Patents by Inventor David P. Kippie
David P. Kippie 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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Publication number: 20200040248Abstract: Compositions and methods for producing a hydrocarbon from a formation include drilling the formation with a drill-in fluid to form a wellbore and emplacing a fluid loss composition in the wellbore. The fluid loss composition may include an aqueous fluid, a viscosifier, a water soluble polar organic solvent, a delayed acid source having a hydrolyzable ester configured to hydrolyze in situ, and a weighting agent. A viscosity of the fluid loss composition may be reduced by shutting the wellbore for a predetermined time and releasing an organic acid from a time-delayed hydrolysis of the hydrolyzable ester, wherein an amount of delay prior to the time-delayed hydrolysis of the hydrolyzable ester is greater than 1 hour.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 14, 2019Publication date: February 6, 2020Inventor: David P. Kippie
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Patent number: 10047267Abstract: Drilling fluids were developed including a base fluid, a weighting agent and/or a bridging agent, and a thickening agent, where the weighting agent and/or the bridging agent includes a particulate strontium carbonate having a desired distribution, for weighting agents, the distribution includes particles between 2? and 5000? and for bridging agents, the distribution is constructed from particles having specific sizes. Methods making and using the drilling fluids were also discovered.Type: GrantFiled: October 31, 2013Date of Patent: August 14, 2018Assignee: Weatherford Technology Holdings, LLCInventors: Marcelo Comarin, Maria F. Paramo G, Fred Donham, David P. Kippie, Shawn Lu, Michael C. Barry
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Publication number: 20150021098Abstract: Compositions for controlling fluid loss may include an aqueous fluid, a viscosifier, a water soluble polar organic solvent, a delayed acid source, and a weighting agent. The composition may further comprise at least one selected from bridging solids, cleaning agent, dispersant, interfacial tension reducer, pH buffer, thinner, or surfactant. Such compositions may be used in producing a hydrocarbon from a formation by drilling the formation with a drill-in fluid to form a wellbore, emplacing the composition in the wellbore, and shutting the well for a predetermined time to allow the viscosity of the fluid loss composition to decrease.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 8, 2014Publication date: January 22, 2015Applicant: M-I L.L.C.Inventor: David P. Kippie
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Publication number: 20140323360Abstract: Drilling fluids were developed including a base fluid, a weighting agent and/or a bridging agent, and a thickening agent, where the weighting agent and/or the bridging agent includes a particulate strontium carbonate having a desired distribution, for weighting agents, the distribution includes particles between 2? and 5000? and for bridging agents, the distribution is constructed from particles having specific sizes. Methods making and using the drilling fluids were also discovered.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 31, 2013Publication date: October 30, 2014Applicant: Clearwater International, LLCInventors: Marcelo Comarin, Maria F. Paramo G, Fred Donham, David P. Kippie, Shawn Lu, Michael C. Barry
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Publication number: 20140090840Abstract: A method of gravel packing a hole in a subterranean formation having a filter cake coated on the surface thereof is disclosed. The method may include: injecting into the hole a gravel pack composition comprising gravel and a carrier fluid comprising a base fluid and at least one alkyl glycoside. Also disclosed is a solution including an aqueous fluid, at least one alkyl glycoside, and gravel which may be used as a composition for a gravel pack operation, for example.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 2, 2013Publication date: April 3, 2014Applicant: M-I L.L.C.Inventors: David P. Kippie, James Fredrick Donham
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Patent number: 8596360Abstract: A method of gravel packing a hole in a subterranean formation having a filter cake coated on the surface thereof is disclosed. The method may include: injecting into the hole a gravel pack composition comprising gravel and a carrier fluid comprising a base fluid and at least one alkyl glycoside. Also disclosed is a solution including an aqueous fluid, at least one alkyl glycoside, and gravel which may be used as a composition for a gravel pack operation, for example.Type: GrantFiled: June 18, 2012Date of Patent: December 3, 2013Assignee: M-I L.L.C.Inventors: David P. Kippie, James Fredrick Donham
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Patent number: 7767628Abstract: A hydrocarbon drilling fluid system is disclosed including a hydrocarbon fluid and a foaming composition, where the foaming composition includes a polymer, a gelling agent and its cross-linking agent, an optional foaming agent, or mixtures or combinations thereof. Uses of this drilling fluid system in a variety of downhole application are also disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: December 2, 2005Date of Patent: August 3, 2010Assignee: Clearwater International, LLCInventors: David P. Kippie, Larry W. Gatlin
