Patents by Inventor Vadim Khlestkin

Vadim Khlestkin 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).

  • Method for treating subterranean formation with degradable material
    Patent number: 8695708
    Abstract: A method for treating a subterranean formation penetrated by a wellbore is provided. The method includes providing a treatment fluid containing a viscoelastic surfactant having at least one degradable linkage, a hydrolysable material, and a pH control material, and injecting the treatment fluid into a subterranean formation. The pH control material may have a pH equal or greater than about 9 and may include a strongly alkaline material and an oxidizing agent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 1, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 15, 2014
    Assignee: Schlumberger Technology Corporation
    Inventors: Andrey Fedorov, Olesya Levanyuk, Tatiana Zolnikova, Vadim Khlestkin, Alexander Nadeev, Diankui Fu, Bruno Lecerf, Shiyi Wang, Gary John Tustin, Valerie Lafitte