Patents by Inventor Tom Wentzler

Tom Wentzler 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).

  • Polymer hydration method using microemulsions
    Patent number: 7407915
    Abstract: Long-chained polymer compounds are useful to viscosify aqueous brine fluids so that they can function as drilling fluids, completion/workover fluids, fracturing fluids, agricultural products, cleaning compounds, etc. These polymers may be hydrated with a microemulsion or lactescent emulsion prior to being added to the target fluid. The rate and completeness of hydration by this method are controlled and improved. In one non-limiting embodiment the microemulsion includes a polar hydrocarbon component, a nonpolar hydrocarbon oil, a small amount of water, a surfactant and optionally a co-surfactant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2005
    Date of Patent: August 5, 2008
    Assignee: Baker Hughes Incorporated
    Inventors: Thomas A. Jones, Tom Wentzler
  • Polymer hydration method using microemulsions
    Publication number: 20070123431
    Abstract: Long-chained polymer compounds are useful to viscosify aqueous brine fluids so that they can function as drilling fluids, completion/workover fluids, fracturing fluids, agricultural products, cleaning compounds, etc. These polymers may be hydrated with a microemulsion or lactescent emulsion prior to being added to the target fluid. The rate and completeness of hydration by this method are controlled and improved. In one non-limiting embodiment the microemulsion includes a polar hydrocarbon component, a nonpolar hydrocarbon oil, a small amount of water, a surfactant and optionally a co-surfactant.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 29, 2005
    Publication date: May 31, 2007
    Applicant: Baker Hughes Incorporated
    Inventors: Thomas Jones, Tom Wentzler