Patents by Inventor Russell M. Fitzgerald

Russell M. Fitzgerald 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: 7150321
    Abstract: Methods and compositions for wellbore treating fluids, especially settable spotting fluids, that include zeolite and at least one carrier fluid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2003
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2006
    Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
    Inventors: Karen Luke, Russell M. Fitzgerald, Frank Zamora, Ashok K. Santra
  • Patent number: 7147067
    Abstract: Methods and compositions for wellbore treating fluids, especially drilling fluids, that comprise zeolite and a carrier fluid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2004
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2006
    Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
    Inventors: Donald A. Getzlaf, Karen Luke, Russell M. Fitzgerald
  • Patent number: 7140439
    Abstract: Methods and compositions for wellbore treating fluids, especially remedial compositions such as pills, that include zeolite and at least one carrier fluid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2003
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2006
    Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
    Inventors: Karen Luke, Russell M. Fitzgerald, Frank Zamora
  • Patent number: 7140440
    Abstract: Methods for cementing in a subterranean zone, which use a cement composition that includes zeolite, cementitious material, proportioned fluid loss control additives and a mixing fluid. Cement compositions containing proportioned fluid loss control additives, and methods of making cement compositions containing proportioned fluid loss control additives.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2004
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2006
    Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
    Inventors: Karen Luke, Russell M. Fitzgerald, Robert S. Taylor, Keith A. Rispler, Glen C. Fyten
  • Patent number: 6989057
    Abstract: A method and cement composition is provided for sealing a subterranean zone penetrated by a well bore, wherein the cement composition comprises zeolite, cementitious material, and water sufficient to form a slurry.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2002
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2006
    Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
    Inventors: Donald A. Getzlaf, Karen Luke, Keith A. Rispler, Russell M. Fitzgerald, Glen C. Fyten
  • Patent number: 6964302
    Abstract: Methods and cement compositions are provided for sealing a subterranean zone penetrated by a wellbore, wherein the cement composition comprises zeolite, cementitious material, and a mixing fluid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 2003
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2005
    Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
    Inventors: Karen Luke, B. Raghava Reddy, Russell M. Fitzgerald, Frank Zamora, Glen C. Fyten, Keith A. Rispler, Donald A. Getzlaf, Dennis W. Gray, Sears T. Dealy
  • Publication number: 20040244977
    Abstract: Methods for cementing in a subterranean zone, which use a cement composition that includes zeolite, cementitious material, proportioned fluid loss control additives and a mixing fluid. Cement compositions containing proportioned fluid loss control additives, and methods of making cement compositions containing proportioned fluid loss control additives.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 1, 2004
    Publication date: December 9, 2004
    Inventors: Karen Luke, Russell M. Fitzgerald, Robert S. Taylor, Keith A. Rispler, Glen C. Fyten
  • Publication number: 20040188091
    Abstract: Methods and compositions for wellbore treating fluids, especially settable spotting fluids, that include zeolite and at least one carrier fluid.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2003
    Publication date: September 30, 2004
    Inventors: Karen Luke, Russell M. Fitzgerald, Frank Zamora, Ashok K. Santra
  • Patent number: 6793730
    Abstract: The present invention provides improved methods for cementing. The methods are basically comprised of the steps of preparing a cement composition comprised of hydraulic cement, water, gas, surfactants, a cement early strength accelerator and a mildly set retarding cement dispersing agent, placing the cement composition in the annulus between the casing string and the well bore and allowing the cement composition to set into a hard impermeable mass. The cement composition used can alternatively comprise hydraulic cement, a water reducing additive, a dispersing additive, a set accelerating additive and water. Also, the cement composition can be made environmentally benign by using water reducing and dispersing additives, set retarding additives, and compressive strength and set accelerating additives which are environmentally degradable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2003
    Date of Patent: September 21, 2004
    Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
    Inventors: B. Raghava Reddy, Ronald J. Crook, Russell M. Fitzgerald, Bryan K. Waugh
  • Publication number: 20040112600
    Abstract: Methods and cement compositions are provided for sealing a subterranean zone penetrated by a wellbore, wherein the cement composition comprises zeolite, cementitious material, and a mixing fluid.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 15, 2003
    Publication date: June 17, 2004
    Inventors: Karen Luke, B. Raghava Reddy, Russell M. Fitzgerald, Frank Zamora, Glen C. Fyten, Keith A. Rispler, Donald A. Getzlaf, Dennis W. Gray, Sears T. Dealy
  • Publication number: 20040107877
    Abstract: A method and cement composition is provided for sealing a subterranean zone penetrated by a well bore, wherein the cement composition comprises zeolite, cementitious material, and water sufficient to form a slurry.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2002
    Publication date: June 10, 2004
    Applicant: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
    Inventors: Donald A. Getzlaf, Karen Luke, Keith A. Rispler, Russell M. Fitzgerald, Glen C. Fyten
  • Patent number: 6660080
