Patents by Inventor Michael TOUGH

Michael TOUGH 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: 20160340573
    Abstract: A technique facilitates a well treatment, such as a well stimulation. The technique comprises injecting a gel containing proppant into a wellbore extending into a subterranean formation. Additionally, a low viscosity fluid is injected into the wellbore with the gel either simultaneously or separately. An additive or additives may be used to maintain the gel in the low viscosity fluid. The technique further comprises separating the gel into slugs and then causing the slugs to flow into fractures in the subterranean formation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 17, 2014
    Publication date: November 24, 2016
    Inventors: Sergey Vladimirovich SEMENOV, Mohan PANGA, Michael TOUGH, Mathew SAMUEL, Andrey Vladimirovich YAKOVLEV, Danil Sergeyevich PANTSURKIN, Salvador AYALA, Geza HORVATH-SZABO, Sergey Sergeevich SKIBA