Patents by Inventor Marie Noelle Dessinges
Marie Noelle Dessinges 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: 9334438Abstract: This invention relates to compositions and methods for treating subterranean formations, in particular, oilfield stimulation compositions and methods using water-in-water polymer emulsions to uniformly dissolve a rheologically active polymer, such as a thickener or friction reducer, in the treatment fluid. The emulsions have a low viscosity and are easily pumped for mixing into a treatment fluid, where upon dilution with an aqueous medium, the polymer is easily hydrated without forming fish-eyes. The partitioning agent in the water-in-water emulsion does not generally affect the rheology of the treatment fluid. The invention also relates to further processing of the emulsion by wet grinding, high shear mixing and/or heating to enhance the hydration rate in the preparation of the well treatment fluid.Type: GrantFiled: September 6, 2011Date of Patent: May 10, 2016Assignee: Schlumberger Technology CorporationInventors: Philip F. Sullivan, Gary John Tustin, Yenny Christanti, Gregory Kubala, Bruno Drochon, Yiyan Chen, Marie Noelle Dessinges, Paul R. Howard
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Patent number: 8673826Abstract: A method and composition for crosslinking a polymer based fluid includes providing a dry blend of crosslinker and delay agent. The crosslinker and delay agent are mixed and granulated in a dry form prior to addition to the polymer fluid.Type: GrantFiled: June 27, 2011Date of Patent: March 18, 2014Assignee: Schlumberger Technology CorporationInventors: Marie Noelle Dessinges, Jean-Louis Pessin
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Patent number: 8627889Abstract: A method of fracturing a subterranean formation while drilling a well includes the steps of preparing a fluid useful for drilling a wellbore into the formation; drilling the wellbore into the formation with the fluid; acidizing the fluid such that the acid soluble additive is degraded; and fracturing the formation with the fluid in the wellbore to create a channel in the formation.Type: GrantFiled: September 27, 2007Date of Patent: January 14, 2014Assignee: Schlumberger Technology CorporationInventors: Don Williamson, Philip F. Sullivan, Marie Noelle Dessinges
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Patent number: 8361936Abstract: A treatment fluid composition for treating a subterranean formation penetrated by a wellbore is formed from an aqueous fluid, a hydratable polymer and a water-soluble, non-symmetrical, inorganic peroxide breaking agent, which is capable of undergoing heterolytical cleavage. A method of treating a subterranean formation penetrated by a wellbore may also be performed by forming a treatment fluid from an aqueous hydrated polymer solution. This is combined with a water-soluble, non-symmetrical, heterolytically cleavable inorganic peroxide breaking agent. The treating fluid is introduced into the formation. An optional crosslinking agent capable of crosslinking the polymer may also be included.Type: GrantFiled: September 28, 2007Date of Patent: January 29, 2013Assignee: Schlumberger Technology CorporationInventors: Sumitra Mukhopadhyay, Richard D. Hutchins, Marie Noelle Dessinges
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Patent number: 8291978Abstract: A method of heterogeneous proppant placement in a subterranean fracture is disclosed. The method comprises injecting well treatment fluid including proppant and a channelant through a wellbore into the fracture, heterogeneously placing the proppant in the fracture in a plurality of proppant clusters or islands spaced apart by the channelant, and removing the channelant filler material to form open channels around the pillars for fluid flow from the formation through the fracture toward the wellbore. The proppant and channelant can be segregated within the well treatment fluid, or segregated during placement in the fracture. The channelant can be dissolvable particles, initially acting as a filler material during placement of the proppant, and later dissolving to leave the flow channels between the proppant pillars. The well treatment fluid can include fibers to provide reinforcement and consolidation of the proppant and/or to inhibit settling of the proppant in the treatment fluid.Type: GrantFiled: November 28, 2011Date of Patent: October 23, 2012Assignee: Schlumberger Technology CorporationInventors: Richard D. Hutchins, Marie Noelle Dessinges, Carlos Abad, Erik Nelson
