Patents by Inventor Xueyu Pang
Xueyu Pang 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).
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Patent number: 11168241Abstract: The present disclosure relates to downhole fluid additives including a clay, a hydroxylated polymer, a cation, and water. The disclosure further relates to downhole fluids, including drilling fluids, spaces, cements, and proppant delivery fluids containing such as downhole fluid additive and methods of using such fluids. The downhole fluid additive may have any of a variety of functions in the downhole fluid and may confer any of a variety of properties upon it, such as salt tolerance or desired viscosities even at high downhole temperatures.Type: GrantFiled: September 6, 2019Date of Patent: November 9, 2021Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.Inventors: Vivek S. Goel, Peter James Boul, Xueyu Pang, Lee J. Hall, Jay P. Deville, Samuel J. Lewis, B. Raghava Reddy, Trissa Joseph, Xiangnan Ye
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Publication number: 20210277303Abstract: Provided are compositions and methods of using a liquid suspension of hollow particles comprising a plurality of hollow particles, water, a suspending aid, and a stabilizer selected from the group consisting of a non-ionic surfactant, a latex, an oleaginous fluid, porous silica, and combinations thereof. The liquid suspension is homogenous. An example method includes statically storing the liquid suspension in a container for at least one week; wherein the liquid suspension maintains a difference in density from the top of the container to the bottom of the container of less than one pound per gallon while stored. The method further includes adding the liquid suspension to a treatment fluid; wherein the liquid suspension reduces the density of the treatment fluid; and introducing the treatment fluid into a wellbore penetrating a subterranean formation.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 11, 2016Publication date: September 9, 2021Inventor: Xueyu PANG
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Publication number: 20210172280Abstract: A method for designing a cement composition may include: providing a target compressive strength and a target composition density; selecting at least one cementitious material from a plurality of cementitious materials; calculating a required amount of water to produce a cement composition with the target composition density, the cement composition comprising the water and the at least one cementitious material; calculating a compressive strength of the cement composition based at least in part on a model of compressive strength; comparing the calculated compressive strength to the target compressive strength; and preparing the cement composition with the calculated compressive strength.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 5, 2019Publication date: June 10, 2021Applicant: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.Inventors: John Paul Bir Singh, Xueyu Pang, Krishna Babu Yerubandi, Thomas Jason Pisklak, Ronnie Glen Morgan, Siva Rama Krishna Jandhyala
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Publication number: 20210171406Abstract: A method of cementing may include: providing a first solid particulate material; measuring at least one physicochemical property of the first solid particulate material; correlating the at least one physicochemical property of the first solid particulate material to at least one physicochemical property of a second solid particulate material and at least one physicochemical of a third solid particulate material; determining if a result of the step of correlating meets an operational parameter; and preparing a cement slurry which meets the operational parameter.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 5, 2019Publication date: June 10, 2021Applicant: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.Inventors: John Paul Bir Singh, Xueyu Pang, Aleksey V. Kolasnikov, Stephanie Ruiz, Ronnie Glen Morgan, Thomas Jason Pisklak, Krishna Babu Yerubandi
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Publication number: 20210171405Abstract: A method of designing a cement composition may include: minimizing an objective function subject to a plurality of constraints to produce a cement composition including at least one cement component and water; and preparing the cement composition.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 5, 2019Publication date: June 10, 2021Applicant: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.Inventors: John Paul Bir Singh, Xueyu Pang, Krishna Babu Yerubandi, Ronnie Glen Morgan, Thomas Jason Pisklak
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Publication number: 20210147305Abstract: A method may include: analyzing each of a group of inorganic particles to generate data about physicochemical properties of each of the inorganic particles; and generating a correlation between a reactivity index of each of the inorganic particles and the data.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 5, 2019Publication date: May 20, 2021Applicant: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.Inventors: John Paul Bir Singh, Xueyu Pang, Krishna Babu Yerubandi, Ronnie Glen Morgan, Thomas Jason Pisklak
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Publication number: 20200369942Abstract: A method of generating a wellbore treatment fluid comprising: obtaining a target Young's modulus; calculating a compressive strength requirement from a correlation comprising compressive strength and Young's modulus using the target Young's modulus as an input; classifying a plurality of solid particulates using correlations; calculating a reactive index and/or a water requirement for at least one of the solid particulates; and selecting two or more solid particulates from the plurality of solid particulates to create a wellbore treatment fluid, wherein two or more solid particulates are selected such that when the wellbore treatment fluid is prepared and set, the set wellbore treatment fluid has a 24 hour compressive strength greater than or equal to the compressive strength requirement.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 12, 2018Publication date: November 26, 2020Applicant: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.Inventors: John Paul Bir Singh, Ronnie G. Morgan, Xueyu Pang, Thomas Jason Pisklak