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Patent number: 7565933Abstract: A hydrocarbon drilling fluid system is disclosed including a hydrocarbon fluid and a foaming composition, where the foaming composition includes a polymer, a gelling agent and its cross-linking agent, an optional foaming agent, or mixtures or combinations thereof. Uses of this drilling fluid system in a variety of downhole application are also disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: April 18, 2007Date of Patent: July 28, 2009Assignee: Clearwater International, LLC.Inventors: David P. Kippie, Frank Zamora
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Patent number: 7566686Abstract: An under-balanced drilling fluid additive is disclosed which reduces reactive shale and/or clay swelling during under-balanced drilling operations, where the additive includes an effective amount of a choline salt. A method for under-balanced drilling is also disclosed including the step of circulating a drilling fluid including an effective amount of a choline salt to reduce reactive shale and/or clay swelling during under-balanced drilling operations.Type: GrantFiled: August 9, 2007Date of Patent: July 28, 2009Assignee: Clearwater International, LLCInventors: David P. Kippie, Larry W. Gatlin
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Patent number: 7517835Abstract: Compositions for increasing the thermal and pressure stability of well fluids viscosified using viscoelastic surfactants, the compositions including an effective amount of an oligomeric or polymeric compound that has a thermally stable backbone structure and at least one pendent viscoelastic surfactant functional group. Preferred compositions for increasing the stability of well fluids viscosified using monomeric viscoelastic surfactants include an effective amount of an oligomeric or polymeric compound that has a thermally stable backbone structure and a multiplicity of pendent viscoelastic surfactant functional groups attached to said backbone structure through relatively long hydrocarbon chains, 1 to 18 carbons in length.Type: GrantFiled: November 14, 2005Date of Patent: April 14, 2009Assignee: M-I LLCInventors: Robert L. Horton, Bethicia B. Prasek, Frederick B. Growcock, David P. Kippie, John W. Vian, Kamila B. Abdur-Rahman, Morris Arvie
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Patent number: 7387985Abstract: A monovalent cation containing well fluid composed of an aqueous brine containing at least 0.6 equivalents per liter of a water soluble monovalent cation salt, is substantially free of divalent cations, and an amount of a starch derivative selected such that the well fluid has the following characteristics: (a) a low shear rate viscosity greater than about 5,000 centipoise; (b) a high shear rate viscosity at 511 sec?1 in the range from about 15 to about 70 centipoise measured at 120° F. is described. The fluid may be formulated to be substantially free of xanthan gums and preferably has less than 0.25 lb/bbl of xanthan gum.Type: GrantFiled: March 30, 2004Date of Patent: June 17, 2008Assignee: M-I L.L.C.Inventors: David P. Kippie, Morris Arvie, Jr.
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Patent number: 7268100Abstract: An under-balanced drilling fluid additive is disclosed which reduces reactive shale and/or clay swelling during under-balanced drilling operations, where the additive includes an effective amount of a choline salt. A method for under-balanced drilling is also disclosed including the step of circulating a drilling fluid including an effective amount of a choline salt to reduce reactive shale and/or clay swelling during under-balanced drilling operations.Type: GrantFiled: November 29, 2004Date of Patent: September 11, 2007Assignee: Clearwater International, LLCInventors: David P. Kippie, Larry W. Gatlin
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Publication number: 20040192561Abstract: A monovalent cation containing well fluid composed of an aqueous brine containing at least 0.6 equivalents per liter of a water soluble monovalent cation salt, is substantially free of divalent cations, and an amount of a starch derivative selected such that the well fluid has the following characteristics: (a) a low shear rate viscosity greater than about 5,000 centipoise; (b) a high shear rate viscosity at 511 sec−1 in the range from about 15 to about 70 centipoise measured at 120° F. is described. The fluid may be formulated to be substantially free of xanthan gums and preferably has less than 0.25 lb/bbl of xanthan gum.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 30, 2004Publication date: September 30, 2004Applicant: M-I L.L.C.Inventors: David P. Kippie, Morris Arvie
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Patent number: 6784140Abstract: A method of treating a well including injecting a thermally stable, substantially water-free well-treating fluid into the well, wherein the well-treating fluid comprises a polymer, a glycol compound, and a salt is disclosed. In another embodiment, a thermally stable, substantially water-free well fluid including a polymer, a diol compound, and a salt is disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: August 15, 2001Date of Patent: August 31, 2004Assignee: M-I L.L.C.Inventors: David P. Kippie, William E. Foxenberg
