Earth boring, well treating, and oil field chemistry inventions 12/06

20060293192 - Lubricants for drilling fluids and methods for using the same: A lubricant additive to a drilling fluid, or drilling mud, is generally disclosed. The lubricant additive is a diester of an alkyleneoxide polymer. The lubricant additive can be added to water, silicate, and oil based drilling fluids. Also, a process for drilling a well or borehole is generally disclosed wherein... Agent: Dority & Manning, P.A.

20060287201 - Pore-scale geometric models for interpretation of downhole formation evaluation data: Parameters of a pore-scale geometric model of a clastic earth formation are adjusted so that the output of the model matches measurements made on a core sample. Additional properties of the earth formation are predicted using the pore-scale model. The additional properties may be based on additional measurements of properties... Agent: Madan, Mossman & Sriram, P.C.

20060281635 - Method and liquid for increasing the recovery factor in oil reservoirs: This invention deals with a method for increasing the recovery factor in oil reservoirs through the injection of polymerization precursor liquids with low viscosity for the production of biopolymers in situ. The method acts in conjunction with the injection profile correction and advanced oil recovery. The invention also refers to... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, PC

20060281636 - Single fluid acidizing treatment: An acidizing formulation for use in the stimulation of hydrocarbon production is stable when packaged and stored as a single fluid for periods exceeding one year. The formulation contains a miscibility solvent which substantially prevents any phase separation between the constituents and lack of dispersion of the additives in the... Agent: Sean W. Goodwin

20060276345 - Methods controlling the degradation rate of hydrolytically degradable materials: Methods of affecting the rate at which a hydrolytically degradable material degrades comprising: providing a hydrolytically degradable material, the degradable material having an intrinsic degradation rate; providing a modifier, the modifier being capable of affecting the intrinsic degradation rate of the hydrolytically degradable material; placing the hydrolytically degradable material and...

20060276346 - Novel fluid system having controllable reversible viscosity: This Invention relates to methods of treating a subterranean hydrocarbons reservoir comprising contacting the formation with a treating fluid comprising an aqueous solution, an acid, a surfactant acting as gelling agent essentially consisting of erucylamidopropyl betaine (or a protonated/deprotonated homolog or salt thereof). The treating fluid may further comprise a...

20060276347 - Concentrated suspensions: Suspensions are provided of water-soluble materials in non-aqueous carrier fluids using suspension agents that include organophilic clays. Methods of forming such suspensions are provided. Methods are also provided for using such suspensions to prepare aqueous solutions, in particular thickened aqueous solutions, in particular for use in oilfield treatments....

20060276348 - Geosynthetic composite for borehole strengthening: Disclosed is a composition comprising a chemical formulation useful for creating geosynthetic composites in-situ, which includes a reactive ester having at least one carbon-carbon double bond, preferably a vinyl ester of a C9 to C11 versatic acid or vinyl ester of a long chain fatty acid, or a combination thereof,...