Patents by Inventor George John ZABRAS

George John ZABRAS 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).

  • FRACTURING PROCESS WITH FRICTION REDUCTION COATING
    Publication number: 20150285053
    Abstract: A method to provide a fractured subterranean formation is provided, the method including the steps of: providing a wellbore from a surface location to the subterranean formation; applying a friction reduction treatment to at least a portion of an inside surface of a casing; cementing the casing with the applied friction reduction treatment into at least a portion of the wellbore; and pumping into the wellbore a fluid at a pressure that exceeds a fracture pressure of the subterranean formation thereby forming at least one fracture within the subterranean formation wherein the fluid is in contact with at least a portion of the inside surface of the casing with the applied friction reduction treatment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 6, 2015
    Publication date: October 8, 2015
    Inventors: Adriana Coromoto PAIVA, George John ZABRAS, Rachel Anna WORTHEN, Deyuan FAN, Jeffrey Maloy NOE