Earth boring, well treating, and oil field chemistry inventions 07/07

20070173412 - Lost circulation compositions: A lost circulation composition for use in a wellbore comprising a crosslinkable polymer system and a filler.... Agent: Craig W. Roddy Halliburton Energy Services

20070173413 - Non-volatile phosphorus hydrocarbon gelling agent: New fluids are disclosed for use in servicing subterranean formations containing oil and gas. In particular, an improved chemical gelling additive for hydrocarbon based fracturing fluids is disclosed having reduce, negligible or no volatile phosphorus at temperatures below about 250° C.... Agent: Robert W Strozier, P.l.l.c

20070173414 - Well drilling fluids having clay control properties: Clay is stabilized in the drilling of wells and other formation treatment for hydrocarbon production by the addition to the drilling or other fluid including a control together with an formation control additive.... Agent: Robert W Strozier, P.l.l.c

20070173415 - Stabilization of methyl butynol in hydrochloric acid systems: An acid treatment composition is provided including a corrosion inhibitor, an antisludge agent, an alpha olefin sulfonate, and an alkyl diphenyloxide sulfonic acid or derivative, in a hydrochloric acid solution. More specifically, the composition includes an acetylenic alcohol, an alkylaryl sulfonic acid, an alpha olefin sulfonate, and an alkyl diphenyloxide... Agent: Howrey LLP

20070173416 - Well treatment compositions for use in acidizing a well: An improved acidization solution is provided which comprises water and one or more esters or polyesters of hydroxy acid or of glycerol. The solution may include, for example, ethyl lactate and pure water or a brine. The hydrolysis of the esters or polyesters occurs at a slower reaction rate than... Agent: Craig W. Roddy Halliburton Energy Services

20070173417 - Porous composites containing hydrocarbon-soluble well treatment agents and methods for using the same: Composites containing a hydrocarbon-soluble well treatment agent may be supplied to a well using a porous particulate. Such well treatment agents may for example inhibit the formation of paraffins, salts, gas hydrates, asphaltenes and/or other deleterious processes such as emulsification (both water-in-oil and oil-in-water). Further, other well treatment agents include... Agent: Jones & Smith, LLP

20070173418 - Treatment fluids comprising starch and ceramic particulate bridging agents and methods of using these fluids to provide fluid loss control: Compositions relating to fluid loss control operations are provided. In some embodiments, fluid loss treatment fluid compositions are provided that may comprise ceramic particulate bridging agents, wherein at least a portion of the ceramic particulate bridging agents comprise chemically bonded particulates, a partially depolymerized starch derivative, and a base fluid... Agent: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.

20070167331 - Method of consolidating an underground formation: A method of stabilising an underground formation surrounding a borehole comprising placing a treatment fluid in the formation, the treatment fluid comprising cross-linkable polymer and a cross-linking agent, and allowing the treatment fluid to gel in-situ, characterised in that after placement of the treatment fluid in the formation, an activator... Agent: Schlumberger Technology Corporation David Cate

20070167332 - Quaternary ammonium salts as thickening agents for aqueous systems: This invention relates to the use of alkyl amido quaternary ammonium salts, and formulations thereof, as thickening agents in aqueous based fluids, especially those used in oil field applications. The quaternary ammonium salts of the present invention exhibit improved gelling characteristics.... Agent: Akzo Nobel Inc.

20070167333 - Spray dried emulsifier compositions, methods for their preparation, and their use in oil-based drilling fluid compositions: Spray dried emulsifier compositions are described, which have desirable emulsifying and wetting characteristics. Among other advantages, the solid particulate emulsifier compositions greatly reduce transportation costs and simplify the logistics and environmental concerns associated with shipping large volumes of solvent-containing liquids. The emulsifier comprises (1) a carboxylic acid terminated fatty amine... Agent: Patent Group Ga30-43 Georgia-pacific LLC

20070161515 - Method for the fracture stimulation of a subterranean formation having a wellbore by using impact-modified thermoset polymer nanocomposite particles as proppants: A method for fracture stimulation of a subterranean formation includes providing a thermoset polymer nanocomposite particle precursor composition comprising a polymer precursor mixture, dispersed within a liquid medium, containing at least one of an initiator; at least one of a monomer, an oligomer or combinations thereof, said monomer and oligomer... Agent: Daniel H. Golub

20070161516 - Filtrate reducer for drilling muds: An additive for reducing filtrate loss may be obtained by the reaction of carboxymethyl cellulose with an ethylenically unsaturated monomer containing a sulfonic group in the form of acid or salt thereof. The product of the reaction useful in water-based drilling muds which are employed in the drilling and/or completion... Agent: Paul S Madan Madan, Mossman & Sriram, PC

20070155629 - Organophilic clays and methods for the preparation and use thereof: Provided herein are organophilic clays that comprise a smectite clay modified by reaction with a protonated amphoteric surfactant. Also provided are fluids that comprise an oil and an organophilic clay comprising a smectite clay modified by reaction with a protonated amphoteric surfactant. Also provided are methods of preparing and using... Agent: Craig W. Roddy Halliburton Energy Services

20070155630 - Compositions for stimulating liquid-sensitive subterranean formations: A method comprising: A subterranean formation stimulation fluid comprising a stimulation gas and a consolidating agent. Suitable consolidating agents include aqueous tackifying agents, curable compositions, and noncurable and nonaqueous consolidating compositions.... Agent: Halliburton Energy Services