Patents by Inventor Shannon E. Bryant

Shannon E. Bryant 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: 20210130675
    Abstract: A method of cementing a wellbore comprises injecting into the wellbore a cement slurry comprising an aqueous carrier, a swellable nanoclay, and a solid delayed releasing divalent inorganic salt comprising calcined magnesium oxide, calcined calcium oxide, calcium magnesium polyphosphate, a borate, a nitride, a silicate, an agent having a cation of Ba2+, Sr2+, Fe2+, Ni2+, or a combination comprising at least one of the foregoing; and allowing the cement slurry to set.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 20, 2017
    Publication date: May 6, 2021
    Applicant: Baker Hughes, a GE company, LLC
    Inventors: Shannon E. BRYANT, Terry D. MONROE, Sumit BHADURI, Mark A. VORDERBRUGGEN
  • Patent number: 10557074
    Abstract: A method of cementing a wellbore penetrating a subterranean formation, the method comprising: injecting into the wellbore an oil-based fluid; injecting into the wellbore a cement spacer fluid comprising an aqueous carrier, an oil swellable elastomer, and a viscosifier; contacting the oil-based fluid with the cement spacer fluid to swell the oil swellable elastomer in the cement spacer fluid; injecting a cement slurry into the wellbore; and allowing the cement slurry to set.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2020
    Assignee: BAKER HUGHES, A GE COMPANY, LLC
    Inventors: Thomas S. Sodhi, Shannon E. Bryant
  • Publication number: 20200002596
    Abstract: A method of cementing a wellbore penetrating a subterranean formation, the method comprising: injecting into the wellbore an oil-based fluid; injecting into the wellbore a cement spacer fluid comprising an aqueous carrier, an oil swellable elastomer, and a viscosifier; contacting the oil-based fluid with the cement spacer fluid to swell the oil swellable elastomer in the cement spacer fluid; injecting a cement slurry into the wellbore; and allowing the cement slurry to set.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2018
    Publication date: January 2, 2020
    Applicant: Baker Hughes, a GE company, LLC
    Inventors: Thomas S. Sodhi, Shannon E. Bryant
  • Patent number: 10480278
    Abstract: A method of cementing a wellbore penetrating a subterranean formation comprises: injecting into the wellbore a cement spacer fluid comprising a carrier fluid, a quaternary surfactant, a viscosifier, and a proppant; injecting a cement slurry into the wellbore; and allowing the cement slurry to set.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2019
    Assignee: BAKER HUGHES, A GE COMPANY, LLC
    Inventors: Thomas S. Sodhi, Shannon E. Bryant
  • Patent number: 10370294
    Abstract: A method of cementing a wellbore penetrating a subterranean formation comprises blending a base cement slurry with one or more liquid additives to provide a cementing composition, the base cement slurry comprising a liquid carrier, a class G cement or a blend of class G and class C cements as defined by the American Petroleum Institute (API) Specification 10A standards (R2015), and silica fume, or fumed silica, or a combination of silica fume and fumed silica, the base cement slurry having a density of about 14 to about 16 ppg; and injecting the cementing composition into the wellbore. The single base cement slurry can be used globally to make cementing compositions having wide ranges of density and temperature stability.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2019
    Assignee: BAKER HUGHES, A GE COMPANY, LLC
    Inventors: Shailesh Shashank Dighe, Shannon E. Bryant, Matthew Kellum, Gregory D. Dean, Antonio Bottiglieri
  • Publication number: 20190177222
    Abstract: A method of cementing a wellbore penetrating a subterranean formation comprises blending a base cement slurry with one or more liquid additives to provide a cementing composition, the base cement slurry comprising a liquid carrier, a class G cement or a blend of class G and class C cements as defined by the American Petroleum Institute (API) Specification 10A standards (R2015), and silica fume, or fumed silica, or a combination of silica fume and fumed silica, the base cement slurry having a density of about 14 to about 16 ppg; and injecting the cementing composition into the wellbore. The single base cement slurry can be used globally to make cementing compositions having wide ranges of density and temperature stability.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2017
    Publication date: June 13, 2019
    Applicant: Baker Hughes, a GE company, LLC
    Inventors: Shailesh Shashank Dighe, Shannon E. Bryant, Matthew Kellum, Gregory D. Dean, Antonio Bottiglieri
  • Patent number: 10287474
    Abstract: A downhole treatment composition comprises a rare earth-containing compound comprising one or more of the following: scandium; yttrium; lanthanum; cerium; praseodymium; neodymium; promethium; samarium; lutetium; europium; gadolinium; terbium; dysprosium; holmium; erbium; thulium; or ytterbium, wherein the downhole treatment composition is a cement slurry, a drilling fluid, or a spacer fluid. Also disclosed are methods of cementing a wellbore, methods of displacing a first fluid, and methods of drilling a wellbore in a subterranean formation using the cement slurry, the spacer fluid, or the drilling fluid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2019
    Assignee: BAKER HUGHES, A GE COMPANY, LLC
    Inventors: Shannon E. Bryant, Sumit Bhaduri, Terry D. Monroe
  • Patent number: 10087354
    Abstract: A downhole treatment composition comprises a rare earth-containing compound comprising one or more of the following: scandium; yttrium; lanthanum; cerium; praseodymium; neodymium; promethium; samarium; lutetium; europium; gadolinium; terbium; dysprosium; holmium; erbium; thulium; or ytterbium, wherein the downhole treatment composition is a cement slurry, a drilling fluid, or a spacer fluid. Also disclosed are methods of cementing a wellbore, methods of displacing a first fluid, and methods of drilling a wellbore in a subterranean formation using the cement slurry, the spacer fluid, or the drilling fluid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 2, 2018
    Assignee: BAKER HUGHES, A GE COMPANY, LLC
    Inventors: Shannon E. Bryant, Sumit Bhaduri, Terry D. Monroe
  • Publication number: 20170240790
    Abstract: A downhole treatment composition comprises a rare earth-containing compound comprising one or more of the following: scandium; yttrium; lanthanum; cerium; praseodymium; neodymium; promethium; samarium; lutetium; europium; gadolinium; terbium; dysprosium; holmium; erbium; thulium; or ytterbium, wherein the downhole treatment composition is a cement slurry, a drilling fluid, or a spacer fluid. Also disclosed are methods of cementing a wellbore, methods of displacing a first fluid, and methods of drilling a wellbore in a subterranean formation using the cement slurry, the spacer fluid, or the drilling fluid.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 10, 2017
    Publication date: August 24, 2017
    Applicant: Baker Hughes Incorporated
    Inventors: Shannon E. Bryant, Sumit Bhaduri, Terry D. Monroe
  • Publication number: 20170114266
    Abstract: A downhole treatment composition comprises a rare earth-containing compound comprising one or more of the following: scandium; yttrium; lanthanum; cerium; praseodymium; neodymium; promethium; samarium; lutetium; europium; gadolinium; terbium; dysprosium; holmium; erbium; thulium; or ytterbium, wherein the downhole treatment composition is a cement slurry, a drilling fluid, or a spacer fluid. Also disclosed are methods of cementing a wellbore, methods of displacing a first fluid, and methods of drilling a wellbore in a subterranean formation using the cement slurry, the spacer fluid, or the drilling fluid.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 21, 2015
    Publication date: April 27, 2017
    Applicant: Baker Hughes Incorporated
    Inventors: Shannon E. Bryant, Sumit Bhaduri, Terry D. Monroe