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Patent number: 6746992Abstract: High density, thermally stable, brine-based well fluids and methods of using the same are disclosed. In one embodiment a well fluid including water and a salt, the salt including at least one formate salt, wherein the weight-to-volume ratio of the well fluid is within the range of at least 120% to about 400% is disclosed. In another embodiment, a well fluid including water, a viscosifying agent, and a salt, the salt including at least one formate salt, wherein the weight-to-volume ratio of the well fluid is within the range of at least 120% to about 400% is disclosed. A method of treating a well using a well fluid, wherein the well fluid includes water and a salt, the salt including at least one formate salt, wherein the weight-to-volume ratio of the well fluid is within the range of at least 120% to about 400% is also disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: December 6, 2001Date of Patent: June 8, 2004Assignee: M-I, L.L.C.Inventors: David P. Kippie, Robert L. Horton, William E. Foxenberg
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Publication number: 20030220202Abstract: A method of treating a well including injecting a well-treating fluid into the well, where the well-treating fluid comprises a glycol compound and an organic liquid, the glycol compound and organic liquid being present in amounts selected to achieve a desired density. In another embodiment, a well fluid including a glycol compound an organic liquid, and a salt, wherein the glycol compound, organic liquid, and salt are present in amounts selected to achieve a predetermined density is disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 10, 2003Publication date: November 27, 2003Inventors: William E. Foxenberg, Michael T. Darring, Kim J. Gobert, David P. Kippie, Robert L. Horton
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Publication number: 20030075331Abstract: A method of treating a well including injecting a thermally stable, substantially water-free well-treating fluid into the well, wherein the well-treating fluid comprises a polymer, a glycol compound, and a salt is disclosed. In another embodiment, a thermally stable, substantially water-free well fluid including a polymer, a diol compound, and a salt is disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 15, 2001Publication date: April 24, 2003Inventors: David P. Kippie, William E. Foxenberg
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Publication number: 20030078169Abstract: The present invention relates to methods and compositions for increasing the effective temperature range for viscosified fluids, including particularly fluids that have been viscosified by the addition of a natural or a natural derivative polymer. In one embodiment, the present invention relates to a method for increasing the effective temperature range for a polymer-viscosified fluid used as a well fluid, which includes adding a miscible tertiary, secondary, and/or primary amine compound into a polymer solution. In another embodiment, the present invention relates to a thermally stable well fluid, which includes a polymer, a solvent, and a tertiary, secondary, and/or primaryamine miscible in the solvent.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 9, 2001Publication date: April 24, 2003Inventors: David P. Kippie, William E. Foxenberg, Robert L. Horton
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Publication number: 20030032561Abstract: High density, thermally stable, brine-based well fluids and methods of using the same are disclosed. In one embodiment a well fluid including water and a salt, the salt including at least one formate salt, wherein the weight-to-volume ratio of the well fluid is within the range of at least 120% to about 400% is disclosed. In another embodiment, a well fluid including water, a viscosifying agent, and a salt, the salt including at least one formate salt, wherein the weight-to-volume ratio of the well fluid is within the range of at least 120% to about 400% is disclosed. A method of treating a well using a well fluid, wherein the well fluid includes water and a salt, the salt including at least one formate salt, wherein the weight-to-volume ratio of the well fluid is within the range of at least 120% to about 400% is also disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 6, 2001Publication date: February 13, 2003Inventors: David P. Kippie, Robert L. Horton, William E. Foxenberg
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Publication number: 20030017953Abstract: The present invention relates to methods and compositions for increasing the effective temperature range for viscosified fluids, including particularly fluids that have been viscosified by the addition of a synthetic polymer. In one embodiment, the present invention relates to a method for increasing the effective temperature range for a synthetic polymer-viscosified fluid used as a well fluid, which includes adding a miscible tertiary, secondary, and/or primary amine compound into a polymer solution. In another embodiment, the present invention relates to a thermally stable well fluid, which includes a synthetic polymer, a solvent, and a tertiary, secondary, and/or primary amine miscible in the solvent.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 9, 2001Publication date: January 23, 2003Inventors: Robert L. Horton, David P. Kippie, William E. Foxenberg