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Patent number: 10753176Abstract: A method of detecting the presence of a downhole fluid at a particular location in a wellbore including pumping an activating fluid into a wellbore; contacting a flow controlling device in a pipe string casing with the activating fluid, the flow controlling device comprising at least one swellable element; activating the at least one swellable element in the flow controlling device; blocking fluids or controlling the flow of fluids entering or leaving the casing with the activated flow controlling device; allowing the pressure to change; and detecting the pressure change. An apparatus includes a pipe string in a wellbore and a flow controlling device in the pipe string casing, wherein the flow controlling device includes at least one swellable element, wherein upon activation, the at least one swellable element swells and fully or partially seals off the flow area of the flow controlling device.Type: GrantFiled: September 25, 2015Date of Patent: August 25, 2020Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.Inventors: Walmy Cuello Jimenez, John P. Singh, Xueyu Pang, Marcos Aurelio Jaramillo, Krishna M. Ravi, Thomas Jason Pisklak
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Patent number: 10598005Abstract: A method and system for treating a subterranean formation involves detecting the displacement and position of a downhole fluid having a pH through the fluids reaction with a pH-sensitive material, mobilizing a plug assembly comprising the material to contact one or more constrictions in a wellbore casing.Type: GrantFiled: April 5, 2016Date of Patent: March 24, 2020Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.Inventors: Aaron Prince, Krishna M. Ravi, John P. Singh, Marcos Aurelio Jaramillo, Walmy Cuello Jimenez, Andy Chang, Thomas Singh Sodhi, Xueyu Pang, Thomas Jason Pisklak
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Publication number: 20190390099Abstract: The present disclosure relates to downhole fluid additives including a clay, a hydroxylated polymer, a cation, and water. The disclosure further relates to downhole fluids, including drilling fluids, spaces, cements, and proppant delivery fluids containing such as downhole fluid additive and methods of using such fluids. The downhole fluid additive may have any of a variety of functions in the downhole fluid and may confer any of a variety of properties upon it, such as salt tolerance or desired viscosities even at high downhole temperatures.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 6, 2019Publication date: December 26, 2019Inventors: Vivek S. Goel, Peter James Boul, Xueyu Pang, Lee J. Hall, Jay P. Deville, Samuel J. Lewis, B. Raghava Reddy, Trissa Joseph, Xiangnan Ye
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Publication number: 20190383116Abstract: Some aspects of what is described here relate to analyzing a well cement slurry. In some aspects, a well cement slurry is mixed in a mixer under a plurality of conditions. The plurality of conditions correspond to a plurality of distinct Reynolds number values for the well cement slurry in the mixer. Power number values associated with mixing the well cement slurry in the mixer under the plurality of conditions are identified. Each power number value is based on an amount of energy used to mix the well cement slurry under a respective one of the plurality of conditions. Values for parameters of a functional relationship between power number and Reynolds number are identified based on the power number values and the Reynolds number values for the plurality of conditions.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 27, 2019Publication date: December 19, 2019Inventors: Vivek S. Goel, Pauline Akinyi Otieno, Xueyu Pang, Thomas Singh Sodhi
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Publication number: 20190330513Abstract: Methods of wellbore cementing are provided. A method of designing a cement composition may include: selecting a target heat of hydration for a target time and temperature; selecting one or more cementitious components and a weight percent for each of the one or more cementitious components such that a sum of a heat of hydration of the one or more cementitious components is less than or equal to the target heat of hydration; preparing the cement composition; and allowing the cement composition to set.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 22, 2017Publication date: October 31, 2019Applicant: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.Inventors: Walmy Cuello Jimenez, Xueyu Pang, John Paul Bir Singh
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Patent number: 10450830Abstract: Some aspects of what is described here relate to analyzing a well cement slurry. In some aspects, a well cement slurry is mixed in a mixer under a plurality of conditions. The plurality of conditions correspond to a plurality of distinct Reynolds number values for the well cement slurry in the mixer. Power number values associated with mixing the well cement slurry in the mixer under the plurality of conditions are identified. Each power number value is based on an amount of energy used to mix the well cement slurry under a respective one of the plurality of conditions. Values for parameters of a functional relationship between power number and Reynolds number are identified based on the power number values and the Reynolds number values for the plurality of conditions.Type: GrantFiled: August 28, 2014Date of Patent: October 22, 2019Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.Inventors: Vivek S. Goel, Pauline Akinyi Otieno, Xueyu Pang, Thomas Singh Sodhi
