Patents by Inventor Dipti Singh

Dipti Singh 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).

  • Publication number: 20180022989
    Abstract: Methods including preparing a treatment fluid comprising a bulk amount of anhydrous ammonia, wherein the anhydrous ammonia is present in an amount greater than about 10% by weight of a liquid portion of the treatment fluid, and wherein the anhydrous ammonia is in a phase selected from the group consisting of a liquid phase, a gaseous phase, supercritical phase, and any combination thereof; and introducing the treatment fluid into a subterranean formation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 10, 2015
    Publication date: January 25, 2018
    Inventors: Corneliu STANCIU, Jim D. WEAVER, Samuel James MAGUIRE-BOYLE, Dipti SINGH, Jeremy A. HOLTSCLAW, Michael A. MCCABE
  • Patent number: 9840656
    Abstract: A method of treating a subterranean formation including providing a treatment fluid comprising a hardenable acid curable resin and a hydrolysable strong acid ester. The treatment fluid is combined with a diluent fluid and is introduced into a subterranean formation. Upon the hydrolyzing of the ester in the formation and the contacting of unconsolidated proppants, the treatment method produces consolidated proppants.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2017
    Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
    Inventors: Jim D. Weaver, Philip D. Nguyen, Dipti Singh
  • Publication number: 20170335172
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to systems and methods for using aldehydes as a catalyst for oxidative breakers. An embodiment of the present disclosure is a method comprising: providing a treatment fluid that comprises: an aqueous base fluid, a polymeric gelling agent, a breaker that comprises an oxidative salt, and a catalyst that comprises an aldehyde; allowing the breaker to interact with the polymeric gelling agent; and allowing the viscosity of the treatment fluid to reduce.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2014
    Publication date: November 23, 2017
    Inventors: Eli Allen SCHNOOR, Dipti SINGH, Aaron Gene RUSSELL
  • Patent number: 9816354
    Abstract: A method is provided for improved degradation of metal-crosslinked polymer gels, which are useful in oil and gas treating operations. In this method a polysaccharide having a higher degree of substitution than the polymer in the polymer gel is added to the gel. The polysaccharide removes the crosslinking metal ion from the gel to thus break down the gel and reduce its viscosity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2017
    Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
    Inventors: Eli Allen Schnoor, Aaron Gene Russell, Lucas Fontenelle, Jeremy Holtsclaw, Ali Alwattari, Dipti Singh
  • Publication number: 20170267916
    Abstract: Compositions and methods for formulating a liquid gel concentrate package with all the additives for a well servicing fluid are provided. An embodiment of the present disclosure is a method comprising: providing a liquid gel concentrate package comprising: a liquid gel concentrate; and at least two active ingredients, wherein the active ingredients comprise constituents of a well servicing fluid; and allowing the liquid gel concentrate package to blend with an aqueous fluid to form a well servicing fluid; and introducing the well servicing fluid into a wellbore penetrating at least a portion of a subterranean formation. Another embodiment of the present disclosure is a composition comprising a liquid gel concentrate; and at least two active ingredient, wherein the active ingredients comprise constituents of a well servicing fluid.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2014
    Publication date: September 21, 2017
    Inventors: Dipti SINGH, Lucas Kurtis FONTENELLE, Jeremy HOLTSCLAW
  • Publication number: 20170233641
    Abstract: A method of treating a subterranean formation includes introducing a viscosified treatment fluid into a subterranean formation, the treatment fluid including an aqueous fluid, a gelling agent, and a crosslinker including a copolymer with an interpenetrating monomer and organic bound metal ions. A composition includes an aqueous fluid, a gelling agent; and a crosslinker including a copolymer with an interpenetrating monomer and organic bound metal ions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 24, 2014
    Publication date: August 17, 2017
    Applicant: HALLIBURTON ENERGY SERVICES, INC.
    Inventors: Dipti Singh, Jim D. Weaver
  • Publication number: 20170233640
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an aqueous fracturing fluid comprising crosslinked cationic cellulose, methods of making the fracturing fluid, and methods of using the fracturing fluid. For example, the fracturing fluid comprises a cationic hydroxyethylcellulose that has been catonized with quaternary ammonium groups and crosslinked with a titanium-triethanolamine crosslinking agent and a proppant. In use, the fracturing fluid creates fractures in subterranean wells where it transports and deposits proppants into the fractures, which increase the flow of hydrocarbons from the wells.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 28, 2014
    Publication date: August 17, 2017
    Applicant: HALLIBURTON ENERGY SERVICES, INC.
