Patents by Inventor HsinChen Chung
HsinChen Chung 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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Patent number: 10344195Abstract: Systems and methods for controlling flow in downhole operations are described. Systems and methods may include a composition including a fracturing fluid base; one or more ionic compounds; a polymer; a crosslinking agent; and a pH modifier. A breaker may be provided in the composition. The composition may be provided to a formation to control flow, and syneresis may occur.Type: GrantFiled: August 26, 2013Date of Patent: July 9, 2019Assignee: HALLIBURTON ENERGY SERVICES, INC.Inventors: Jason Eric Maxey, HsinChen Chung
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Patent number: 10344205Abstract: A system and methods for breaking friction reducers in subterranean formations in-situ during hydraulic fracturing operations are disclosed. A method of fracturing a subterranean formation is disclosed, including providing a well treating fluid, adding a friction reducer into a water phase of an emulsion, adding a breaker into the water phase, and injecting the well treating fluid into the subterranean formation at a pressure sufficient to fracture the subterranean formation and invert the emulsion and double emulsion, thereby allowing the breaker to break the friction reducer. A friction reducer-breaker system for breaking a friction reducer polymer in-situ is also disclosed, including an oil phase, a water phase including friction reducer polymers and breakers in double emulsion dispersed throughout the water phase, wherein the emulsion and double emulsion are configured to invert under shear, thereby providing for mixing between the friction reducer polymers and the breakers.Type: GrantFiled: October 27, 2015Date of Patent: July 9, 2019Assignee: HALLIBURTON ENERGY SERVICES, INC.Inventors: HsinChen Chung, Prashant Dinkar Chopade
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Publication number: 20190048246Abstract: A aqueous solution that includes water, from 100,000 to 300,000 ppm of dissolved solids, from 0.5 to 3 gallons per thousand gallons of a water-in-oil emulsion, and an inverting surfactant. The water-in oil emulsion includes an oil phase and an aqueous phase where the oil phase is a continuous phase comprising an inert hydrophobic liquid and the aqueous phase is present as dispersed distinct particles in the oil phase. The aqueous phase contains water, a water soluble polymer, and surfactants. The water soluble polymer includes 30 to 50 weight percent of a non-ionic monomer, 5 to 15 weight percent of a sulfonic acid containing monomer, and 40 to 60 weight percent of a cationic monomer. The water soluble polymer makes up from 10 to 35 weight percent of the water-in-oil emulsion.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 12, 2018Publication date: February 14, 2019Applicant: SOLVAY USA INC.Inventors: HsinChen CHUNG, Yuntao Thomas HU, Xiangnan YE, Narongsak TONMUKAYAKUL, Michael A. McCABE, Kevin Walter FREDERICK, Shih-Ruey Tom CHEN, Randy Jack LOEFFLER
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Publication number: 20180355240Abstract: The present disclosure generally relates to a system and methods for breaking friction reducers in subterranean formations in-situ during hydraulic fracturing operations. A method of fracturing a subterranean formation is disclosed, including providing a well treating fluid, adding a friction reducer into a water phase of an emulsion, adding a breaker into the water phase, and injecting the well treating fluid into the subterranean formation at a pressure sufficient to fracture the subterranean formation and invert the emulsion and double emulsion, thereby allowing the breaker to break the friction reducer. A friction reducer-breaker system for breaking a friction reducer polymer in-situ is also disclosed, including an oil phase, a water phase including friction reducer polymers and breakers in double emulsion dispersed throughout the water phase, wherein, the emulsion and double emulsion are configured to invert under shear, thereby providing for mixing between the friction reducer polymers and the breakers.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 27, 2015Publication date: December 13, 2018Applicant: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.Inventors: HsinChen Chung, Prashant Dinkar Chopade
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Patent number: 9834716Abstract: Various embodiments disclosed relate to acidizing compositions including an ampholyte polymer. Various embodiments provide a method of treating a subterranean formation. The method can include placing in a subterranean formation an ampholyte polymer including an ethylene repeating unit including a —C(O)NH2 group, an ethylene repeating unit including an —S(O)2OR1 group, and an ethylene repeating unit including an —N+R23X? group. At each occurrence, R1 can be independently selected from the group consisting of —H and a counterion. At each occurrence, R2 can be independently substituted or unsubstituted (C1-C20)hydrocarbyl. At each occurrence, X? can be independently a counterion.Type: GrantFiled: August 28, 2014Date of Patent: December 5, 2017Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.Inventors: HsinChen Chung, Jason Eric Maxey
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Patent number: 9816022Abstract: Ampholyte polymeric compound that comprises at least one nonionic monomer, at least one sulfonic acid-containing monomer, and at least one cationic monomer may be useful in viscosifying treatment fluids for use in subterranean operations at a concentration of about 0.5 v/v % to about 30 v/v % of the treatment fluid. Such operations may involve introducing the treatment fluid into a wellbore penetrating a subterranean formation optionally at a pressure sufficient to create or extend at least one fracture in the subterranean formation.Type: GrantFiled: June 28, 2013Date of Patent: November 14, 2017Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.Inventors: HsinChen Chung, Yuntao Thomas Hu, Xiangnan Ye, Narongsak Tonmukayakul, Michael A. McCabe, Kevin Walter Frederick, Shih-Ruey Tom Chen, Randy Jack Loeffler