    Abstract: The present invention provides particulate flow enhancing additives for improving the flow properties of dry particulate cementitious materials. The particulate flow enhancing additives basically comprise a particulate solid adsorbent material having a flow inducing chemical adsorbed thereon.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2002
    Date of Patent: December 9, 2003
    Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
    Inventors: Baireddy R. Reddy, Ronald E. Sweatman, James F. Heathman, Russell M. Fitzgerald, Ronald J. Crook
  • Publication number: 20030217847
    Abstract: The present invention provides improved methods for cementing. The methods are basically comprised of the steps of preparing a cement composition comprised of hydraulic cement, water, gas, surfactants, a cement early strength accelerator and a mildly set retarding cement dispersing agent, placing the cement composition in the annulus between the casing string and the well bore and allowing the cement composition to set into a hard impermeable mass. The cement composition used can alternatively comprise hydraulic cement, a water reducing additive, a dispersing additive, a set accelerating additive and water. Also, the cement composition can be made environmentally benign by using water reducing and dispersing additives, set retarding additives, and compressive strength and set accelerating additives which are environmentally degradable.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 4, 2003
    Publication date: November 27, 2003
    Inventors: B. Raghava Reddy, Ronald J. Crook, Russell M. Fitzgerald, Bryan K. Waugh
  • Patent number: 6630021
    Abstract: The present invention provides improved compositions and methods for cementing casing strings in deep water offshore formations penetrated by well bores. The cement composition basically comprises hydraulic cement, water, an environmentally degradable water reducing and dispersing additive, an environmentally degradable set retarding additive and an environmentally degradable compressive strength and set accelerating additive.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 2002
    Date of Patent: October 7, 2003
    Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
    Inventors: B. Raghava Reddy, Russell M. Fitzgerald
  • Patent number: 6610139
    Abstract: Methods of preparing a particulate flow enhancing additive are provided. The methods are basically comprised of preparing a particulate flow enhancing additive for improving the flow properties of particulate cementitious materials comprising adsorbing a flow inducing chemical on a particulate solid adsorbent material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2002
    Date of Patent: August 26, 2003
    Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
    Inventors: Baireddy R. Reddy, Ronald E. Sweatman, James F. Heathman, Russell M. Fitzgerald, Ronald J. Crook
  • Publication number: 20030110987
    Abstract: Methods of preparing a particulate flow enhancing additive are provided. The methods are basically comprised of preparing a particulate flow enhancing additive for improving the flow properties of particulate cementitious materials comprising adsorbing a flow inducing chemical on a particulate solid adsorbent material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2002
    Publication date: June 19, 2003
    Inventors: Baireddy R. Reddy, Ronald E. Sweatman, James F. Heathman, Russell M. Fitzgerald, Ronald J. Crook
  • Publication number: 20030110986
    Abstract: The present invention provides particulate flow enhancing additives for improving the flow properties of dry particulate cementitious materials. The particulate flow enhancing additives basically comprise a particulate solid adsorbent material having a flow inducing chemical adsorbed thereon.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2002
    Publication date: June 19, 2003
    Inventors: Baireddy R. Reddy, Ronald E. Sweatman, James F. Heathman, Russell M. Fitzgerald, Ronald J. Crook
  • Patent number: 6554071
    Abstract: Encapsulated water soluble chemicals for use in controlled time release applications, methods of encapsulating the chemicals and methods of using the encapsulated chemicals are provided. The methods of encapsulating the chemicals are basically comprised of forming a first coating of a dry hydrophobic film forming material or a sparingly soluble material which provides a dry shield on the chemical and then forming a second coating of a porous cross-linked hydrophilic polymer on the first coating which prevents the substantial dissolution of the resulting encapsulated chemical for a selected period of time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2002
    Date of Patent: April 29, 2003
    Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
    Inventors: Baireddy R. Reddy, Ronald J. Crook, Dennis W. Gray, Russell M. Fitzgerald, Bradley L. Todd, Steven B. Laramay
  • Patent number: 6527051
    Abstract: Encapsulated water soluble chemicals for use in controlled time release applications, methods of encapsulating the chemicals and methods of using the encapsulated chemicals are provided. The methods of encapsulating the chemicals are basically comprised of forming a first coating of a dry hydrophobic film forming material or a sparingly soluble material which provides a dry shield on the chemical and then forming a second coating of a porous cross-linked hydrophilic polymer on the first coating which prevents the substantial dissolution of the resulting encapsulated chemical for a selected period of time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2002
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2003
    Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
    Inventors: Baireddy R. Reddy, Ronald J. Crook, Dennis W. Gray, Russell M. Fitzgerald, Bradley L. Todd, Steven B. Laramay
  • Publication number: 20030006038
    Abstract: The present invention provides improved compositions and methods for cementing casing strings in deep water offshore formations penetrated by well bores. The cement composition basically comprises hydraulic cement, water, an environmentally degradable water reducing and dispersing additive, an environmentally degradable set retarding additive and an environmentally degradable compressive strength and set accelerating additive.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 7, 2002
    Publication date: January 9, 2003
    Inventors: B. Raghava Reddy, Russell M. Fitzgerald