Patents by Inventor Jimmie D. Weaver

Jimmie D. Weaver 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: 20240067621
    Abstract: Polyfluorinated compounds are disclosed, including polyfluorinated cannabinoid and cannabinoid-like compounds. Also disclosed are methods of producing the polyfluorinated compounds.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 22, 2022
    Publication date: February 29, 2024
    Inventors: Jimmie D. WEAVER, Jon DAY, Sascha GROTJAHN, Sameera SENAWEERA, Burkhard KOENIG
  • Patent number: 10266754
    Abstract: Methods including preparing a treatment fluid comprising a base fluid, degradable reticulated foam particulates, and non-degradable proppant particulates; introducing the treatment fluid into a subterranean formation comprising at least one fracture therein; placing the degradable reticulated foam particulates and the non-degradable proppant particulates into the at least one fracture, so as to form a stabilized proppant pack therein; and degrading the degradable reticulated foam particulates, thereby forming a high porosity propped fracture.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2019
    Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
    Inventors: Philip D. Nguyen, Jimmie D. Weaver
  • Patent number: 10160896
    Abstract: A wellbore treatment fluid comprising: a base fluid; and an extruded substance comprising: a degradable matrix; and an additive, wherein the degradable matrix provides a time-delayed release of the additive into a wellbore fluid for a desired period of time. A method of treating a portion of a well comprising: introducing the treatment fluid into the well; and causing or allowing at least a portion of the degradable matrix to degrade, wherein degradation of the degradable matrix releases at least some of the additive into the wellbore fluid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2018
    Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
    Inventors: Jimmie D. Weaver, Lucas K. Fontenelle
  • Patent number: 10160899
    Abstract: A treatment fluid for treating a portion of a water-sensitive subterranean formation comprising: a base fluid; and a stabilizing compound, wherein the stabilizing compound reduces or eliminates swelling of a water-swellable mineral of the portion of the water-sensitive subterranean formation, and wherein the stabilizing compound comprises: (A) a cationic functional group; and (B) a hydrophobic portion. A method of treating a portion of a water-sensitive subterranean formation comprising: introducing a treatment fluid into a wellbore, wherein the wellbore penetrates the subterranean formation, wherein the portion of the subterranean formation comprises a water-swellable mineral.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2018
    Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
    Inventors: Loan K. Vo, Jimmie D. Weaver, Philip D. Nguyen
  • Patent number: 10011764
    Abstract: A method of fracturing a subterranean formation comprising: introducing a fracturing fluid into the subterranean formation to create or enhance one or more fractures in the subterranean formation; introducing a cement composition into the one or more fractures, wherein the cement composition comprises: (A) cement; (B) water; and (C) an additive; and allowing the cement composition to set, wherein the additive creates a plurality of pores within the set cement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2018
    Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
    Inventors: Venkata Satya Srikalyan Bhamidipati, Denise N. Benoit, Jimmie D. Weaver, Philip D. Nguyen
  • Publication number: 20180086961
    Abstract: A wellbore treatment fluid comprising: a base fluid; and an extruded substance comprising: a degradable matrix; and an additive, wherein the degradable matrix provides a time-delayed release of the additive into a wellbore fluid for a desired period of time. A method of treating a portion of a well comprising: introducing the treatment fluid into the well; and causing or allowing at least a portion of the degradable matrix to degrade, wherein degradation of the degradable matrix releases at least some of the additive into the wellbore fluid.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 27, 2015
    Publication date: March 29, 2018
    Inventors: Jimmie D. WEAVER, Lucas K. FONTENELLE
  • Patent number: 9771511
    Abstract: A wellbore servicing composition comprising a base fluid, the base fluid comprising a substantially aqueous fluid, a brine, an emulsion, an invert emulsion, an oleaginous fluid, or combinations thereof, a quantity of template assisted crystallization beads, and a wellbore servicing fluid component, the wellbore servicing fluid component comprising a quantity of proppant, a quantity of gravel, or combinations thereof. A wellbore servicing system comprising a flowpath, the flowpath comprising at least one component of wellbore servicing equipment, and a conduit extending from the at least one component of wellbore servicing equipment to a wellbore, and a wellbore servicing fluid disposed within the flowpath, wherein the wellbore servicing fluid comprises a plurality of template assisted crystallization beads.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2017
    Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
    Inventors: Jimmie D. Weaver, Tingji Tang, Philip D. Nguyen
  • Publication number: 20170058182
    Abstract: A treatment fluid for treating a portion of a water- sensitive subterranean formation comprising: a base fluid; and a stabilizing compound, wherein the stabilizing compound reduces or eliminates swelling of a water-swellable mineral of the portion of the water-sensitive subterranean formation, and wherein the stabilizing compound comprises: (A) a cationic functional group; and (B) a hydrophobic portion. A method of treating a portion of a water-sensitive subterranean formation comprising: introducing a treatment fluid into a wellbore, wherein the wellbore penetrates the subterranean formation, wherein the portion of the subterranean formation comprises a water-swellable mineral.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 15, 2014
    Publication date: March 2, 2017
    Inventors: Loan K. Vo, Jimmie D. Weaver, Philip D. Nguyen
  • Patent number: 9540667
    Abstract: Methods of biosynthesizing bacterial extracellular galactomannan polysaccharides for use in subterranean formation operations such as drilling operations, fracturing operations, or gravel packing operations including providing a feedstock comprising mannose and galactose; providing bacteria effective at fermenting mannose and galactose; introducing the bacteria to the feedstock; and fermenting the bacteria so as to produce an extracellular galactomannan polysaccharide.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2017
    Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
    Inventors: Jimmie D. Weaver, David Loveless, Nathan Carl Schultheiss, Ali Alwattari
  • Publication number: 20160319184
    Abstract: Methods including preparing a treatment fluid comprising a base fluid, degradable reticulated foam particulates, and non-degradable proppant particulates; introducing the treatment fluid into a subterranean formation comprising at least one fracture therein; placing the degradable reticulated foam particulates and the non-degradable proppant particulates into the at least one fracture, so as to form a stabilized proppant pack therein; and degrading the degradable reticulated foam particulates, thereby forming a high porosity propped fracture.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 5, 2014
    Publication date: November 3, 2016
    Applicant: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
    Inventors: Philip D. Nguyen, Jimmie D. Weaver
  • Patent number: 9441150
    Abstract: Treatment fluids comprising an aqueous fluid and a low-leakoff particulate, wherein the low-leakoff particulate comprises a low molecular weight modified polysaccharide that has been crosslinked with a crosslinking agent wherein the low molecular weight modified polysaccharide contains one or more of the following monosaccharide units: galactose, mannose, glucoside glucose, xylose, arabinose, fructose, glucuronic acid, or pyranosyl sulfate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2016
    Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
    Inventors: Paul D. Lord, Jimmie D. Weaver, Ivan M. Suleiman
  • Publication number: 20160237341
    Abstract: A method of fracturing a subterranean formation comprising: introducing a fracturing fluid into the subterranean formation to create or enhance one or more fractures in the subterranean formation; introducing a cement composition into the one or more fractures, wherein the cement composition comprises: (A) cement; (B) water; and (C) an additive; and allowing the cement composition to set, wherein the additive creates a plurality of pores within the set cement.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 12, 2015
    Publication date: August 18, 2016
    Inventors: Venkata Satya Srikalyan BHAMIDIPATI, Denise N. BENOIT, Jimmie D. WEAVER, Philip D. NGUYEN
  • Patent number: 9309454
    Abstract: A method using a propping fluid comprising a first carrier fluid and a plurality of propping agents and a spacer fluid comprising a second carrier fluid and an expandable filler material. The method introduces the propping fluid into a fracture in a subterranean formation and introduces the spacer fluid into the fracture. Then the expandable filler material is exposed to an expanding agent that causes the expandable filler material to expand and press against the adjacent propping agents.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2016
    Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
    Inventors: Jonathan Paul Smith, Jonathan Worley, Dave B. Allison, Kembe Dane Kleinwolterink, Philip D. Nguyen, Tingji Tang, Jimmie D. Weaver
  • Patent number: 9279077
    Abstract: Methods of treating a subterranean formation comprising placing a treatment fluid comprising a base fluid, proppant particulates, a consolidating agent, a thermoplastic material, and a degradable polyester material into the subterranean formation; coating the proppant particulates and the consolidating agent with the thermoplastic material and the degradable polyester material together so as to form proppant pillars; and degrading the degradable polyester material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2016
    Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
    Inventors: Feng Liang, Philip D. Nguyen, Christopher Parton, Jeff Fleming, Jimmie D. Weaver
  • Patent number: 9260650
    Abstract: Methods of fracturing a subterranean formation comprising introducing a fracturing fluid into the subterranean formation at a pressure sufficient to create or enhance at least one fracture therein. And providing proppant aggregates themselves comprising proppant particles coated with a binding fluid and having foamed particulates adhered thereto that are suspended in gelled treatment fluid and placed into at least a portion of the fracture so as to form a proppant pack therein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2016
    Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
    Inventors: Philip D. Nguyen, Tingji Tang, Jimmie D. Weaver
  • Patent number: 9222014
    Abstract: Method of treating a subterranean formation comprising providing a consolidation fluid, introducing the resin consolidation fluid into a subterranean formation comprising unconsolidated particulates; and, curing the resin to at least partially consolidate the unconsolidated particulates. The consolidation fluid comprises a resin in emulsified form with an aqueous external phase and an organic internal phase wherein the emulsified resin does not comprise a hardening agent and an aqueous base fluid that further comprises a hardening agent. The consolidation fluid may further comprise an emulsifying agent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2015
    Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
    Inventors: Richard D. Rickman, Ronald G. Dusterhoft, Philip D. Nguyen, Thomas D. Welton, Jimmie D. Weaver, Mike W. Sanders, Harvey J. Fitzpatrick
  • Patent number: 9206345
    Abstract: A method of servicing a wellbore in a subterranean formation comprising tethering a relative permeability modifier to one or more surfaces of the formation via a coupling agent. A method of servicing a wellbore in a subterranean formation comprising introducing into the wellbore a first wellbore servicing fluid comprising a coupling agent; allowing the coupling agent to associate with the surface of the formation; introducing into the wellbore a second wellbore servicing fluid comprising a relative permeability modifier; and allowing the relative permeability modifier to associate with the coupling agent. A method of servicing a wellbore in a subterranean formation comprising placing into the formation a wellbore servicing fluid comprising a coupling agent and a relative permeability modifier; and allowing the relative permeability modifier to associate with the formation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2015
    Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
    Inventors: Jimmie D. Weaver, Philip D. Nguyen
  • Publication number: 20150329382
    Abstract: Electrocoagulation may be used to reduce the concentration of zinc ions in produced water. For example, a method may induce producing a wellbore fluid from a subterranean formation, the wellbore fluid comprising hydrocarbons and water, the water having zinc ions dispersed therein at a concentration greater than about 1 ppm; separating the hydrocarbons from the water; and separating at least some of the zinc ions from the water via electrocoagulation to yield an effluent water and precipitated zinc salts.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 15, 2014
    Publication date: November 19, 2015
    Applicant: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
    Inventors: Paul David Lord, Jimmie D. Weaver, Daniel Edward Shannon
  • Patent number: 9169433
    Abstract: Methods of treating a subterranean formation with a treatment fluid comprising a swellable organic polymer coated onto proppant particulates. The swellable organic polymer is water-swellable, having a swelled configuration when contacted with water and an unswelled configuration in the absence of water contact. The treatment fluid may be introduced into the subterranean formation, where the swellable organic polymer adopts the swelled configuration and is placed in a fracture. During hydrocarbon production, the swellable organic polymer adopts the unswelled configuration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 27, 2015
    Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
    Inventors: Philip D. Nguyen, Jimmie D. Weaver
  • Publication number: 20150275251
    Abstract: Methods of biosynthesizing bacterial extracellular galactomannan polysaccharides for use in subterranean formation operations such as drilling operations, fracturing operations, or gravel packing operations including providing a feedstock comprising mannose and galactose; providing bacteria effective at fermenting mannose and galactose; introducing the bacteria to the feedstock; and fermenting the bacteria so as to produce an extracellular galactomannan polysaccharide.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 26, 2014
    Publication date: October 1, 2015
    Applicant: HALLIBURTON ENERGY SERVICES, INC.
    Inventors: Jimmie D. Weaver, David Loveless, Nathan Carl Schultheiss, Ali Alwattari