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| 20080257553 | Aggregating reagents, modified particulate metal-oxides and proppants - A method for treating solid materials is disclosed, where the treating compositions coats surfaces or portions of surfaces of the solid materials changing an aggregation or agglomeration propensity of the materials. Treated solid materials are also disclosed. The methods and treated materials are ideally suited for oil field applications. | 10-23-2008 |
| 20080257554 | FOAMED FLUID ADDITIVE FOR UNDERBALANCE DRILLING - A method of drilling or gas-lifting is disclosed where the methods including the use of a foaming agent and a gas, where the foaming agent is a keratin and the hydrostatic pressure of the fluid in the well is for a portion of the drilling or gas-lift operation less than an hyrdrostatic pressure of the formation being drilled or under production. | 10-23-2008 |
| 20080283242 | APPARATUS, COMPOSITIONS, AND METHODS OF BREAKING FRACTURING FLUIDS - Apparatus and methods of reducing the viscosity of a gelled fluid is provided. In one embodiment, a viscosity reducing microbe is disposed in a capsule and added to the gelled fluid. The gelled fluid may include a thickening agent adapted to increase its viscosity. Upon release from the capsule, the microbe begins to digest the thickening agent in the gelled fluid and/or releases enzymes that that breakdown the thickening agent. | 11-20-2008 |
| 20090200027 | COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR GAS WELL TREATMENT - A microemulsion system is disclosed which comprises a solvent subsystem, a co-solvent subsystem and a surfactant subsystem comprises at least one monoalkyl branched propoxy sulfate anionic surfactant, where the microemulsion system are useful in drilling, producing, remediation, and fracturing application to reduce water blocks and water blocking in formation of a producing formation. | 08-13-2009 |
| 20090200033 | COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR GAS WELL TREATMENT - A microemulsion system is disclosed which comprises a solvent subsystem, a co-solvent subsystem and a surfactant subsystem comprises at least one monoalkyl branched propoxy sulfate anionic surfactant, where the microemulsion system are useful in drilling, producing, remediation, and fracturing application to reduce water blocks and water blocking in formation of a producing formation. | 08-13-2009 |
| 20090275488 | METHODS FOR INCREASE GAS PRODUCTION AND LOAD RECOVERY - Methods are disclosed for improved sand control, fines control, load recovery and well productivity, where the compositions comprise reaction products of an amine and a phosphate-containing compound. | 11-05-2009 |
| 20100000795 | ENHANCED OIL-BASED FOAM DRILLING FLUID COMPOSITIONS AND METHOD FOR MAKING AND USING SAME - New oil-based foam drilling fluids for oil and/or gas wells are disclose as well as methods of making and using same. The new oil-based drilling fluids including a base oil, a foaming agent and a polymer including at least one aromatic olefin monomer and at least one diene monomer, where the polymer improves foam properties rendering a foam stable at temperatures at or above 300° F. and even at temperatures at or above 350° F. | 01-07-2010 |
| 20100077938 | STABLE FOAMED CEMENT SLURRY COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR MAKING AND USING SAME - A foamed cement composition is disclosed for utilization in performing a variety of well cementing operations, and to methods for making and using same. The foamed cement composition basically includes a cement, water sufficient to form a pumpable slurry, a gas sufficient to foam the slurry, a foaming agent and optionally a foam stabilizing agent. | 04-01-2010 |
| 20100122815 | FOAMED GEL SYSTEMS FOR FRACTURING SUBTERRANEAN FORMATIONS, AND METHODS FOR MAKING AND USING SAME - An aqueous, foamable composition useful for formation fracturing is disclosed, which includes an ionically coupled gel system. These compositions are well suited in fracturing formation where there are insufficient or non-existent hydration units. Methods for making the compositions and methods using the foamable compositions to fracture formation with insufficient hydration units. | 05-20-2010 |
| 20100197968 | ALDEHYDE-AMINE FORMULATIONS AND METHOD FOR MAKING AND USING SAME - A novel method for producing amine-aldehyde sulfur scavenging compositions are disclosed, where the method comprises contacting an amine containing component and a aldehyde containing component in the presence of an alcohol at an amine to aldehyde ratio of between about 0.8 and 0.45 for a reaction time and at a reaction temperatures sufficient to produce an amine-aldehyde adduct product having a specific gravity between about 3% and 7% less than the specific gravity of a mixture of starting materials. | 08-05-2010 |
| 20100212905 | METHOD AND SYSTEM USING ZETA POTENTIAL ALTERING COMPOSITIONS AS AGGREGATING REAGENTS FOR SAND CONTROL - Methods and systems are disclosed for well completion and/or production, where an aggregating, agglomerating or conglomerating composition is injected into a producible formation, zone or interval thereof to alter an aggregation or zeta potential of formation surfaces and particulate to increase a maximum sand free production rate. | 08-26-2010 |
| 20100252262 | LOW CONCENTRATIONS OF GAS BUBBLES TO HINDER PROPPANT SETTLING - Methods are disclosed for reducing settling rates of proppants in fracturing fluids, where the method includes injection sufficient gas into the fluid to form bubbles that reduce proppant settling rates. Compositions including a proppants make buoyant with gas bubbles are also disclosed. | 10-07-2010 |
| 20100292108 | AGGREGATING COMPOSITIONS, MODIFIED PARTICULATE METAL-OXIDES, MODIFIED FORMATION SURFACES, AND METHODS FOR MAKING AND USING SAME - A method for treating solid materials is disclosed, where the treating compositions coats surfaces or portions of surfaces of the solid materials changing an aggregation or agglomeration propensity of the materials. Treating composition and treated solid materials are also disclosed. The methods and treated materials are ideally suited for oil field applications. | 11-18-2010 |
| 20100305010 | HIGH DENSITY PHOSPHATE BRINES AND METHODS FOR MAKING AND USING SAME - New heavy phosphate brines are disclosed, where the water soluble phosphate brines include two or more metal phosphate. Methods for making and using the heavy phosphate brines in drilling, completion, and fracturing operations are also disclosed. | 12-02-2010 |
| 20110005756 | USE OF ZETA POTENTIAL MODIFIERS TO DECREASE THE RESIDUAL OIL SATURATION - Compositions and methods for their use are disclosed, where the compositions comprise an amine component, an amine/phosphate ester component and optionally a solvent component. The compositions are adapted to coat solid materials, substrates and/or surfaces of producing of reservoirs and formations and methods for making and using same, where the coating agents modify surface properties of the solid materials, substrates and/or surfaces of producing formations decreasing residual oil saturation. | 01-13-2011 |