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Publication number: 20120118572Abstract: A method of heterogeneous proppant placement in a subterranean fracture is disclosed. The method comprises injecting well treatment fluid including proppant and a channelant through a wellbore into the fracture, heterogeneously placing the proppant in the fracture in a plurality of proppant clusters or islands spaced apart by the channelant, and removing the channelant filler material to form open channels around the pillars for fluid flow from the formation through the fracture toward the wellbore. The proppant and channelant can be segregated within the well treatment fluid, or segregated during placement in the fracture. The channelant can be dissolvable particles, initially acting as a filler material during placement of the proppant, and later dissolving to leave the flow channels between the proppant pillars. The well treatment fluid can include fibers to provide reinforcement and consolidation of the proppant and/or to inhibit settling of the proppant in the treatment fluid.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 28, 2011Publication date: May 17, 2012Applicant: SCHLUMBERGER TECHNOLOGY CORPORATIONInventors: Richard D. Hutchins, Marie Noelle Dessinges, Carlos Abad, Erik Nelson
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Publication number: 20110319301Abstract: This invention relates to compositions and methods for treating subterranean formations, in particular, oilfield stimulation compositions and methods using water-in-water polymer emulsions to uniformly dissolve a rheologically active polymer, such as a thickener or friction reducer, in the treatment fluid. The emulsions have a low viscosity and are easily pumped for mixing into a treatment fluid, where upon dilution with an aqueous medium, the polymer is easily hydrated without forming fish-eyes. The partitioning agent in the water-in-water emulsion does not generally affect the rheology of the treatment fluid. The invention also relates to further processing of the emulsion by wet grinding, high shear mixing and/or heating to enhance the hydration rate in the preparation of the well treatment fluid.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 6, 2011Publication date: December 29, 2011Inventors: Philip F. Sullivan, Gary John Tustin, Yenny Christanti, Gregory Kubala, Bruno Drochon, Yiyan Chen, Marie Noelle Dessinges, Paul R. Howard
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Patent number: 8066058Abstract: A method for breaking a fracturing fluid includes identifying application parameter(s) including a subterranean formation temperature, and determining an acid precursor concentration in response to the application parameter(s). The method further includes providing a treatment fluid including a carrier fluid, a metallic peroxide breaker, and an amount of an acid precursor according to the acid precursor concentration, and treating the subterranean formation with the treatment fluid. The application parameter(s) may further include a flowback wait time, a composition of the metallic peroxide breaker, a gel loading of the carrier fluid, and/or a permeability of the subterranean formation. The metallic peroxide breaker may include an alkaline peroxide and/or a zinc peroxide. The acid precursor may include polylactic acid and/or polyglycolic acid.Type: GrantFiled: December 22, 2010Date of Patent: November 29, 2011Assignee: Schlumberger Technology CorporationInventors: Sylvie Daniel, Marie Noelle Dessinges
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Patent number: 8066073Abstract: Methods for treating a formation penetrated by a wellbore which improves fluid loss control during treatment. In some aspects, the treatments include preparing an aqueous fluid including one or more water inert polymers and an optional viscosifier, injecting the aqueous fluid into the wellbore at a pressure equal to or greater than the formation's fracture initiation pressure, and thereafter injecting into the wellbore a proppant laden fluid at a pressure equal to or greater than the formation's fracture initiation pressure. The water inert polymer may be a polymer such as an emulsion polymer or a latex polymer. Some methods of the invention use a fluid which may have a normalized leak off coefficient (Cw/sqrt(K)) equal to or less than about 0.0022, 0.0014, or 0.0010. A conventional fluid loss additive may or may not be used in conjunction with the treatment fluid and/or the proppant laden fluid. The water inert polymer may or may not substantially enter formation pores.Type: GrantFiled: May 27, 2009Date of Patent: November 29, 2011Assignee: Schlumberger Technology CorporationInventors: Richard D Hutchins, Marie Noelle Dessinges, Carlos Abad, Erik B Nelson
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Patent number: 8044000Abstract: This invention relates to compositions and methods for treating subterranean formations, in particular, oilfield stimulation compositions and methods using water-in-water polymer emulsions to uniformly dissolve a rheologically active polymer, such as a thickener or friction reducer, in the treatment fluid. The emulsions have a low viscosity and are easily pumped for mixing into a treatment fluid, where upon dilution with an aqueous medium, the polymer is easily hydrated without forming fish-eyes. The partitioning agent in the water-in-water emulsion does not generally affect the rheology of the treatment fluid. The invention also relates to further processing of the emulsion by wet grinding, high shear mixing and/or heating to enhance the hydration rate in the preparation of the well treatment fluid.Type: GrantFiled: July 2, 2008Date of Patent: October 25, 2011Assignee: Schlumberger Technology CorporationInventors: Philip F. Sullivan, Gary John Tustin, Yenny Christanti, Gregory Kubala, Bruno Drochon, Yiyan Chen, Marie Noelle Dessinges, Paul R. Howard