    Inventors: Prashant D. CHOPADE, Dipti SINGH, Ali ALWATTARI
  • Publication number: 20170226405
    Abstract: The invention provides Formula I compounds, and its compositions, wherein HG, X, L, Y, m, and n are defined in the specification, as fluid efficiency and flow back enhancers for use in a method of treating subterranean formations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 5, 2014
    Publication date: August 10, 2017
    Applicant: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
    Inventors: Jimmie Dean Weaver, Jr., Chandra Sekhar Palla-Venkata, Dipti Singh
  • Patent number: 9702239
    Abstract: Introducing a treatment fluid comprising proppant particulates into a subterranean formation, the treatment fluid comprising a high salt concentration base fluid, a charged polymeric gelling agent, and proppant particulates suspended therein, wherein the high salt concentration base fluid comprises a concentration of salt in the range of from about 0.5% to saturation, and wherein the treatment fluid has a bulk viscosity of from about 30 cP to about 150 cP at a shear rate of about 40 sec?1.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2017
    Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
    Inventors: Aaron Gene Russell, Dipti Singh, HsinChen Chung, Xiangnan Ye
  • Publication number: 20170183561
    Abstract: A method of treating a subterranean formation includes providing a treatment fluid comprising a crosslinkable polymer prepared by a redox reaction with vinyl phosphonic acid monomers or polymers and a polysaccharide, and at least one of a hydrolysable in-situ acid generator and a chelating agent, providing a carrier fluid comprising a brine, providing a metal crosslinker, placing all into a formation, allowing the polymer of to crosslink, and allowing the crosslinked polymer to become uncrosslinked. A wellbore fluid includes a crosslinkable polymer prepared by a redox reaction with vinyl phosphonic acid monomers or polymers and hydroxyethyl cellulose; at least one of a hydrolysable in-situ acid generator, a chelating agent, and mixtures thereof; a carrier fluid comprising a brine; and a metal crosslinker.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2014
    Publication date: June 29, 2017
    Applicant: HALLIBURTON ENERGY SERVICES, INC.
    Inventors: James William Ogle, Aaron M. Beuterbaugh, Dipti Singh
  • Patent number: 9688906
    Abstract: Boronated biopolymer crosslinking agents useful in producing viscosified treatment fluids that include an aqueous fluid, a base polymer, and the boronated biopolymer crosslinking agent, wherein the boronated biopolymer crosslinking agent comprises a biopolymer derivatized with a boronic acid, a boronate ester, or both. Such viscosified treatment fluids may be useful in fracturing operations, gravel packing operations, drilling operations, and the like.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2017
    Assignee: HALLIBURTON ENERGY SERVICS, INC.
    Inventors: Dipti Singh, Jeremy Holtsclaw, B. Raghava Reddy
  • Publication number: 20170152433
    Abstract: A method of foam fracturing a subterranean formation includes providing an fracturing foam fluid comprising an aqueous base fluid, a cationic polymer, optionally a foam surfactant comprising at least one of an amphoteric surfactant, cationic surfactant, an anionic surfactant, and combinations thereof, and sufficient gas to form a foamed fracturing fluid; and fracturing the subterranean formation with the foamed fracturing fluid. Stable fracturing foams include an aqueous base fluid, a cationic polymer, optionally a foam surfactant comprising at least one of an amphoteric surfactant, cationic surfactant, an anionic surfactant, and combinations thereof, and sufficient gas to form a foamed fracturing fluid.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 9, 2014
    Publication date: June 1, 2017
    Applicant: HALLIBURTON ENERGY SERVICES, INC.
