Patents by Inventor Minh Quoc VO

Minh Quoc VO 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).

  • Methods of using energized well treating fluids
    Patent number: 11585196
    Abstract: A fluid for use in hydraulic fracturing contains underivatized guar or a guar gum derivative as viscosifying or gelling polymer, a crosslinking agent, carbon dioxide as foaming agent and urea and, optionally, a bifunctional organic compound containing at least one hydroxyl group and at least one quaternary group and, optionally, a non-gaseous foaming agent. The fluid may be characterized by a low pH such as a pH than or equal to 3.0 and less than or equal to 5.0.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2023
    Assignee: Baker Hughes Oilfield Operations LLC
    Inventors: Ahmed Zakaria, John Mayor, D. V. Satyanarayana Gupta, Minh Quoc Vo
  • ENERGIZED WELL TREATING FLUIDS AND METHODS OF USING SAME
    Publication number: 20210123333
    Abstract: A fluid for use in hydraulic fracturing contains underivatized guar or a guar gum derivative as viscosifying or gelling polymer, a crosslinking agent, carbon dioxide as foaming agent and urea and, optionally, a bifunctional organic compound containing at least one hydroxyl group and at least one quaternary group and, optionally, a non-gaseous foaming agent. The fluid may be characterized by a low pH such as a pH than or equal to 3.0 and less than or equal to 5.0.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 8, 2020
    Publication date: April 29, 2021
    Inventors: Ahmed ZAKARIA, John MAYOR, D.V. Satyanarayana GUPTA, Minh Quoc VO