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Patent number: 9732265Abstract: Various embodiments disclosed relate to a composition including a crosslinkable ampholyte polymer or a crosslinked product of the same, methods of making and using the composition, and systems including the composition. In various embodiments, the present invention provides a method of treating a subterranean formation. The method can include obtaining or providing a composition including a crosslinkable ampholyte polymer. The crosslinkable ampholyte polymer can include an ethylene repeating unit including a —C(O)NH2 group, an ethylene repeating unit including a —S(O)2OR1 group, and an ethylene repeating unit comprising an —N+R23X? group. At each occurrence, R1 can be independently selected from the group consisting of —H and a counterion. At each occurrence, R2 can be independently substituted or unsubstituted (C1-C20)hydrocarbyl. At each occurrence, X? can be independently a counterion. The composition can also include at least one crosslinker.Type: GrantFiled: March 11, 2014Date of Patent: August 15, 2017Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.Inventors: HsinChen Chung, Yuntao Thomas Hu, Narongsak Tonmukayakul, Harvey Fitzpatrick
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Patent number: 9702239Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: June 27, 2013Date of Patent: July 11, 2017Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.Inventors: Aaron Gene Russell, Dipti Singh, HsinChen Chung, Xiangnan Ye
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Patent number: 9695350Abstract: Ampholyte polymeric compounds that comprise at least one nonionic monomer, at least one sulfonic acid-containing monomer, and at least one cationic monomer may be useful as friction reducing agents in treatment fluids for use in subterranean operations at a concentration of about 0.001 v/v % to about 0.5 v/v % of the treatment fluid. Such operations may involve introducing the treatment fluid into a wellbore penetrating a subterranean formation optionally at a rate and/or a pressure sufficient to create or extend at least one fracture in the subterranean formation.Type: GrantFiled: June 28, 2013Date of Patent: July 4, 2017Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.Inventors: HsinChen Chung, Yuntao Thomas Hu, Xiangnan Ye, Narongsak Tonmukayakul, Michael A. McCabe, Kevin Walter Frederick, Shih-Ruey Tom Chen, Randy Jack Loeffler
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Publication number: 20170096597Abstract: Various embodiments disclosed relate to compositions for subterranean treatment including a friction-reducing polymer and a surfactant. In various embodiments, the present invention provides a method including obtaining or providing a composition including a friction reducing polymer and a surfactant. The method also includes placing the composition in the subterranean formation.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 7, 2014Publication date: April 6, 2017Applicant: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.Inventors: Yuntao Thomas Hu, HsinChen Chung, Chandra Sekhar Palla-Venkata
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Patent number: 9410877Abstract: Computer-implemented methods, software, and systems for determining a property of a wellbore fluid are disclosed. In some implementations, a computing system receives an image of a first sample of the wellbore fluid filling a conduit to a threshold volume of the conduit. The computing system determines a first time duration of the first sample of the wellbore fluid filling the conduit to the threshold volume of the conduit based on the image of the first sample. The computing system receives an image of a second sample of the wellbore fluid filling the conduit to the threshold volume of the conduit. The computing system determines a second time duration of the second sample of the wellbore fluid filling the conduit to the threshold volume of the conduit based on the image of the second sample. A property of the wellbore fluid is determined based on a difference between the first and second time durations.Type: GrantFiled: October 12, 2012Date of Patent: August 9, 2016Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.Inventors: Jason Eric Maxey, Xiangnan Ye, HsinChen Chung, Narongsak Tonmukayakul
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Publication number: 20160160107Abstract: Systems and methods for controlling flow in downhole operations are described. Systems and methods may include a composition including a fracturing fluid base; one or more ionic compounds; a polymer; a crosslinking agent; and a pH modifier. A breaker may be provided in the composition. The composition may be provided to a formation to control flow, and syneresis may occur.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 26, 2013Publication date: June 9, 2016Applicant: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.Inventors: Jason Eric Maxey, HsinChen Chung
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Publication number: 20150133347Abstract: A aqueous solution that includes water, from 100,000 to 300,000 ppm of dissolved solids, from 0.5 to 3 gallons per thousand gallons of a water-in-oil emulsion, and an inverting surfactant. The water-in oil emulsion includes an oil phase and an aqueous phase where the oil phase is a continuous phase comprising an inert hydrophobic liquid and the aqueous phase is present as dispersed distinct particles in the oil phase. The aqueous phase contains water, a water soluble polymer, and surfactants. The water soluble polymer includes 30 to 50 weight percent of a non-ionic monomer, 5 to 15 weight percent of a sulfonic acid containing monomer, and 40 to 60 weight percent of a cationic monomer. The water soluble polymer makes up from 10 to 35 weight percent of the water-in-oil emulsion.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 30, 2014Publication date: May 14, 2015Inventors: HsinChen Chung, Yuntao Thomas Hu, Xiangnan Ye, Narongsak Tonmukayakul, Michael A. McCabe, Kevin Walter Frederick, Shih-Ruey Tom Chen, Randy Jack Loeffler
