Patents by Inventor Virgilio G. Boncan

Virgilio G. Boncan 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: 6230804
    Abstract: Aluminum silicate and/or fibrous mineral-containing cement compositions for cementing wellbores in high stress environments, such as for cementing multi-lateral completions. The cement compositions typically comprise a mixture of a reactive aluminum silicate and/or fibrous mineral such as wollastonite, and may include one or more other additives. The cement compositions may be used to produce set cements offering improved compressive strength, flexural strength, and/or tensile strength over conventional cement compositions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 1997
    Date of Patent: May 15, 2001
    Assignee: BJ Services Company
    Inventors: Dan T. Mueller, Virgilio G. Boncan, Jimmy P. Dickerson
  • Patent number: 6145591
    Abstract: Aluminum silicate-containing cement slurries for cementing wellbores in deepwater and cold environments, or in wellbores susceptible to fluid intrusion. The aluminum silicate-containing slurries may also be used as high strength, low density cements for wellbore cementing applications under a variety of conditions. The cement slurries typically comprise a mixture of a reactive aluminum silicate and hydraulic cement, and may include one or more other additives. The cement slurries may optionally be foamed using a foaming agent and energizing phase.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 1997
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2000
    Assignee: BJ Services Company
    Inventors: Virgilio G. Boncan, Dan T. Mueller, Murray J. Rogers, Windall S. Bray
  • Patent number: 4632186
    Abstract: An additive blend for a well cementing composition is shown which comprises a copolymer of acrylamide and 2-acrylamido-2-methylpropane sulfonate, the sodium salt of naphthalene formaldehyde sulfonate, and polyvinylpyrrolidone polymer. The fluid loss additive is mixed together with a hydraulic cement and water in an amount to produce a pumpable slurry. The cement slurry is pumped to the desired location in the wellbore and allowed to harden to a solid mass.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 1985
    Date of Patent: December 30, 1986
    Assignee: Hughes Tool Company
    Inventors: Virgilio G. Boncan, Richard Gandy