Patent application number | Description | Published |
20100004145 | FLUID LOSS PILLS - A fluid loss pill that includes a crosslinked polymer gel, a brine, and solid salt particles disposed in said gel is described. Further, a method for reducing fluid loss that includes pumping a selected amount of a fluid loss pill into a wellbore leading to an oil-condensate-, or gas-producing formation, the fluid loss pill including a crosslinked polymer gel, a brine, and solid salt particles disposed in said gel is described. | 01-07-2010 |
20100163255 | PROCESS FOR PREVENTING OR REMEDIATING TRITHIAZINE DEPOSITION IN HIGH H2S WELLS - A method for treating a wellbore in a hydrogen sulfide-containing formation that includes injecting a first slug in the wellbore, the first slug comprising: at least one of primary amine and ammonia; and a base fluid; injecting a second slug in the wellbore, the second slug comprising: a triazine scavenger; and a base fluid; and allowing the triazine scavenger to react with the hydrogen sulfide is disclosed. | 07-01-2010 |
20100200237 | METHODS FOR CONTROLLING TEMPERATURES IN THE ENVIRONMENTS OF GAS AND OIL WELLS - Methods and apparatus are provided for controlling temperatures in the environments of oil, gas condensate, or gas wells. Methods are provided for reducing the melting of glaciers and ice dams through the deployment of hydrate-forming substances. Active methods involve employing a vapor-compression refrigerator/heat pump cycle in an annulus lying between the relatively hot production string and the relatively cold outer pipe. Passive methods include: deploying cold hydrate-forming fluids into the external ice-laden environment of an oil, gas condensate, or gas well in a permafrost area and allowing those hydrate forming fluids to mix with any melt-water that may be present or that may subsequently form due to the loss of heat from the oil, gas condensate, or gas well. Mixtures of the hydrate forming fluids and the melt-water will set up into a solid having a much higher melting point and a much lower thermal conductivity than those of ice. | 08-12-2010 |
20100204511 | RECLAMATION OF HALIDE-CONTAMINATED FORMATE BRINES - A method of recovering formate from halide-contaminated formate brine that includes mixing a formate recovery solvent and the halide-contaminated formate brine; separating halide contaminants from the formate; and recovering the formate from the formate recovery solvent is disclosed. | 08-12-2010 |
20100210486 | METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS FOR PREVENTING HIGH DENSITY WELL COMPLETION FLUID LOSS - A method of reducing fluid loss from a wellbore that includes emplacing a fluid loss pill in the wellbore, the fluid loss pill comprising: a base fluid; a hydratable or solvatable synthetic copolymer having at least one crosslinkable comonomer; and a crosslinking agent is disclosed. | 08-19-2010 |
20100212896 | GRAVEL-PACKING CARRIER FLUID WITH INTERNAL BREAKER - A method of gravel packing a hole in a subterranean formation having a filter cake coated on the surface thereof that includes injecting into the hole a gravel pack composition comprising gravel and a carrier fluid comprising a base fluid and at least one iminodiacetic acid or salt thereof is disclosed. | 08-26-2010 |
20100236784 | MISCIBLE STIMULATION AND FLOODING OF PETROLIFEROUS FORMATIONS UTILIZING VISCOSIFIED OIL-BASED FLUIDS - A viscosified miscible enhanced oil recovery fluid includes (a) a hydrocarbon fluid and viscosifying agent, wherein the viscosified fluid is a Newtonian fluid, (b) a hydrocarbon fluid and gelling agent, wherein the viscosified fluid is a power law fluid, (c) a hydrocarbon fluid, a gelling agent, and a rheological additive, wherein the viscosified fluid is a yield power law fluid, or (d) a hydrocarbon fluid, a gelling agent, a rheological additive, and solvent for the rheological additive, wherein the viscosified fluid is a yield power law fluid. The hydrocarbon fluid is preferably weighted with nano-scale weighting agents. The viscosified fluids are prepared and pumped into a subterranean petroliferous formation to recover a majority of the oil, heavy oil, condensate, or gas originally in place. A method for subsequently recovering a substantial fraction of the miscible injectant conventionally or by applying a viscosity breaker and recovering the viscosity-broken miscible injectant conventionally. | 09-23-2010 |
20100252259 | OIL-BASED HYDRAULIC FRACTURING FLUIDS AND BREAKERS AND METHODS OF PREPARATION AND USE - A hydraulic fracturing fluid includes a hydrocarbon fluid and viscosifying agent, wherein the viscosified fluid is a Newtonian fluid; a hydrocarbon fluid and gelling agent, wherein the viscosified fluid is a power law fluid; a hydrocarbon fluid, a gelling agent, and a rheological additive, wherein the viscosified fluid is a yield power law fluid; or a hydrocarbon fluid, a gelling agent, a rheological additive, and solvent for the rheological additive, wherein the viscosified fluid is a yield power law fluid. The hydrocarbon fluid is preferably weighted with nano-scale or self suspending weighting agents. The hydraulic fracturing fluids are prepared for use in fracturing a subterranean petroliferous formation. A weighted (preferably with nano-scale weighting agent), oil-based hydraulic fracture fluid breaker is also disclosed. A method is disclosed for subsequently recovering a substantial fraction of the fracturing fluid conventionally or by applying a viscosity breaker and recovering the viscosity-broken fracturing fluid conventionally. | 10-07-2010 |
