Patents by Inventor Pierre J. Hinds

Pierre J. Hinds 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).

  • Dissipative surfactant aqueous-based drilling system for use in hydrocarbon recovery operations from heavy oil and tar sands
    Patent number: 9856409
    Abstract: A water-based drilling fluid which includes an aqueous fluid and a water-soluble dissipative surfactant composition is described, wherein the dissipative surfactant composition includes at least one fatty acid or ester derivative of a plant or vegetable oil. Also described are methods of using such aqueous-based drilling fluids including the dissipative surfactant composition as described in hydrocarbon recovery operations associated with oil/tar sand, where such fluids act to increase the dispersant qualities of hydrocarbons within the oil/tar sand, and where such fluid exhibit a reduced coefficient of friction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2018
    Assignee: TUCC Technology, LLC
    Inventors: James W. Dobson, Jr., Kim O. Tresco, Pierre J. Hinds
  • Dissipative Surfactant Aqueous-Based Drilling System for Use in Hydrocarbon Recovery Operations from Heavy Oil and Tar Sands
    Publication number: 20150166866
    Abstract: A water-based drilling fluid which includes an aqueous fluid and a water-soluble dissipative surfactant composition is described, wherein the dissipative surfactant composition includes at least one fatty acid or ester derivative of a plant or vegetable oil. Also described are methods of using such aqueous-based drilling fluids including the dissipative surfactant composition as described in hydrocarbon recovery operations associated with oil/tar sand, where such fluids act to increase the dispersant qualities of hydrocarbons within the oil/tar sand, and where such fluid exhibit a reduced coefficient of friction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 30, 2015
    Publication date: June 18, 2015
    Inventors: James W. Dobson, JR., Kim O. Tresco, Pierre J. Hinds