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Publication number: 20110257050Abstract: A method and composition for crosslinking a polymer based fluid includes providing a dry blend of crosslinker and delay agent. The crosslinker and delay agent are mixed and granulated in a dry form prior to addition to the polymer fluid.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 27, 2011Publication date: October 20, 2011Inventors: Marie Noelle Dessinges, Jean-Louis Pessin
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Patent number: 7972998Abstract: A method and composition for crosslinking a polymer based fluid includes providing a dry blend of crosslinker and delay agent. The crosslinker and delay agent are mixed and granulated in a dry form prior to addition to the polymer fluid.Type: GrantFiled: September 15, 2004Date of Patent: July 5, 2011Assignee: Schlumberger Technology CorporationInventors: Marie Noelle Dessinges, Jean-Louis Pessin
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Publication number: 20110088888Abstract: A method for breaking a fracturing fluid includes identifying application parameter(s) including a subterranean formation temperature, and determining an acid precursor concentration in response to the application parameter(s). The method further includes providing a treatment fluid including a carrier fluid, a metallic peroxide breaker, and an amount of an acid precursor according to the acid precursor concentration, and treating the subterranean formation with the treatment fluid. The application parameter(s) may further include a flowback wait time, a composition of the metallic peroxide breaker, a gel loading of the carrier fluid, and/or a permeability of the subterranean formation. The metallic peroxide breaker may include an alkaline peroxide and/or a zinc peroxide. The acid precursor may include polylactic acid and/or polyglycolic acid.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 22, 2010Publication date: April 21, 2011Inventors: Sylvie Daniel, Marie Noelle Dessinges
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Patent number: 7921909Abstract: A method includes identifying application parameter(s) including a subterranean formation temperature, determining a breaker particle size in response to the application parameter(s), providing a treatment fluid including a carrier fluid and a granular breaker sized according to the breaker particle size, and treating the subterranean formation with the treatment fluid. The granular breaker is a metallic peroxide which may be an alkaline peroxide and/or zinc peroxide. The application parameter(s) may further include a flowback wait time, a composition of the metallic peroxide, a gel loading of the carrier fluid, and a permeability of the subterranean formation. The breaker particle size may include a breaker large particle size that is not greater than 25% larger than a breaker small particle size. At least 90% of the breaker particles may be sized between the breaker small particle size and the breaker large particle size.Type: GrantFiled: August 28, 2008Date of Patent: April 12, 2011Assignee: Schlumberger Technology CorporationInventors: Sylvie Daniel, Marie Noelle Dessinges
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Patent number: 7857048Abstract: A method for breaking a fracturing fluid includes identifying application parameter(s) including a subterranean formation temperature, and determining an acid precursor concentration in response to the application parameter(s). The method further includes providing a treatment fluid including a carrier fluid, a metallic peroxide breaker, and an amount of an acid precursor according to the acid precursor concentration, and treating the subterranean formation with the treatment fluid. The application parameter(s) may further include a flowback wait time, a composition of the metallic peroxide breaker, a gel loading of the carrier fluid, and/or a permeability of the subterranean formation. The metallic peroxide breaker may include an alkaline peroxide and/or a zinc peroxide. The acid precursor may include polylactic acid and/or polyglycolic acid.Type: GrantFiled: August 28, 2008Date of Patent: December 28, 2010Assignee: Schlumberger Technology CorporationInventors: Sylvie Daniel, Marie Noelle Dessinges
