Abstract: Systems and methods are described for generating electricity from fluid produced from a subsurface formation. The disclosed systems and methods include generating electrical power using the energy content of fluids produced from the earth or hot fluids created during surface processing of the produced fluids. Fluid is obtained from a well in the subsurface formation and provided to a first power generation device where a pressure and a temperature of the fluid is adjusted to a pressure and a temperature compatible with the first power generation device using one or more valves coupled to the first power generation device. The first power generation device generates electricity from the fluid. One or more second power generation devices also generate electricity using the fluid where one of the second power generation devices is a thermoelectric generator.

Abstract: Systems and methods are described for producing lithium hydroxide from lithium chloride and sodium chloride through an electrolysis process. A solution of lithium hydroxide and sodium hydroxide may be produced through electrolysis of a lithium chloride and sodium chloride solution. Lithium hydroxide in the produced solution may then be crystallized and filtered out to produce substantially pure lithium hydroxide crystals.

Abstract: Systems and methods are described for generating electricity from fluid produced from a subsurface formation. The disclosed systems and methods include generating electrical power using the energy content of fluids produced from the earth or hot fluids created during surface processing of the produced fluids. Specific systems and methods describe utilizing heat and pressure of oil, gas, or water to generate electrical power.

Abstract: Systems and methods are described for generating electricity from fluid produced from a subsurface formation. The disclosed systems and methods include generating electrical power using the energy content of fluids produced from the earth or hot fluids created during surface processing of the produced fluids. Specific systems and methods describe utilizing heat and pressure of oil, gas, or water to generate electrical power.

Abstract: Systems and methods are described for producing lithium hydroxide from lithium chloride through an electrolysis process.

Abstract: Methods for treating bodies of water with encapsulated corrosive fluids are described. Corrosive fluids may include, for example, hydrochloric acid or other acids used in treating the bodies of water. The encapsulated corrosive fluids may also be used in for treatments in oil and/or gas wells.

Abstract: Systems and methods for assessing physical properties of a geological formation are disclosed. The systems and methods may use electrodes that include two conductive portions separated by an isolation gap positioned along a casing in a wellbore in the formation. The electrodes may be sequentially energized to provide excitation stimulus into the formation while the remaining, non-energized electrodes may substantially simultaneously receive excitation responses to the excitation stimulus from the formation. The excitation responses may be assessed to determine one or more physical properties of fractures in the formation.

Abstract: A method for treating an oil-bearing subsurface formation is disclosed that includes providing one ore more acid soluble materials into a wellbore in the oil-bearing subsurface formation. The wellbore may include a plurality of first perforations in the wellbore that have been used to form first fractures emanating from the wellbore in the formation. The acid soluble materials may be used as a diverting agent to form plugs in existing perforations in the wellbore. The plugs may inhibit fluid flow through the existing perforations. The plugs may be removed at any time desired by providing an acid into the wellbore or by incorporating a delayed source of acid in the diverting agent.

Abstract: Described herein are methods and system that use electromagnetic heating to heat wellbores and the fluids therein. The heating is achieved by placing one or more permanent magnets in the wellbore and moving a metallic component and/or the one or more permanent magnets relative to each other. This generates eddy currents in the metallic component, which heat the metallic component. This heat is transferred to the fluids in the wellbore from the metallic component by convection.

Abstract: Described herein are methods and system that use electromagnetic heating to heat wellbores and the fluids therein. The heating is achieved by placing one or more permanent magnets in the wellbore and moving a metallic component and/or the one or more permanent magnets relative to each other. This generates eddy currents in the metallic component, which heat the metallic component. This heat is transferred to the fluids in the wellbore from the metallic component by convection. In some embodiments, permanent magnets are installed in the tubing to induce eddy current heating in a well by converting the linear motion of a sucker rod to rotary motion of a conducting tube using a lead or ball screw. The heater may directly integrate with existing pump jack equipment with little or no additional infrastructure required.

