Patents by Inventor Joseph A. Monahan

Joseph A. Monahan 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).

  • Clay inhibitors for drilling, fracturing, and other procedures
    Patent number: 10597992
    Abstract: A distillation residuum bottoms composition and other alternative amine compositions are used as clay inhibitors in water-based drilling fluids and in hydraulic fracturing fluids for drilling wells and for fracturing subterranean formations, and are also used as clay inhibitors in other treatment fluids for treating wells or subterranean formations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2020
    Assignee: INGEVITY SOUTH CAROLINA, LLC
    Inventors: Michael J. Skriba, Reinaldo C. Navarrete, Joseph A. Monahan, Raymond H. Pieternella
  • AMINE-BASED SHALE INHIBITOR AND METHODS FOR DRILLING, FRACTURING, AND WELL TREATMENT
    Publication number: 20160208158
    Abstract: A composition including triethylenetetramine and aminoethylpiperazine is used as a clay inhibitor in water-based drilling fluids and in hydraulic fracturing fluids for drilling wells and for fracturing subterranean formations, and is also used as a clay inhibitor in other treatment fluids for treating wells or subterranean formations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 25, 2014
    Publication date: July 21, 2016
    Inventors: Joseph A. Monahan, Reinaldo C. Navarrete, Michael J. Skriba
  • CLAY INHIBITORS FOR DRILLING, FRACTURING, AND OTHER PROCEDURES
    Publication number: 20160102539
    Abstract: A distillation residuum bottoms composition and other alternative amine compositions are used as clay inhibitors in water-based drilling fluids and in hydraulic fracturing fluids for drilling wells and for fracturing subterranean formations, and are also used as clay inhibitors in other treatment fluids for treating wells or subterranean formations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 23, 2014
    Publication date: April 14, 2016
    Inventors: Michael J. Skriba, Reinaldo C. Navarrete, Joseph A. Monahan, Raymond H. Pieternella