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Publication number: 20100243242Abstract: A method and apparatus for processing a subterranean formation comprising stimulating and fracturing a subterranean formation, and drilling the subterranean formation wherein the drilling and fracturing occurs without removing equipment for drilling from the formation. A method and apparatus for drilling and fracturing a subterranean formation, comprising a drill string assembly and a hydraulic fracturing system, wherein the drill string and fracturing system are in communication with a wellbore and wherein the drill string and a fracture formed by the hydraulic fracturing system are less than about 1000 feet apart. A method and apparatus for processing a subterranean formation comprising fracturing a subterranean formation using a hydraulic fracturing system and drilling the subterranean formation using a drill string assembly wherein the drilling and fracturing occurs without removing the drill string from the formation, and wherein the fracturing occurs via ports in the drill string assembly.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 16, 2010Publication date: September 30, 2010Inventors: Curtis L. Boney, Marie Noelle Dessinges, Bruno Drochon, Don Williamson, Philip F. Sullivan, Francois M. Auzerais, John W. Still, Gregory Kubala, Bruce A. MacKay, Ryan Hartman, Austin Boyd, Rod Shampine
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Patent number: 7775282Abstract: Methods for treating a formation penetrated by a wellbore which improves fluid loss control during treatment. In some aspects, the treatments include preparing an aqueous fluid including one or more water inert polymers and an optional viscosifier, injecting the aqueous fluid into the wellbore at a pressure equal to or greater than the formation's fracture initiation pressure, and thereafter injecting into the wellbore a proppant laden fluid at a pressure equal to or greater than the formation's fracture initiation pressure. The water inert polymer may be a polymer such as an emulsion polymer or a latex polymer. Some methods of the invention use a fluid which may have a normalized leak off coefficient (Cw/sqrt(K)) equal to or less than about 0.0022, 0.0014, or 0.0010. A conventional fluid loss additive may or may not be used in conjunction with the treatment fluid and/or the proppant laden fluid. The water inert polymer may or may not substantially enter formation pores.Type: GrantFiled: July 14, 2008Date of Patent: August 17, 2010Assignee: Schlumberger Technology CorporationInventors: Richard D. Hutchins, Marie Noelle Dessinges, Carlos Abad, Erik Nelson
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Patent number: 7748452Abstract: A method of plugging a fracture in a subterranean formation which includes placing into the fracture a composition comprising microspheres or microbeads, wherein the microspheres are created by surface crosslinking of droplets in a water-in-water emulsion. Such microspheres may form a filter cake in the formation. The microspheres may include a chemical agent to be released when the microspheres dissolve.Type: GrantFiled: February 19, 2008Date of Patent: July 6, 2010Assignee: Schlumberger Technology CorporationInventors: Philip F Sullivan, Gary John Tustin, Bruno Drochon, Marie Noelle Dessinges, Gregory Kubala, Christelle Vatry
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Publication number: 20100051263Abstract: A method for breaking a fracturing fluid includes identifying application parameter(s) including a subterranean formation temperature, and determining an acid precursor concentration in response to the application parameter(s). The method further includes providing a treatment fluid including a carrier fluid, a metallic peroxide breaker, and an amount of an acid precursor according to the acid precursor concentration, and treating the subterranean formation with the treatment fluid. The application parameter(s) may further include a flowback wait time, a composition of the metallic peroxide breaker, a gel loading of the carrier fluid, and/or a permeability of the subterranean formation. The metallic peroxide breaker may include an alkaline peroxide and/or a zinc peroxide. The acid precursor may include polylactic acid and/or polyglycolic acid.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 28, 2008Publication date: March 4, 2010Inventors: Sylvie Daniel, Marie Noelle Dessinges
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Publication number: 20100051273Abstract: A method includes identifying application parameter(s) including a subterranean formation temperature, determining a breaker particle size in response to the application parameter(s), providing a treatment fluid including a carrier fluid and a granular breaker sized according to the breaker particle size, and treating the subterranean formation with the treatment fluid. The granular breaker is a metallic peroxide which may be an alkaline peroxide and/or zinc peroxide. The application parameter(s) may further include a flowback wait time, a composition of the metallic peroxide, a gel loading of the carrier fluid, and a permeability of the subterranean formation. The breaker particle size may include a breaker large particle size that is not greater than 25% larger than a breaker small particle size. At least 90% of the breaker particles may be sized between the breaker small particle size and the breaker large particle size.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 28, 2008Publication date: March 4, 2010Inventors: Sylvie Daniel, Marie Noelle Dessinges