Abstract: Systems and methods for assessing physical properties of a geological formation are disclosed. The systems and methods may use electrodes that include two conductive portions separated by an isolation gap positioned along a casing in a wellbore in the formation. The electrodes may be sequentially energized to provide excitation stimulus into the formation while the remaining, non-energized electrodes may substantially simultaneously receive excitation responses to the excitation stimulus from the formation. The excitation responses may be assessed to determine one or more physical properties of fractures in the formation.

Abstract: Described herein are methods and system that use electromagnetic heating to heat pipelines, flowlines and the fluids therein. The heating is achieved by placing one or more permanent magnets in the wellbore and moving a metallic component and/or one or more permanent magnets relative to each other. This generates eddy currents in the metallic component or the pipeline wall, which heat the metallic component or pipeline wall and the fluids therein. The relative motion between the magnets and the metallic component is driven by the fluid pressure that drives the pig through the pipeline.

Abstract: Described herein are methods and system that use electromagnetic heating to heat wellbores and the fluids therein. The heating is achieved by placing one or more permanent magnets in the wellbore and moving a metallic component and/or the one or more permanent magnets relative to each other. This generates eddy currents in the metallic component, which heat the metallic component. This heat is transferred to the fluids in the wellbore from the metallic component by convection. In some embodiments, permanent magnets are installed in the tubing to induce eddy current heating in a well by converting the linear motion of a sucker rod to rotary motion of a conducting tube using a lead or ball screw. The heater may directly integrate with existing pump jack equipment with little or no additional infrastructure required.

Abstract: Provided herein are inter alia novel compositions and methods having application in the field of enhanced oil recovery.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a method for fracture diagnostics by the use of electromagnetic transmitters and receivers in or near the borehole and an electrically conductive proppant. Injecting an electrically conductive proppant into a hydraulic fracture transforms it into highly conductive fractured volume in a rock medium of relatively low electrical conductivity. The highly conductive fracture can be easily separated from the background rock matrix due to the large electrical conductivity difference. The fracture can be excited through electromagnetic radiation by use of (a) transmitting antenna(s) in, above or immediately outside the borehole and will then be able to communicate with (a) receiver antenna(s) in, above or immediately outside the borehole. Using the principles of electromagnetism to analyze the simulated communication patterns between the fractured antenna transmitters and receivers, the length, height and orientation of the hydraulic fracture may be determined.

Abstract: The present invention includes compositions and methods for using an anionic surfactant composition for treating a hydrocarbon-bearing formation or a reservoir, of formula (I): wherein R1 and R2 are identical or different and may independently be alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, alkylene, aryl, propylene oxide, ethylene oxide or hydrogen groups in a straight or branched chain with 16 or more carbon atoms, X1 and X2 are identical or different and are selected from the group consisting of phosphate, sulfate, carboxylate, sulfonate or other suitable anionic groups, S is a spacer group selected from short or long arkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, alkylene, stilbene, polyethers, and other suitable aliphatic or aromatic groups comprising 2 to 12 carbon atoms.

Abstract: Described herein are methods and system that use electromagnetic heating to heat wellbores and the fluids therein. The heating is achieved by placing one or more permanent magnets in the wellbore and moving a metallic component and/or the one or more permanent magnets relative to each other. This generates eddy currents in the metallic component, which heat the metallic component. This heat is transferred to the fluids in the wellbore from the metallic component by convection.

Abstract: Compositions and methods for improving wellbores stability of a hydrocarbon bearing shale formation using nanoparticles to decrease swelling and plug pore throats.

Abstract: Methods of fracturing a hydrocarbon formation are described herein. A method may include propagating one or more first fractures from a first wellbore in the hydrocarbon formation, allowing a selected period of time to elapse so that at least a portion of the first fractures close, and propagating at least one second fracture in the wellbore or a second wellbore after the elapsed selected period of time.

Abstract: Compositions and methods for improving wellbores stability of a hydrocarbon bearing shale formation using nanoparticles to decrease swelling and plug pore throats.