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Patent number: 10428259Abstract: The present disclosure relates to downhole fluid additives including a clay, a hydroxylated polymer, a cation, and water. The disclosure further relates to downhole fluids, including drilling fluids, spaces, cements, and proppant delivery fluids containing such as downhole fluid additive and methods of using such fluids. The downhole fluid additive may have any of a variety of functions in the downhole fluid and may confer any of a variety of properties upon it, such as salt tolerance or desired viscosities even at high downhole temperatures.Type: GrantFiled: April 10, 2015Date of Patent: October 1, 2019Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.Inventors: Vivek S. Goel, Peter James Boul, Xueyu Pang, Lee J. Hall, Jay P. Deville, Samuel J. Lewis, B. Raghava Reddy, Trissa Joseph, Xiangnan Ye
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Publication number: 20190134573Abstract: Systems and methods related to preparing foamed cement for laboratory analysis are provided. A prepared cement slurry is placed in a cement reservoir cell configured to pressurize the cement slurry contained within the cement reservoir cell to a capture pressure. After pressurization, the cement slurry and a compressed gas are introduced into a foam generator. Foamed cement generated in the foam generator is introduced from the tee into a foam capture cell where it can cure prior to analysis.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 30, 2016Publication date: May 9, 2019Inventors: Xueyu Pang, Walmy Cuello Jimenez, John P. Singh, Thomas Singh Sodhi, Aaron Cade Prince, Joe Kleber Maxson
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Patent number: 10241086Abstract: In some implementations, a method for validating an acoustic bond-log tool includes having a test fixture including a wellbore casing emulating tubing. An outer tubing emulates a well formation and forms a perimeter of an annulus surrounding the wellbore casing emulating tubing. The wellbore casing tubing is configured with a stepped outer surface emulating different wellbore casing sidewall thicknesses. A dividing structure is coupled in the axial direction to the outer surface of the wellbore casing emulating tubing and to the inner surface of the outer tubing to radially subdivide the annulus into a plurality of hermetically sealable sample sections. Each sample section contains a sample of a material having a known acoustic impedance. The acoustic bond-log tool is validated by comparing a bond-log tool measurement of the acoustic impedance of each sample in a particular sample section to the known acoustic impedance of the sample.Type: GrantFiled: November 12, 2013Date of Patent: March 26, 2019Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.Inventors: Walmy Cuello Jimenez, Xueyu Pang, Paul Jones, Robert Eric Epstein, Zachary Edward Gordon, Batakrishna Mandal, Tatiana Gilstrap
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Publication number: 20190024503Abstract: The invention provides a method and system for treating a subterranean formation by detecting the displacement and position of a downhole fluid having a pH through the fluids reaction with a pH-sensitive material, mobilizing a plug assembly comprising the material to contact one or more constrictions in a wellbore casing.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 5, 2016Publication date: January 24, 2019Applicant: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.Inventors: Aaron Prince, Krishna M. Ravi, John P. Singh, Marcos Aurelio Jaramillo, Walmy Cuello Jimenez, Andy Chang, Thomas Singh Sodhi, Xueyu Pang, Thomas Jason Pisklak
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Publication number: 20180245427Abstract: A method of detecting the presence of a downhole fluid at a particular location in a wellbore including pumping an activating fluid into a wellbore; contacting a flow controlling device in a pipe string casing with the activating fluid, the flow controlling device comprising at least one swellable element; activating the at least one swellable element in the flow controlling device; blocking fluids or controlling the flow of fluids entering or leaving the casing with the activated flow controlling device; allowing the pressure to change; and detecting the pressure change. An apparatus includes a pipe string in a wellbore and a flow controlling device in the pipe string casing, wherein the flow controlling device includes at least one swellable element, wherein upon activation, the at least one swellable element swells and fully or partially seals off the flow area of the flow controlling device.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 25, 2015Publication date: August 30, 2018Applicant: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.Inventors: Walmy Cuello Jimenez, John P. Singh, Xueyu Pang, Marcos Aurelio Jaramillo, Krishna M. Ravi, Thomas Jason Pisklak
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Patent number: 9988306Abstract: A variety of methods and compositions for cementing with set-delayed cement. In one embodiment a method comprises providing a set-delayed cement composition comprising a hydraulic cement, water, and a primary retarder. The method further comprises activating the set-delayed cement composition through a retarder exchange whereby, a secondary retarder is added to the set-delayed cement composition to produce an activated cement composition. The activated cement composition is then allowed to set.Type: GrantFiled: October 31, 2013Date of Patent: June 5, 2018Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.Inventors: Peter James Boul, Xueyu Pang, Pinmanee Boontheung
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Publication number: 20180037795Abstract: The present disclosure relates to downhole fluid additives including a clay, a hydroxylated polymer, a cation, and water. The disclosure further relates to downhole fluids, including drilling fluids, spaces, cements, and proppant delivery fluids containing such as downhole fluid additive and methods of using such fluids. The downhole fluid additive may have any of a variety of functions in the downhole fluid and may confer any of a variety of properties upon it, such as salt tolerance or desired viscosities even at high downhole temperatures.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 10, 2015Publication date: February 8, 2018Inventors: Vivek S. Goel, Peter James Boul, Xueyu Pang, Lee J. Hall, Jay P. Deville, Samuel J. Lewis, B. Raghava Reddy, Trissa Joseph, Xiangnan Ye