Patents by Inventor Michael Brendt Wilson

Michael Brendt Wilson 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).

  • Patent number: 11193054
    Abstract: A method of enhancing carbonate precipitation in a downhole environment comprises introducing into the downhole environment a treatment composition comprising: a carbonate producing agent comprising a microbe, an enzyme, or a combination comprising at least one of the foregoing, and a substrate comprising N-oxyurea, semicarbazide, N,N-dioxyurea, or a combination comprising at least one of the foregoing. An organic feedstock and a geobacter can also be used to treating a wellbore or a subterranean formation. Encapsulated carbonate producing agent such as encapsulated bacterial spores are used to form self-healing cemented structure in a downhole environment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 7, 2021
    Assignee: BAKER HUGHES, A GE COMPANY, LLC
    Inventors: Mark A. Vorderbruggen, Charles D. Armstrong, Michael Brendt Wilson, Harold Dean Brannon
  • Patent number: 11060013
    Abstract: A method of treating a subterranean formation penetrated by a wellbore comprises: introducing into the subterranean formation a treatment fluid comprising a carbonate producing agent, urea, and a cation source; allowing a carbonate precipitate to form, the carbonate precipitate comprising a cation from the cation source and having a water solubility of less than about 0.1 g/100 mL at 25° C. and atmospheric pressure; and reducing or substantially preventing the passage of formation particles from the subterranean formation into the wellbore while allowing passage of formation fluids from the subterranean formation into the wellbore.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 13, 2021
    Assignee: BAKER HUGHES, A GE COMPANY, LLC
    Inventors: Michael Brendt Wilson, Charles D. Armstrong, Mark A. Vorderbruggen
  • Publication number: 20190264091
    Abstract: A method of enhancing carbonate precipitation in a downhole environment comprises introducing into the downhole environment a treatment composition comprising: a carbonate producing agent comprising a microbe, an enzyme, or a combination comprising at least one of the foregoing, and a substrate comprising N-oxyurea, semicarbazide, N,N-dioxyurea, or a combination comprising at least one of the foregoing. An organic feedstock and a geobacter can also be used to treating a wellbore or a subterranean formation. Encapsulated carbonate producing agent such as encapsulated bacterial spores are used to form self-healing cemented structure in a downhole environment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2017
    Publication date: August 29, 2019
    Applicant: Baker Hughes, a GE company, LLC
    Inventors: Mark A. Vorderbruggen, Charles D. Armstrong, Michael Brendt Wilson, Harold Dean Brannon
  • Publication number: 20190002753
    Abstract: A method of treating a subterranean formation penetrated by a wellbore comprises: introducing into the subterranean formation a treatment fluid comprising a carbonate producing agent, urea, and a cation source; allowing a carbonate precipitate to form, the carbonate precipitate comprising a cation from the cation source and having a water solubility of less than about 0.1 g/100 mL at 25° C. and atmospheric pressure; and reducing or substantially preventing the passage of formation particles from the subterranean formation into the wellbore while allowing passage of formation fluids from the subterranean formation into the wellbore.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 1, 2017
    Publication date: January 3, 2019
    Applicant: Baker Hughes, a GE company, LLC
    Inventors: Michael Brendt Wilson, Charles D. Armstrong, Mark A. Vorderbruggen