Abstract: Disclosed herein is a method for use in oil and gas operations comprising prepackaging, in a packaging container, two or more dry components to form a dry composition, wherein the two or more dry components comprise a polyacrylamide friction reducer (FR) polymer, and wherein the dry composition comprises a predetermined ratio of the two or more dry components, transporting the packaging container to a wellsite, removing all or a portion of the dry composition from the packaging container and mixing the all or a portion of the dry composition with an aqueous fluid to form a wellbore servicing fluid having known concentrations of the two or more dry components, and placing at least a portion of the wellbore servicing fluid into a wellbore penetrating a subterranean formation.

Abstract: A method of treating a subterranean formation includes introducing a well cementing composition into a wellbore, said cementing composition comprising: a pumpable slurry of cement and at least one of hydrophobic material, a superhydrophobic material, and combinations; and allowing at least a portion of the cementing composition to cure. A composition includes a pumpable slurry of wellbore cement and at least one of hydrophobic material, a superhydrophobic material, and combinations thereof.

Abstract: A method of treating a subterranean formation includes introducing a well cementing composition into a wellbore, said cementing composition comprising: a pumpable slurry of cement and at least one of hydrophobic material, a superhydrophobic material, and combinations; and allowing at least a portion of the cementing composition to cure. A composition includes a pumpable slurry of wellbore cement and at least one of hydrophobic material, a superhydrophobic material, and combinations thereof.

Abstract: A method of treating a subterranean formation includes introducing a well cementing composition into a wellbore, the cementing composition comprising: a pumpable slurry of cement and at least one of hydrophobic material, a superhydrophobic material, and combinations; and allowing at least a portion of the cementing composition to cure. A composition includes a pumpable slurry of wellbore cement and at least one of hydrophobic material, a superhydrophobic material, and combinations thereof.

Abstract: Optical sensors having one or more soluble coatings thereon are used to detect the presence of a degrading fluid. In a generalized embodiment, the fiber optic sensor includes a fiber optic cable having two strain sensor positioned therein. A soluble layer is positioned over one of the strain sensor. Due to the presence of the soluble layer, the covered strain sensor optically responds differently than the other strain sensor to changes in pressure, strain and temperature. In the presence of a degrading fluid, the soluble layer degrades and ultimately dissolves, thereby changing the optical response of the previously covered strain sensor. When the soluble layer is dissolved, the strain induced by the soluble layer relaxes, thus causing a wavelength shift in the signal of the grating. By monitoring the wavelength shifts of both strain sensors, the fiber optic sensor acts as a detector for the presence of the degrading fluid.

Abstract: A method of treating a subterranean formation includes introducing a well cementing composition into a wellbore, said cementing composition comprising: a pumpable slurry of cement and at least one of hydrophobic material, a superhydrophobic material, and combinations; and allowing at least a portion of the cementing composition to cure. A composition includes a pumpable slurry of wellbore cement and at least one of hydrophobic material, a superhydrophobic material, and combinations thereof.

Abstract: Optical sensors having one or more soluble coatings thereon are used to detect the presence of a degrading fluid. In a generalized embodiment, the fiber optic sensor includes a fiber optic cable having two strain sensor positioned therein. A soluble layer is positioned over one of the strain sensor. Due to the presence of the soluble layer, the covered strain sensor optically responds differently than the other strain sensor to changes in pressure, strain and temperature. In the presence of a degrading fluid, the soluble layer degrades and ultimately dissolves, thereby changing the optical response of the previously covered strain sensor. When the soluble layer is dissolved, the strain induced by the soluble layer relaxes, thus causing a wavelength shift in the signal of the grating. By monitoring the wavelength shifts of both strain sensors, the fiber optic sensor acts as a detector for the presence of the degrading fluid.

Abstract: A method of analyzing a reservoir fluid comprising: providing an analyzer, wherein the analyzer is a molecular factor computational system; and determining at least one property of the reservoir fluid using the analyzer, wherein the step of determining comprises: causing or allowing energy to interact with the reservoir fluid; and detecting the interaction between the energy and the reservoir fluid.

Abstract: A molecular factor computing sensor for use in a subterranean well can include a thermal detector, a layer of an electromagnetic energy absorptive composition, and an electromagnetic energy source. The thermal detector is sensitive to electromagnetic energy from the electromagnetic energy source and absorbed by the electromagnetic energy absorptive composition. A method of identifying at least one chemical identity of a substance in a subterranean well can include positioning at least one molecular factor computing sensor in the well, and the molecular factor computing sensor outputting at least one signal indicative of the chemical identity of the substance. A system for use with a subterranean well can include at least one molecular factor computing sensor that outputs a signal indicative of a chemical identity of a substance in the well. The substance flows between an earth formation and a wellbore that penetrates the formation.

Abstract: A method of analyzing a reservoir fluid comprising: providing an analyzer, wherein the analyzer is a molecular factor computational system; and determining at least one property of the reservoir fluid using the analyzer, wherein the step of determining comprises: causing or allowing energy to interact with the reservoir fluid; and detecting the interaction between the energy and the reservoir fluid.

Abstract: Methods for in situ detection and classification of analyte within a fluid sample are provided. In one embodiment, the method can include: (a) continuously flowing the fluid sample through a multivariate optical computing device, wherein the multivariate optical computing device illuminates an area of the fluid sample as it flows through the multivariate optical computing device to elicit a continuous series of spectral responses; (b) continuously measuring the series of multivariate spectral responses as the fluid sample flows through the multivariate optical computing device; (c) detecting an analyte (e.g., phytoplankton) in the sample based on an multivariate spectral response of the plurality of spectral responses; and (d) classifying the analyte based on the multivariate spectral response generated by the analyte.

Abstract: Methods and systems for detecting the presence of a substance on a surface are provided. The method can include directing a modulated light beam (e.g., having a wavelength of about 3 to about 20 ?m) from a light source to a beam expander such that the beam expander widens the diameter of the light beam into an expanded beam. The expanded beam can then be directed onto the surface to form an illuminated area. A specular reflection can then be detected from the illuminated area on the surface in each light cycle, and the presence of the substance on the surface can be determined.

Abstract: Methods and systems for detecting the presence of an inconsistency in or on a surface are generally provided. The method can include directing a modulated light beam (e.g., having a wavelength of about 3 ?m to about 20 ?m) from a light source to a mirror. The mirror then directs a reflected light beam onto the surface (e.g., directly onto the surface or indirectly onto the surface via a additional mirror(s)). The mirror is controlled to scan the reflected light beam across the surface. A specular reflection from the surface can then be detected in each light cycle, and the presence of the inconsistency on the surface can be detected.

Abstract: In accordance with certain embodiments of the present disclosure, a method for adjusting the spectral detectivity of a thermal detector is described. The method includes coating the light sensitive portion of a thermal detector with a first material to reduce the response of the detector. The first material is coated with a second material that is thermally thin and has spectral absorption characteristics. The second material is coated with a third material that is thermally thick, whereby the spectral absorbance of the second material as filtered by the third material primarily determines the thermal conversion of the thermal detector.