Patents by Inventor Halliburton Energy Services, Inc. ("HESI")

Halliburton Energy Services, Inc. ("HESI") 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).

  • Self-Degrading High Temperature Stable Gel for Downhole Applications
    Publication number: 20130118744
    Abstract: A method of treating a subterranean formation including providing a treatment fluid comprising an aqueous carrier fluid, a crosslinking agent, a pH-adjusting agent, and a terpolymer that comprises 2-acrylamido-2-methylpropanesulfonic acid, acrylamide, and acrylic acid monomer units, or any salt thereof, where the treatment fluid does not include any gel stabilizers, or only minimal amounts of gel stabilizers. The treatment fluid is introduced into a subterranean formation and is allowed to form a gel in the subterranean formation. The gel is broken, without using an external breaker, after the gel has been in the subterranean formation for at least about one day.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2012
    Publication date: May 16, 2013
    Applicant: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc. ("HESI")
    Inventor: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc. ("HESI")