    Inventors: Dipti SINGH, Eli Allen SCHNOOR, Prashant D CHOPADE, Ali ALWATTARI
  • Patent number: 9663709
    Abstract: Viscosified treatment fluids that include polyol derivatized cellulose may be useful in subterranean operations. For example, a method may include introducing a viscosified treatment fluid into a wellbore penetrating a subterranean formation, wherein the viscosified treatment fluid comprises an aqueous base fluid, borate ions, and a polyol derivatized cellulose, and wherein the polyol derivatized cellulose comprise a cellulosic backbone derivatized with pendants comprising (1) a terminal polyol and (2) at least one of an internal 1,2,3-triazole, an internal ester, and an internal amide.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2017
    Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
    Inventors: Aaron Gene Russell, Dipti Singh, Jeremy Holtsclaw, Jim D. Weaver
  • Patent number: 9650299
    Abstract: The present invention relates to methods and compositions for the treatment of subterranean formations. In various embodiments, the method includes obtaining or providing a composition including at least one-ion sequestering compound, sequestering at least one ion from a polymer in the composition with the at least one ion-sequestering compound, and contacting a subterranean material downhole with the composition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2017
    Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
    Inventors: Ali Alwattari, Dipti Singh
  • Publication number: 20170073573
    Abstract: A fracturing fluid comprising: a base fluid, wherein the base fluid comprises water; proppant; and an additive, wherein the additive: (i) is a cross-linkable polymer, wherein the polymer is a polysaccharide comprising a backbone and pendant functional groups, wherein the polysaccharide is derivatized by substituting one or more of the pendant functional groups with furan; (ii) is a viscosifying agent; and (iii) is a curable resin for consolidating the proppant. A method of fracturing a subterranean formation comprising: introducing the fracturing fluid into the subterranean formation; and creating or enhancing one or more fractures in the subterranean formation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 2, 2014
    Publication date: March 16, 2017
    Inventors: Dipti Singh, Jeremy HOLTSCLAW, Aaron G. Russell
  • Publication number: 20170066961
    Abstract: A method is provided for improved degradation of metal-crosslinked polymer gels, which are useful in oil and gas treating operations. In this method a polysaccharide having a higher degree of substitution than the polymer in the polymer gel is added to the gel. The polysaccharide removes the crosslinking metal ion from the gel to thus break down the gel and reduce its viscosity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 7, 2014
    Publication date: March 9, 2017
    Inventors: Eli Allen Schnoor, Aaron Gene Russell, Lucas Fontenelle, Jeremy Holtsclaw, Ali Alwattari, Dipti Singh
  • Publication number: 20160298028
    Abstract: Wellbore servicing fluid are provided that comprise a viscosifying polymeric material, a breaking agent comprising an inorganic peroxide of a divalent metal M(II) characterized by the general formula MO2, and a break rate controlling additive comprising a M(II) soluble salt, a M(II) precipitating salt, a M(II) surface precipitating salt, a M(II) solution precipitating salt, or combinations thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 20, 2016
    Publication date: October 13, 2016
    Inventors: Dipti Singh, B. Raghava Reddy, Jeremy Holtsclaw
  • Publication number: 20160272869
    Abstract: A method comprises obtaining or providing a treatment fluid comprising a viscosifier polymer; an aqueous carrier fluid comprising high total dissolved solids; and a polymer composition comprising at least one of polyvinyl alcohol and polylactic acid. In some embodiments, the treatment fluid has a viscosity at 140 C and at a shear rate of about 0.1 s?1 to about 1 s?1 of about 1,500 cP to about 10,000 cP. The method includes placing the treatment fluid in a subterranean formation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 20, 2014
    Publication date: September 22, 2016
    Inventors: Dipti Singh, Janette Cortez, James William Ogle
  • Publication number: 20160257878
    Abstract: Systems and methods for reducing treating pressure of a fracturing fluid. The systems and methods may include a liquid; one or more low molecular weight carboxymethyl celluloses; one or more high molecular weight carboxymethyl celluloses; and a transition metal crosslinking agent. The average molecular weight of the one or more high molecular weight carboxymethyl celluloses may be at least 1.5 times greater than the average molecular weight of the one or more low molecular weight carboxymethyl celluloses. The one or more low molecular weight carboxymethyl celluloses may have a molecular weight up to approximately 500,000 and the one or more high molecular weight carboxymethyl celluloses may have a molecular weight greater than approximately 750,000.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 11, 2013
    Publication date: September 8, 2016
    Applicant: HALLIBURTON ENERGY SERVICES, INC.
    Inventors: Yuntao Thomas Hu, Aaron Gene Russell, Jeremy Holtsclaw, Dipti Singh, Eli Allen Schnoor, Donald V. Durbin
  • Publication number: 20160257877
    Abstract: Viscosified treatment fluids that include polyol derivatized cellulose may be useful in subterranean operations. For example, a method may include introducing a viscosified treatment fluid into a wellbore penetrating a subterranean formation, wherein the viscosified treatment fluid comprises an aqueous base fluid, borate ions, and a polyol derivatized cellulose, and wherein the polyol derivatized cellulose comprise a cellulosic backbone derivatized with pendants comprising (1) a terminal polyol and (2) at least one of an internal 1,2,3-triazole, an internal ester, and an internal amide.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 25, 2013
    Publication date: September 8, 2016
    Applicant: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
    Inventors: Aaron Gene Russell, Dipti Singh, Jeremy Holtsclaw, Jim D. Weaver