Patents by Inventor Loan K. Vo

Loan K. Vo 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: 20200148941
    Abstract: Methods of treating a subterranean formation include obtaining or providing compositions that include an alkenoate ester. The compositions also includes at least one of a dialkenyldihydrocarbylammonium halide and an N,N-dihydrocarbyl-substituted alkenamide. The methods also include placing the composition in a subterranean formation downhole. Methods of treating a subterranean formation include using a composition including a polymer that is a reaction product of a mixture including an alkenoate ester and at least one of a dialkenyldihydrocarbylammonium halide and an N,N-dihydrocarbyl-substituted alkenamide.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 31, 2019
    Publication date: May 14, 2020
    Applicant: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
    Inventors: Phillip D. Nguyen, Loan K. VO
  • Publication number: 20200095493
    Abstract: A method may include: placing into a wellbore penetrating a subterranean formation a foaming agent, wherein the wellbore comprises a produced fluid from the subterranean formation; and foaming the produced fluid.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 16, 2019
    Publication date: March 26, 2020
    Applicant: Multi-Chem Group LLC
    Inventors: Loan K. Vo, Deepak S. Monteiro, Philippe Prince, Shane Wyatt Rorex
  • Publication number: 20200087571
    Abstract: A variety of systems, methods and compositions are disclosed. A method may comprise introducing a fracturing fluid into a subterranean formation, wherein the fracturing fluid comprises an aqueous based fluid, a proppant composition, an oxidizing breaker, and halloysite nanotubes, wherein the oxidizing breaker is positioned within the halloysite nanotubes; and reducing a viscosity of the fracturing fluid.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 28, 2016
    Publication date: March 19, 2020
    Applicant: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
    Inventors: Loan K. Vo, Dipti Singh
  • Patent number: 10592619
    Abstract: A conductivity cell for simulating micro-proppant flowing through microstructures includes a core wafer holder defining a fluid inlet and a fluid outlet, with a core wafer chamber connecting the fluid inlet in fluid communication with the fluid outlet. A core wafer is installed within the core wafer chamber of the core wafer holder. A pressure piston is biased against the core wafer within the core wafer chamber. A pre-determined channel gap is defined on the core wafer for passage of the fluid through the cell.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2020
    Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
    Inventors: Philip D. Nguyen, Loan K. Vo, Janette Cortez Montalvo, Ruslan Gashimov, James William Ogle
  • Patent number: 10563118
    Abstract: Methods of treating subterranean formations, and compositions, systems and methods for performing the methods. A method of treating a subterranean formation, including obtaining or providing a composition that includes an alkenoate ester. The composition also includes at least one of a dialkenyldihydrocarbylammonium halide and an N,Ndihydrocarbyl-substituted alkenamide. The method also includes placing the composition in a subterranean formation downhole. Methods of treating a subterranean formation using a composition including a polymer that is a reaction product of a mixture including an alkenoate ester and at least one of a dialkenyldihydrocarbylammonium halide and an N,N-dihydrocarbyl-substituted alkenamide.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2020
    Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
    Inventors: Philip D. Nguyen, Loan K. Vo
  • Publication number: 20200048536
    Abstract: Methods for producing a coating on a fracture surface within a subterranean formation are provided. A pad fluid is injected or introduced into a wellbore to form a primary fracture in the subterranean formation and a coating fluid is injected or introduced into the primary fracture to form secondary fractures in the subterranean formation. The coating fluid is flowed into the secondary fractures to expose nucleation surfaces on the secondary fractures to the coating fluid and to produce a resin coating on the nucleation surfaces. Conductive flow paths are formed on and/or within the resin coating. Hydrocarbons can be retrieved from the subterranean formation via the conductive flow paths within the secondary fractures. A viscosity of the pad fluid is greater than a viscosity of the coating fluid and the coating fluid contains or includes a resin, a curing agent, a surfactant, and an organic solvent.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 21, 2017
    Publication date: February 13, 2020
    Applicant: HALLIBURTON ENERGY SERVICES, INC.
    Inventors: Philip D. NGUYEN, Loan K. VO, Rajender SALLA
  • Patent number: 10545129
    Abstract: A method and apparatus that includes isolating a sample having a known volume and obtained near a reservoir that has a reserve; extracting hydrocarbons from the sample; and identifying data associated with the hydrocarbons. The data may include the volume of the extracted hydrocarbons. The method also includes using the data to estimate the reserve of the reservoir. The method can also include pulverizing the sample to release additional hydrocarbons.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2020
    Assignee: HALLIBURTON ENERGY SERVICES, INC.
