Patents by Inventor Larrry S. Eoff

Larrry S. Eoff 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).

  • Methods useful for controlling fluid loss during sand control operations
    Patent number: 7117942
    Abstract: The present invention relates to methods useful during sand control operations and, more particularly, to using water-soluble relative permeability modifiers that are useful for controlling fluid loss during sand control operations. In one embodiment, the present invention provides a method of providing fluid loss control during sand control operations comprising introducing a fluid that comprises a water-soluble relative permeability modifier into a well bore; and stabilizing unconsolidated formation particulates in a section of a subterranean formation penetrated by the well bore. In other embodiments, the present invention provides methods of providing fluid loss control during sand control operations and methods of reducing fluid loss from carrier fluids used in sand control operations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2004
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2006
    Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
    Inventors: Eldon D. Dalrymple, Larrry S. Eoff, B. Raghava Reddy