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Publication number: 20150000910Abstract: Methods of treating a subterranean formations including providing a 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; and introducing the treatment fluid comprising the proppant particulates into the subterranean formation.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 27, 2013Publication date: January 1, 2015Inventors: Aaron Gene Russell, Dipti Singh, HsinChen Chung, Xiangnan Ye
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Publication number: 20140367108Abstract: Various embodiments disclosed relate to acidizing compositions including an ampholyte polymer. Various embodiments provide a method of treating a subterranean formation. The method can include placing in a subterranean formation an ampholyte polymer including an ethylene repeating unit including a —C(O)NH2 group, an ethylene repeating unit including an —S(O)2OR1 group, and an ethylene repeating unit including an —N+R23X? group. At each occurrence, R1 can be independently selected from the group consisting of —H and a counterion. At each occurrence, R2 can be independently substituted or unsubstituted (C1-C20)hydrocarbyl. At each occurrence, X? can be independently a counterion.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 28, 2014Publication date: December 18, 2014Inventors: HsinChen Chung, Jason Eric Maxey
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Publication number: 20140352962Abstract: Ampholyte polymeric compounds that comprise at least one nonionic monomer, at least one sulfonic acid-containing monomer, and at least one cationic monomer may be useful as friction reducing agents in treatment fluids for use in subterranean operations at a concentration of about 0.001 v/v % to about 0.5 v/v % of the treatment fluid. Such operations may involve introducing the treatment fluid into a wellbore penetrating a subterranean formation optionally at a rate and/or a pressure sufficient to create or extend at least one fracture in the subterranean formation.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 28, 2013Publication date: December 4, 2014Inventors: HsinChen Chung, Yuntao Thomas Hu, Xiangnan Ye, Narongsak Tonmukayakul, Michael A. McCabe, Kevin Walter Frederick, Shih-Ruey Tom Chen, Randy Jack Loeffler
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Publication number: 20140352969Abstract: Various embodiments disclosed relate to a composition including a crosslinkable ampholyte polymer or a crosslinked product of the same, methods of making and using the composition, and systems including the composition. In various embodiments, the present invention provides a method of treating a subterranean formation. The method can include obtaining or providing a composition including a crosslinkable ampholyte polymer. The crosslinkable ampholyte polymer can include an ethylene repeating unit including a —C(O)NH2 group, an ethylene repeating unit including a —S(O)2OR1 group, and an ethylene repeating unit comprising an —N+R23X? group. At each occurrence, R1 can be independently selected from the group consisting of —H and a counterion. At each occurrence, R2 can be independently substituted or unsubstituted (C1-C20)hydrocarbyl. At each occurrence, X? can be independently a counterion. The composition can also include at least one crosslinker.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 11, 2014Publication date: December 4, 2014Applicant: HALLIBURTON ENERGY SERVICES, INC.Inventors: HsinChen Chung, Yuntao Thomas Hu, Narongsak Tonmukayakul, Harvey Fitzpatrick
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Publication number: 20140352960Abstract: Ampholyte polymeric compound that comprises at least one nonionic monomer, at least one sulfonic acid-containing monomer, and at least one cationic monomer may be useful in viscosifying treatment fluids for use in subterranean operations at a concentration of about 0.5 v/v % to about 30 v/v % of the treatment fluid. Such operations may involve introducing the treatment fluid into a wellbore penetrating a subterranean formation optionally at a pressure sufficient to create or extend at least one fracture in the subterranean formation.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 28, 2013Publication date: December 4, 2014Applicant: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.Inventors: HsinChen Chung, Yuntao Thomas Hu, Xiangnan Ye, Narongsak Tonmukayakul, Michael A. McCabe, Kevin Walter Frederick, Shih-Ruey Tom Chen, Randy Jack Loeffler
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Publication number: 20140105446Abstract: Computer-implemented methods, software, and systems for determining a property of a wellbore fluid are disclosed. In some implementations, a computing system receives an image of a first sample of the wellbore fluid filling a conduit to a threshold volume of the conduit. The computing system determines a first time duration of the first sample of the wellbore fluid filling the conduit to the threshold volume of the conduit based on the image of the first sample. The computing system receives an image of a second sample of the wellbore fluid filling the conduit to the threshold volume of the conduit. The computing system determines a second time duration of the second sample of the wellbore fluid filling the conduit to the threshold volume of the conduit based on the image of the second sample. A property of the wellbore fluid is determined based on a difference between the first and second time durations.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 12, 2012Publication date: April 17, 2014Applicant: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.Inventors: Jason Eric Maxey, Xiangnan Ye, HsinChen Chung, Narongsak Tonmukayakul