Patents by Inventor Prasad D. Dhulipala

Prasad D. Dhulipala 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).

  • Patent number: 11162017
    Abstract: Corrosion and/or calcium scale deposition on a surface in contact with corrosion forming components and/or scale forming components within a subterranean formation may be decreased, prevented, and/or inhibited by contacting the surface with at least one protein. The protein(s) may be or include, but is not limited to, at least one aspein protein, at least one aspolin protein, at least one dentine protein, at least one DRICH-1 protein, at least one nacrein protein, at least one SMDT-1 protein, derivatives thereof, fragments thereof, mimetics thereof, and combinations thereof. The surface may be or include, but is not limited to a metal surface, a plastic surface, a ceramic surface, a painted surface, a coated surface, and combinations thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 2, 2021
    Assignee: Baker Hughes Holdings LLC
    Inventors: Prasad D. Dhulipala, Charles David Armstrong
  • Patent number: 10947433
    Abstract: Proteins with antibacterial properties may be used in additive compositions, fluid compositions, and methods for decreasing or removing sulfur-containing compounds and/or acid-containing compounds from recovered downhole fluids and/or the subterranean reservoir wellbore from which the downhole fluid was recovered. The fluid composition may include at least protein and a base fluid. The protein(s) may be or include a labiase, a lysozyme, a lysostaphin, a hexose oxidase, a cecropin, a thermolysin, a serine protease, a cysteine protease, and combinations thereof. The base fluid may be or include a drilling fluid, a servicing fluid, a production fluid, a completion fluid, an injection fluid, a refinery fluids, and combinations thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 16, 2021
    Assignee: Baker Hughes Holdings LLC
    Inventors: Prasad D. Dhulipala, Charles D. Armstrong
  • Patent number: 10934471
    Abstract: Corrosion and/or calcium scale deposition on a surface in contact with corrosion forming components and/or scale forming components within a subterranean formation may be decreased, prevented, and/or inhibited by contacting the surface with at least one protein. The protein(s) may be or include, but is not limited to, at least one aspein protein, at least one aspolin protein, at least one dentine protein, at least one DRICH-1 protein, at least one nacrein protein, at least one SMDT-1 protein, derivatives thereof, fragments thereof, mimetics thereof, and combinations thereof. The surface may be or include, but is not limited to a metal surface, a plastic surface, a ceramic surface, a painted surface, a coated surface, and combinations thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 2, 2021
    Assignee: Baker Hughes Holdings LLC
    Inventors: Prasad D. Dhulipala, Charles David Armstrong
  • Publication number: 20200347718
    Abstract: This disclosure is directed to the use of a portable Surface Enhance Raman Spectroscopy method to detect, quantify, and/or monitor corrosion inhibitors that are present in fluids in a wide range of concentrations in order to manage corrosion treatment in oil and gas production and refining systems or other industrial systems and to reduce the amount of time spent in obtaining data that is reliable and useful for corrosion control.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2020
    Publication date: November 5, 2020
    Applicant: Baker Hughes, a GE company, LLC
    Inventors: Sankaran Murugesan, Prasad D. Dhulipala, Zhengwei Liu, Sunder Ramachandran
  • Publication number: 20190119554
    Abstract: Corrosion and/or calcium scale deposition on a surface in contact with corrosion forming components and/or scale forming components within a subterranean formation may be decreased, prevented, and/or inhibited by contacting the surface with at least one protein. The protein(s) may be or include, but is not limited to, at least one aspein protein, at least one aspolin protein, at least one dentine protein, at least one DRICH-1 protein, at least one nacrein protein, at least one SMDT-1 protein, derivatives thereof, fragments thereof, mimetics thereof, and combinations thereof. The surface may be or include, but is not limited to a metal surface, a plastic surface, a ceramic surface, a painted surface, a coated surface, and combinations thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 27, 2018
    Publication date: April 25, 2019
    Applicant: Baker Hughes, a GE company, LLC
    Inventors: Prasad D. Dhulipala, Charles David Armstrong
  • Publication number: 20190119555
