Patents by Inventor Denis R. Gaudet

Denis R. Gaudet 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).

  • High viscosity crosslinked gelled alcohol
    Patent number: 5874385
    Abstract: A fracturing fluid composition for use in fracturing underground formations, such as oil or gas wells is described. It includes at least one anhydrous aliphatic alcohol, a modified guar gum polymer, and as a complexor, a sodium borate salt. A gel breaker which acts over a time period to degrade the guar gum cross linked polymer and thereby reduce the viscosity of the gel is provided as well to aid in the removal thereof from an oil or gas well that has been fractured by application of the fluid under pressure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 1997
    Date of Patent: February 23, 1999
    Assignee: Canadian Fracmaster Ltd.
    Inventors: Joseph Mzik, Ronald G. Pierce, Denis R. Gaudet, Dwight M. Bobier