    Inventors: Phillip D. Nguyen, Loan K. Vo, Bradley J. Sparks, David Loveless, Douglas Everett Wyatt
  • Publication number: 20190382643
    Abstract: Methods and compositions for mitigating the embedment of proppant into fracture faces in subterranean formations are provided. In some embodiments, the methods comprise: introducing a treatment fluid into a subterranean formation at or above a pressure sufficient to create or enhance one or more fractures in the subterranean formation; introducing an anchoring agent into the subterranean formation to deposit the anchoring agent on a portion of a fracture face in the one or more fractures within the subterranean formation; introducing a first particulate material comprising fine particulates into the subterranean formation to attach to the anchoring agent on the portion of the fracture face, wherein said fine particulates have a mean particle size of up to about 50 ?m; introducing a second particulate material comprising proppant into the one or more fractures in the subterranean formation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2016
    Publication date: December 19, 2019
    Inventors: Philip D. Nguyen, Ronald Glen Dusterhoft, Loan K. Vo, Kenneth E. Williams, Vladimir Nikolayevich Martysevich
  • Patent number: 10501681
    Abstract: Systems and methods for treating subterranean formations using deagglomerated inorganic clay particles are provided. In one embodiment, the methods comprise: providing a treatment fluid that comprises a base fluid, a consolidating agent, and a deagglomerated inorganic clay particle; introducing the treatment fluid into at least a portion of a subterranean formation so as to contact unconsolidated particles within the subterranean formation with the treatment fluid; and allowing the consolidating agent and the deagglomerated inorganic clay particle to consolidate at least a portion of the unconsolidated particulates in the portion of the subterranean formation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2019
    Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
    Inventors: Loan K. Vo, Dipti Singh, Christopher Parton
  • Publication number: 20190359882
    Abstract: A proppant suspension composition including a proppant, gelling agent, nanoparticles, at least one breaker, and a tackifying resin. The gelling agent may include cross-linkable polymers. The nanoparticles may be natural or synthetic clays. The at least one breaker may include oxidizers, monovalent salts and/or bis-quaternary ammonium compounds. The composition can be provided downhole during fracturing operations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 12, 2016
    Publication date: November 28, 2019
    Applicant: HALLIBURTON ENERGY SERVICES, INC.
    Inventors: Dipti SINGH, Loan K. VO
  • Publication number: 20190309610
    Abstract: A method of treating a subterranean formation comprising: providing a proppant; coating the proppant with a geopolymer composition to create a coated proppant; injecting a fracturing fluid into the subterranean formation, wherein the fracturing fluid comprises a base fluid and the coated proppant; and allowing the geopolymer composition to set in the formation to form a geopolymer on the proppant.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 27, 2016
    Publication date: October 10, 2019
    Applicant: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
    Inventors: Philip D. Nguyen, Tatyana V. Khamatnurova, Loan K. Vo, Walter T. Stephens
  • Patent number: 10428265
    Abstract: Various embodiments disclosed relate to methods of acidizing subterranean formations and systems for performing the method. In various embodiments, the present invention provides a method of acidizing a subterranean formation including placing an acid-resisting treatment composition including a surface modification agent in a subterranean formation, such that part of the subterranean formation includes an at least partially acid-resistant coating including the acid-resisting treatment composition or a reaction product thereof. The method also includes placing an acidizing composition in the subterranean formation, wherein the acidizing composition at least one of etches and dissolves a part of the subterranean formation substantially free of the acid-resistant coating.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2019
    Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
    Inventors: Philip D. Nguyen, Loan K. Vo, Jessica L. Heeter
  • Patent number: 10428266
    Abstract: Methods of treating a subterranean formation having a vertically oriented fracture with a treatment fluid comprising an aqueous base fluid, a gelling agent, proppant particulates, and swellable particulates having an unswelled form and a swelled form; placing the treatment fluid into the vertically oriented fracture; swelling the swellable particulates at a first location against walls of the vertically oriented fracture, thereby forming a first swelled particulates plug; swelling the swellable particulates at a second location above or below the first location against the walls of the vertically oriented fracture, thereby forming a second swelled particulates plug; and settling the proppant particulates atop the first swelled particulates plug and the second swelled particulates plug to form a proppant-free channel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2019
    Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
    Inventors: Philip D. Nguyen, Tatyana V. Khamatnurova, Loan K. Vo
  • Patent number: 10421893
    Abstract: An encapsulated scale inhibitor comprises: at least one scale inhibitor, wherein the at least one scale inhibitor is in the form of particulates; and an encapsulating material, wherein the encapsulating material at least partially encapsulates the at least one scale inhibitor, wherein the encapsulated scale inhibitor is capable of complete degradation. In one embodiment, a method comprises: providing a treatment fluid comprising a plurality of scale inhibitor particulates that comprise at least one scale inhibitor and a self-degrading encapsulating material that at least partially encapsulates the scale inhibitor; and introducing the treatment fluid into a well bore penetrating at least a portion of the subterranean formation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 24, 2019
    Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
    Inventors: Loan K. Vo, Christopher Parton, Christopher A. Lewis
  • Patent number: 10364660
    Abstract: Method comprising introducing a proppant-free fluid into a wellbore penetrating a subterranean formation to create or enhance one or more fractures; providing binding agent-coated proppant comprising proppant coated with a binding agent; and introducing, in alternating order, a proppant-laden fluid and a spacer fluid into one or more of the fractures. The proppant-laden fluid comprises a base fluid and binding agent-coated proppant, and the spacer fluid comprises a base fluid and degradable ultra-low density particulates. And forming a proppant pack in the fracture, wherein the proppant pack comprises binding agent-coated proppant and degradable ultra-low density particulates; producing hydrocarbons through the proppant pack; wherein the hydrocarbons degrade the degradable ultra-low density particulates to leave behind particulate-free channels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 30, 2019
    Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
    Inventors: Philip D. Nguyen, Loan K. Vo
  • Patent number: 10329891
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compositions for treatment of subterranean formations including a curable resin that is amine-curable and a curing agent having a structure including at least one primary amine and at least one secondary amine, and methods of using the same. 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 curable resin that is amine-curable and a curing agent having a structure including at least one primary amine and at least one secondary amine. The method can include placing the composition in a subterranean formation downhole.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2019
    Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
    Inventors: Philip D. Nguyen, Loan K. Vo, Bradley J. Sparks
  • Patent number: 10315867
    Abstract: Application of biodegradable oils to additive particles to control dusting. A method of reducing an amount of dust produced during transfer of additive particles comprising: treating at least some of the additive particles with one or more biodegradable oils; storing the additive particles; and transferring the additive particles prior to and after storage, wherein biodegradable oil reduces the amount of dust produced during at least one of the transfers of the additive particles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2019
    Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
    Inventors: Philip D. Nguyen, Corneliu Stanciu, Loan K. Vo
  • Publication number: 20190153297
    Abstract: Systems and methods for treating subterranean formations using deagglomerated inorganic clay particles are provided. In one embodiment, the methods comprise: providing a treatment fluid that comprises a base fluid, a consolidating agent, and a deagglomerated inorganic clay particle; introducing the treatment fluid into at least a portion of a subterranean formation so as to contact unconsolidated particles within the subterranean formation with the treatment fluid; and allowing the consolidating agent and the deagglomerated inorganic clay particle to consolidate at least a portion of the unconsolidated particulates in the portion of the subterranean formation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 2, 2016
    Publication date: May 23, 2019
    Inventors: Loan K. Vo, Dipti Singh, Christopher Parton
  • Patent number: 10294411
    Abstract: A treatment fluid is described suitable for use in subterranean formations comprising an aqueous phase, a carboxymethyl hydroxyethyl cellulose, and a breaker. The aqueous phase comprises water having at least 1,000 ppm total dissolved inorganic salts and at least one of: a sulfate concentration of about 4,000 ppm or greater, a phosphate concentration of about 100 ppm or greater, a carbonate concentration of about 100 ppm or greater, or a barium concentration of about 37,000 ppm or greater. The carboxymethyl hydroxyethyl cellulose has a carboxymethyl degree of substitution in the range of about 0.3 to about 0.45 per glucopyranose unit in the carboxymethyl hydroxyethyl cellulose polymer; and a hydroxyethyl molecular substitution in the range of about 2.1 to about 2.9 per glucopyranose unit in the carboxymethyl hydroxyethyl cellulose polymer; The treatment fluid is substantially free of any crosslinker.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2019
    Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
    Inventors: James William Ogle, Loan K. Vo, Thomas D. Welton, Bradley J. Sparks
  • Patent number: 10259990
    Abstract: A fracturing fluid and method of including a cellulose polymer derivative, a diol functional group, and a borate crosslinker. The diol functional group may be a cis-diol functional group, a 1,2-diol functional group, or a 1,3-diol functional group. The cellulose polymer derivative further may include a hydroxyethyl group or a hydroxypropyl group. The fracturing fluid may also include at least one metallic crosslinker. The method may also include the steps of adding a pH adjusting agent, at least one breaker, a surfactant, a scale inhibitor, and/or a bactericide to the fracturing fluid, or mixing the fracturing fluid using mixing equipment or wherein the fracturing fluid is introduced into a subterranean formation using one or more pumps.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2019
    Assignee: HALLIBURTON ENERGY SERVICES, INC.
    Inventors: Loan K. Vo, Bradley J. Sparks, Corneliu Stanciu, Christopher Parton