    Abstract: Corrosion and/or calcium scale deposition on a surface in contact with corrosion forming components and/or scale forming components within a subterranean formation may be decreased, prevented, and/or inhibited by contacting the surface with at least one protein. The protein(s) may be or include, but is not limited to, at least one aspein protein, at least one aspolin protein, at least one dentine protein, at least one DRICH-1 protein, at least one nacrein protein, at least one SMDT-1 protein, derivatives thereof, fragments thereof, mimetics thereof, and combinations thereof. The surface may be or include, but is not limited to a metal surface, a plastic surface, a ceramic surface, a painted surface, a coated surface, and combinations thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 27, 2018
    Publication date: April 25, 2019
    Applicant: Baker Hughes, a GE company, LLC
    Inventors: Prasad D. Dhulipala, Charles David Armstrong
  • Patent number: 10196554
    Abstract: Corrosion and/or calcium scale deposition on a surface in contact with corrosion forming components and/or scale forming components within a subterranean formation may be decreased, prevented, and/or inhibited by contacting the surface with at least one protein. The protein(s) may be or include, but is not limited to, at least one aspein protein, at least one aspolin protein, at least one dentine protein, at least one DRICH-1 protein, at least one nacrein protein, at least one SMDT-1 protein, derivatives thereof, fragments thereof, mimetics thereof, and combinations thereof. The surface may be or include, but is not limited to a metal surface, a plastic surface, a ceramic surface, a painted surface, a coated surface, and combinations thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2019
    Assignee: Baker Hughes, a GE company, LLC
    Inventors: Prasad D. Dhulipala, Charles David Armstrong
  • Patent number: 10174240
    Abstract: A treatment method for a hydrocarbon well includes placing a well treatment fluid containing a viscosifying agent in the well and, using the viscosifying agent, attaining a first viscosity of the fluid in the well. The method includes combining a porphyrin compound with the fluid and, using the porphyrin compound, decreasing viscosity of the fluid in the well to a second viscosity less than the first viscosity. A hydrocarbon well treatment fluid includes an aqueous carrier fluid, a polymer viscosifying agent, and a chlorophyll compound.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 8, 2019
    Assignee: BAKER HUGHES, A GE COMPANY, LLC
    Inventors: Prasad D. Dhulipala, C. David Armstrong
  • Publication number: 20180208822
    Abstract: Proteins with antibacterial properties may be used in additive compositions, fluid compositions, and methods for decreasing or removing sulfur-containing compounds and/or acid-containing compounds from recovered downhole fluids and/or the subterranean reservoir wellbore from which the downhole fluid was recovered. The fluid composition may include at least protein and a base fluid. The protein(s) may be or include a labiase, a lysozyme, a lysostaphin, a hexose oxidase, a cecropin, a thermolysin, a serine protease, a cysteine protease, and combinations thereof. The base fluid may be or include a drilling fluid, a servicing fluid, a production fluid, a completion fluid, an injection fluid, a refinery fluids, and combinations thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 10, 2015
    Publication date: July 26, 2018
    Applicant: Baker Hughes, a GE company, LLC
    Inventors: Prasad D. Dhulipala, Charles D. Armstrong
  • Publication number: 20170267917
    Abstract: A treatment method for a hydrocarbon well includes placing a well treatment fluid containing a viscosifying agent in the well and, using the viscosifying agent, attaining a first viscosity of the fluid in the well. The method includes combining a porphyrin compound with the fluid and, using the porphyrin compound, decreasing viscosity of the fluid in the well to a second viscosity less than the first viscosity. A hydrocarbon well treatment fluid includes an aqueous carrier fluid, a polymer viscosifying agent, and a chlorophyll compound.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 5, 2017
    Publication date: September 21, 2017
    Inventors: Prasad D. Dhulipala, C. David Armstrong
  • Patent number: 9683166
    Abstract: A treatment method for a hydrocarbon well includes placing a well treatment fluid containing a viscosifying agent in the well and, using the viscosifying agent, attaining a first viscosity of the fluid in the well. The method includes combining a porphyrin compound with the fluid and, using the porphyrin compound, decreasing viscosity of the fluid in the well to a second viscosity less than the first viscosity. A hydrocarbon well treatment fluid includes an aqueous carrier fluid, a polymer viscosifying agent, and a chlorophyll compound.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2017
