Patents by Inventor Matthew Kye Yocham

Matthew Kye Yocham 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).

  • Composition to reduce friction reducer fouling in wellbores
    Patent number: 11248166
    Abstract: A method of spearheading an acid into a wellbore is adapted to avoid the gelation of a friction reducer polymer. The method comprises injecting a synthetic or modified acid composition down a wellbore, the composition comprising: a synthetic or modified acid; a solvent; and a chelating agent. Optionally the composition may comprise a corrosion inhibitor package. The method further includes allowing sufficient time for the synthetic or modified acid composition to react with material which require acidic treatment and injecting a fracturing composition comprising a liquid and a friction reducing polymer down the wellbore.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2022
    Assignee: FLUID ENERGY GROUP LTD.
    Inventors: Clay Purdy, Markus Weissenberger, Kyle Wynnyk, Matthew Kye Yocham
  • Formulations comprising recovered water and a viscosifier and associated methods
    Patent number: 11060017
    Abstract: High viscosity fracturing fluids for fracturing a subterranean formulation are prepared by: (i) selecting recovered water; (ii) contacting said recovered water with a viscosifying agent, wherein said viscosifying agent is selected from fenugreek gum, tara gum, locust bean gum, guar gum and derivatives of the aforesaid; (iii) contacting said recovered water with one or more other additives for example with a cross-linking agent (A) for cross-linking said viscosifying agent, wherein contact of said recovered water with cross-linking agent (A) takes place when the pH of said recovered water is less than pH 6.5; (iv) adjusting the pH to pH 6.5-8.8.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 13, 2021
    Assignee: INDEPENDENCE OILFIELD CHEMICALS LLC
    Inventors: Christopher George Burke, Chen Xiyuan, John R. Willingham, Matthew Kye Yocham, Jeffrey C. Dawson
  • Composition to Reduce Friction Reducer Fouling in Wellbores
    Publication number: 20210079292
    Abstract: A method of spearheading an acid into a wellbore is adapted to avoid the gelation of a friction reducer polymer. The method comprises injecting a synthetic or modified acid composition down a wellbore, the composition comprising: a synthetic or modified acid; a solvent; and a chelating agent. Optionally the composition may comprise a corrosion inhibitor package. The method further includes allowing sufficient time for the synthetic or modified acid composition to react with material which require acidic treatment and injecting a fracturing composition comprising a liquid and a friction reducing polymer down the wellbore.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 2, 2020
    Publication date: March 18, 2021
    Inventors: Clay Purdy, Markus Weissenberger, Kyle Wynnyk, Matthew Kye Yocham
  • FORMULATIONS COMPRISING RECOVERED WATER AND A VISCOSIFIER, AND ASSOCIATED METHODS
    Publication number: 20190169489
    Abstract: High viscosity fracturing fluids for fracturing a subterranean formulation are prepared by: (i) selecting recovered water; (ii) contacting said recovered water with a viscosifying agent, wherein said viscosifying agent is selected from fenugreek gum, tara gum, locust bean gum, guar gum and derivatives of the aforesaid; (iii) contacting said recovered water with one or more other additives for example with a cross-linking agent (A) for cross-linking said viscosifying agent, wherein contact of said recovered water with cross-linking agent (A) takes place when the pH of said recovered water is less than pH 6.5; (iv) adjusting the pH to pH 6.5-8.8.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 13, 2017
    Publication date: June 6, 2019
    Inventors: Christopher George Burke, Chen Xiyuan, John R Willingham, Matthew Kye Yocham, Jeffrey c. Dawson