20100263867 | UTILIZING ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION TO ACTIVATE FILTERCAKE BREAKERS DOWNHOLE - A downhole wellbore filtercake breaker is disclosed comprising one or more breaker chemicals (or activators thereof) capable of being activated with radiation to form one or more breaker reaction products which in turn are capable of reacting with the filtercake to chemically break down the filtercake. There is also disclosed a conventional reservoir drilling fluid modified to include an inactive, delayed, or sequestered breaker chemical or an activator thereof, wherein the breaker chemical (or activator) may be activated directly or indirectly by radiation, such as, microwave, visible, uV, soft x-ray, or other electromagnetic radiation. Also disclosed are methods for creating these filtercakes, and then breaking them via deploying a source of radiation that can be energized proximate to the filtercake. The breaker may be regenerated downhole by reaction with the filtercake breakdown products, and subjected again to a source of radiation to continue the breakdown of filtercake. | 10-21-2010 |
20110028356 | ANNULAR FLUIDS AND METHOD OF EMPLACING THE SAME - An annular fluid or packer fluid, and methods of making the same, that includes a water-miscible solvent, a viscosifying additive, a crosslinking agent, a crosslinking inhibitor having the facility to inhibit crosslinking between the viscosifying additive and the crosslinking agent, and an initiating agent having the facility to overcome an action of the crosslinking inhibitor and to initiate crosslinking between the viscosifying additive and the crosslinking agent, is shown and described. The fluid has a thermal conductivity of no more than about 0.25 btu/(hr·ft·° F.) and a potential to substantially increase its viscosity upon sitting for a selected period of time. | 02-03-2011 |
20110053811 | METHODS FOR PREVENTING OR REMEDIATING XANTHAN DEPOSITION - Methods for remediation and/or prevention of polymer deposition on surfaces, in particular, on surfaces of drilling machinery and earth formations in the petroleum industry are described herein. Embodiments disclosed herein relate to a method of remediating xanthan deposition, the method including the steps of contacting xanthan deposition, including xanthan complexed with polyvalent metal ions, with a remediation fluid containing at least one chelating agent; and allowing the fluid to dissolve the xanthan deposition. Also disclosed is a method of preventing polymer deposition, including emplacing a wellbore fluid including a crosslinkable polymer and at least one chelating agent in a wellbore; wherein the at least one chelating agent complexes with polyvalent metal ions present in the wellbore. Also disclosed is an improved wellbore fluid including a base fluid; a polymer comprising chemical groups reactive to polyvalent metal ions found downhole; and at least one chelating agent; wherein the least one chelating agent complexes with polyvalent metal ions downhole. | 03-03-2011 |
20110065613 | OIL-BASED INSULATING PACKER FLUID - A packer or annular fluid includes a hydrocarbon fluid; and a gelling agent; wherein the packer fluid is a yield power law fluid. A method for preparing a packer fluid includes preparing a mixture of a hydrocarbon fluid, and a gelling agent; heating the mixture to a selected temperature; and shearing the mixture. A method for emplacing a packer fluid into an annulus includes preparing the packer fluid that includes a hydrocarbon fluid and a gelling agent, wherein the packer fluid is a yield power law fluid; and pumping the packer fluid into the annulus. | 03-17-2011 |
20110088898 | PRODUCING GASEOUS HYDROCARBONS FROM HYDRATE CAPPED RESERVOIRS - A method for recovering gas from a subterranean formation having a hydrate deposit located therein and a gas reservoir located under the hydrate deposit that includes injecting a hydrate-forming fluid into an upper region of the gas reservoir neighboring the hydrate deposit; and producing gaseous hydrocarbons from a lower region of the gas reservoir is disclosed. | 04-21-2011 |
20110177608 | METHOD AND COMPOSITION FOR DETERMINING HARDNESS IN WELLBORE FLUID FILTRATE - Disclosed herein is an indicator precursor composition for determining the hardness of a wellbore fluid filtrate comprises a colorimetric indicator and a buffer comprising a salt of a weak acid and a strong base, wherein the indicator precursor composition is a dry solid. Also disclosed is a method to determine the hardness of a wellbore fluid filtrate. | 07-21-2011 |
20110214862 | PARTICULATE BRIDGING AGENTS USED FOR FORMING AND BREAKING FILTERCAKES ON WELLBORES - A method of preventing fluid loss to a wellbore that includes pumping a wellbore fluid into the wellbore through a subterranean formation, the wellbore fluid comprising: a base fluid; and a plurality of particulate bridging agents comprising a solid breaking agent encapsulated by one of an inorganic solid material and an oil-soluble resin; and allowing some filtration of the wellbore fluid into the subterranean formation to produce a filter cake comprising the particulate bridging agents is disclosed. | 09-08-2011 |
20110247986 | RECLAMATION OF FORMATE BRINES - A method of reclaiming a formate brine that includes increasing the pH of a spent formate brine fluid comprising water-soluble polymers; treating the fluid with an oxidizing agent; and removing at least a portion of suspended solids from the fluid is disclosed. | 10-13-2011 |
20140151042 | Chelate Compositions And Methods And Fluids For Use In Oilfield Operations - A breaker fluid may include a base fluid; and an inactive chelating agent. A process may include pumping a first wellbore fluid comprising an inactive chelating agent into a wellbore through a subterranean formation; and activating the inactive chelating agent to release an active chelating agent into the wellbore. | 06-05-2014 |