    Assignee: BAKER HUGHES INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Prasad D. Dhulipala, C. David Armstrong
  • Publication number: 20170137790
    Abstract: Cysteine synthase or O-Acetyl-L-Serine Sulfhydrylase enzymes, such as those derived from the Aeropyrum pernix bacterium, may be used in additive compositions, fluid compositions, and methods for decreasing or removing hydrogen sulfide from recovered downhole fluids and/or the subterranean reservoir wellbore from which the downhole fluid was recovered. The fluid composition may include at least one cysteine synthase enzyme and a base fluid, such as a drilling fluid, a servicing fluid, a production fluid, a completion fluid, an injection fluid, a refinery fluids, and combinations thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 19, 2017
    Publication date: May 18, 2017
    Applicant: BAKER HUGHES INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Prasad D. Dhulipala, Charles D. Armstrong
  • Publication number: 20170096595
    Abstract: Corrosion and/or calcium scale deposition on a surface in contact with corrosion forming components and/or scale forming components within a subterranean formation may be decreased, prevented, and/or inhibited by contacting the surface with at least one protein. The protein(s) may be or include, but is not limited to, at least one aspein protein, at least one aspolin protein, at least one dentine protein, at least one DRICH-1 protein, at least one nacrein protein, at least one SMDT-1 protein, derivatives thereof, fragments thereof, mimetics thereof, and combinations thereof. The surface may be or include, but is not limited to a metal surface, a plastic surface, a ceramic surface, a painted surface, a coated surface, and combinations thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 15, 2016
    Publication date: April 6, 2017
    Applicant: BAKER HUGHES INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Prasad D. Dhulipala, Charles David Armstrong
  • Patent number: 9587159
    Abstract: Cysteine synthase or O-Acetyl-L-Serine Sulfhydrylase enzymes, such as those derived from the Aeropyrum pernix bacterium, may be used in additive compositions, fluid compositions, and methods for decreasing or removing hydrogen sulfide from recovered downhole fluids and/or the subterranean reservoir wellbore from which the downhole fluid was recovered. The fluid composition may include at least one cysteine synthase enzyme and a base fluid, such as a drilling fluid, a servicing fluid, a production fluid, a completion fluid, an injection fluid, a refinery fluids, and combinations thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2017
    Assignee: Baker Hughes Incorporated
    Inventors: Prasad D. Dhulipala, Charles D. Armstrong
  • Publication number: 20160160105
    Abstract: Cysteine synthase or O-Acetyl-L-Serine Sulfhydrylase enzymes, such as those derived from the Aeropyrum pernix bacterium, may be used in additive compositions, fluid compositions, and methods for decreasing or removing hydrogen sulfide from recovered downhole fluids and/or the subterranean reservoir wellbore from which the downhole fluid was recovered. The fluid composition may include at least one cysteine synthase enzyme and a base fluid, such as a drilling fluid, a servicing fluid, a production fluid, a completion fluid, an injection fluid, a refinery fluids, and combinations thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 4, 2014
    Publication date: June 9, 2016
    Applicant: BAKER HUGHES INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Prasad D. Dhulipala, Charles D. Armstrong
  • Publication number: 20160152887
    Abstract: A treatment method for a hydrocarbon well includes placing a well treatment fluid containing a viscosifying agent in the well and, using the viscosifying agent, attaining a first viscosity of the fluid in the well. The method includes combining a porphyrin compound with the fluid and, using the porphyrin compound, decreasing viscosity of the fluid in the well to a second viscosity less than the first viscosity. A hydrocarbon well treatment fluid includes an aqueous carrier fluid, a polymer viscosifying agent, and a chlorophyll compound.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 1, 2014
    Publication date: June 2, 2016
    Inventors: Prasad D. Dhulipala, C. David Armstrong
  • Publication number: 20160039697
    Abstract: Hydrogen sulfide and mercaptans may be catalytically removed from a fluid stream by introducing to the fluid stream a sulfide quinone reductase (SQR) enzyme.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 7, 2014
    Publication date: February 11, 2016
    Inventors: Prasad D. Dhulipala, Charles David Armstrong, Qi Qu