the spacer fluid into the fracture. Then the expandable filler material is exposed to an expanding agent that causes the expandable filler material to expand and press against the adjacent propping agents.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2016
    Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
    Inventors: Jonathan Paul Smith, Jonathan Worley, Dave B. Allison, Kembe Dane Kleinwolterink, Philip D. Nguyen, Tingji Tang, Jimmie D. Weaver
  • Use of Expandable Self-Removing Filler Material in Fracturing Operations
    Publication number: 20140020893
    Abstract: A method using a propping fluid comprising a first carrier fluid and a plurality of propping agents and a spacer fluid comprising a second carrier fluid and an expandable filler material. The method introduces the propping fluid into a fracture in a subterranean formation and introduces the spacer fluid into the fracture. Then the expandable filler material is exposed to an expanding agent that causes the expandable filler material to expand and press against the adjacent propping agents.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 20, 2012
    Publication date: January 23, 2014
    Applicant: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
    Inventors: Jonathan Paul Smith, Jonathan Worley, Dave B. Allison, Kembe Dane Kleinwolterink