Patents by Inventor Peter J. Photos

Peter J. Photos 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: 20110198089
    Abstract: The invention discloses a method of treating a subterranean formation of a well bore, comprising: providing a treatment fluid comprising a carrier fluid, proppant, a viscosifying agent and a viscosifier material, wherein the viscosifier material is inactive in a first state and is able to increase viscosity of the treatment fluid when in a second state; introducing the treatment fluid into the wellbore; and, allowing the treatment fluid to interact with a trigger able to activate the viscosifier material from first state to second state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2011
    Publication date: August 18, 2011
    Inventors: Mohan K.R. Panga, Bruno Drochon, Isabelle Couillet, Juan-Carlos Santamaria, Peter J. Photos, John W. Still
  • Publication number: 20110155372
    Abstract: A method and system are disclosed for low damage gravel packing. The method comprises: combining a carrier fluid and a solids mixture into a slurry, wherein the solids mixture comprises a plurality of particle size distribution modes such that a packed volume fraction exceeds 0.75; contacting a screen with leak-off control agent to form a bridge; positioning the screen and circulating the slurry through the wellbore in any order such that the solids mixture is deposited between the screen and the wellbore; degrading the degradable material to increase porosity and permeability of the pack; removing the bridge; and producing a reservoir fluid from the formation. The system comprises the slurry, a tubing string and slurry pump to position the screen and circulate the slurry to form the bridge on the screen.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2010
    Publication date: June 30, 2011
    Applicant: SCHLUMBERGER TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Mohan K.R. Panga, Peter J. Photos, John W. Still, Balkrishna Gadiyar, Bruno Drochon, Bryan Stamm
  • Patent number: 7923415
    Abstract: The invention discloses a method of treating a subterranean formation of a well bore: providing a treatment fluid made of: a fluid; a particulate material, and a viscosifier material; wherein the viscosifier material is inactive in a first state and is able to increase viscosity of the treatment fluid when in a second state; introducing the treatment fluid into the wellbore; and providing a trigger able to activate the viscosifier material from first state to second state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2011
    Assignee: Schlumberger Technology Corporation
    Inventors: Mohan K. R. Panga, Bruno Drochon, Isabelle Couillet, Juan-Carlos Santamaria, Peter J. Photos, John W. Still
  • Publication number: 20110053813
    Abstract: The invention discloses a method of treating a subterranean formation of a well bore: providing a treatment fluid made of: a fluid; a particulate material, and a viscosifier material; wherein the viscosifier material is inactive in a first state and is able to increase viscosity of the treatment fluid when in a second state; introducing the treatment fluid into the wellbore; and providing a trigger able to activate the viscosifier material from first state to second state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2009
    Publication date: March 3, 2011
    Inventors: Mohan K.R. Panga, Bruno Drochon, Isabelle Couillet, Juan-Carlos Santamaria, Peter J. Photos, John W. Still
  • Publication number: 20110017464
    Abstract: Embodiments of this invention relate to a method of removing debris from a wellbore including contacting debris in a wellbore with a treatment fluid, wherein the fluid contains degradable fibers, collecting at least a portion of the treatment fluid, and allowing the degradable fibers to degrade. Embodiments of this invention also relate to a method of removing debris from a wellbore including contacting debris in a wellbore with a treatment fluid, wherein the fluid contains degradable fibers, collecting the treatment fluid, and exposing the fluid to a composition to encourage the degradable fibers to degrade.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 24, 2009
    Publication date: January 27, 2011
    Inventors: Syed Ali, Peter J. Photos, Francois M. Auzerais, Douglas Pipchuk
  • Publication number: 20100300688
    Abstract: A composition and method are disclosed. The composition includes a carrier fluid and a solids mixture combined to form a slurry, wherein the solids mixture comprises a plurality of volume-averaged particle size distribution (PSD) modes, wherein a first PSD mode comprises solids having a volume-average median size at least three times larger than the volume-average median size of a second PSD mode such that a packed volume fraction of the solids mixture exceeds 0.75, and wherein the solids mixture comprises a degradable material and includes a reactive solid. The method includes circulating the slurry through a wellbore to form a pack in a fracture and/or a screen-wellbore annulus; degrading the degradable material to increase porosity and permeability of the pack; and producing a reservoir fluid through the permeable pack.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2010
    Publication date: December 2, 2010
    Inventors: Mohan K.R. Panga, Peter J. Photos, Bruno Drochon, John W. Still, Balkrishna Gadiyar, Ryan Hartman, Bryan Stamm