Earth boring, well treating, and oil field chemistry inventions 08/07

20070203028 - Salt water stable latex cement slurries: A method of servicing a wellbore comprising preparing a cement slurry by premixing at least one latex, at least one stabilizer, and optionally water to form a homogeneous solution, further mixing the homogeneous solution with an ionic compound, cement, and optionally additional water to form the slurry, and placing the... Agent: Craig W. Roddy Halliburton Energy Services

20070203029 - Foamed treatment fluids and associated methods: Foamed treatment fluids comprising water, a gas, and a foaming and foam stabilizing surfactant mixture comprising an alkali salt of an alkyl ether sulfate, wherein the alkali salt of the alkyl ether sulfate comprises an alkali salt of a C6-10 alkyl ether sulfate, and an alkali salt of a C4... Agent: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.

20070197399 - Ethoxylated raw cotton linters for completion and workover fluids: A completion and workover fluid composition comprising, water and at least one rheology modifier and/or fluid loss control agent, and at least one other ingredient selected from the group consisting of inorganic salts, shale inhibitors, corrosion inhibitor, biocide, defoamers and finely divided solids particles (e.g., bentonite, attapulgite, sepiolite, calcium carbonate,... Agent: Hercules Incorporated Hercules Plaza

20070197400 - Powder composition: A powder composition comprising viscoelastic surfactant forms, in aqueous solution, a viscoelastic wellbore treatment fluid.... Agent: Schlumberger-doll Research Attn: Intellectual Property Law Department

20070197401 - Sandstone having a modified wettability and a method for modifying the surface energy of sandstone: Methods for modifying the wettability of sandstone. Compositions comprising sandstone having a modified wettability. Such wettability modifications may be useful, for instance, in improving the well-deliverability of an oil and/or gas well located in a sandstone formation.... Agent: 3m Innovative Properties Company

20070197402 - Hydrocarbon fluids and methods of using same: A new hydrocarbon fluid composition and methods of using the fluid are disclosed. The fluid is comprised of a liquid hydrocarbon, a phosphate ester, an iron or aluminum salt crosslinker, a hydrocarbon foaming agent and a gas. The fluid can be used in many applications.... Agent: Dunlap, Codding & Rogers P.C.

20070197403 - Organophilic clay additives and oil well drilling fluids with less temperature dependent rheological properties: Conventional organophilic clays, when used as rheological additives in oil and oil based invert muds, display marked viscosity loses in the mud when these muds are heated much above 350° F., whereas muds prepared according to the present invention are dramatically more viscosity-stable at temperatures through 400° F. The present... Agent: Crowell & Moring LLP Intellectual Property Group

20070197404 - Surfactant: A wellbore fluid comprising a surfactant, the surfactant having the formula (R1—X)nZ, wherein R1 is an aliphatic group—comprising a C18-C22 principal straight chain bonded at a terminal carbon atom thereof to X, and comprising at least one C1-C2 side chain—X is a charged head group, Z is a counterion, and... Agent: Schlumberger-doll Research Attn: Intellectual Property Law Department

20070191233 - Cross-linking composition and method of use: A cross-linking composition comprises (a) an aqueous liquid, (b) a pH buffer, (c) a cross-linkable organic polymer, (d) a cross-linking agent which comprises an organic titanate, an organic zirconate, or combinations thereof, and (e) a delay agent which is a hydroxyalkylaminocarboxylic acid. The composition provides flexibility in rate of cross-linking... Agent: E I Du Pont De Nemours And Company Legal Patent Records Center

20070191234 - Surfactant package for well treatment and method for using same: A surfactant blend for servicing wells includes a first non-ionic surfactant having a hydrophilic-lipophilic balance of between about 10 and about 15; a second non-ionic surfactant having a hydrophilic-lipophilic balance of between about 2 and about 6; and an anionic surfactant.... Agent: Bachman & Lapointe, P.C.

20070191235 - Surfactant package for well treatment and method for using same: A surfactant blend for servicing wells includes a first non-ionic surfactant having a hydrophilic-lipophilic balance of between about 10 and about 15; a second non-ionic surfactant having a hydrophilic-lipophilic balance of between about 2 and about 6; and an anionic surfactant.... Agent: Bachman & Lapointe, P.C.

20070191236 - Permeable zone and leak plugging using cross-linking composition comprising zirconium triethanolamine complex: A method for plugging a permeable zone or leak in a subterranean formation comprises introducing into the formation a cross-linkable organic polymer and a cross-linking composition which comprises a zirconium triethanolamine complex, a tetra(hydroxyalkyl)ethylenediamine, water and optionally, a polyol. The method can be used for cross-linking organic polymers over a... Agent: E I Du Pont De Nemours And Company Legal Patent Records Center

20070184987 - Additive for increasing the density of an oil-based fluid and fluid comprising such additive: A wellbore fluid having an oleaginous phase and an additive for increasing the density of the wellbore fluid. The additive comprises solid colloidal particles coated with a dispersant coated onto the colloidal particle during the comminution process of forming the particles. Exemplary starting materials for the colloidal particles include commonly... Agent: Howrey Simon Arnold & White LLP

20070184988 - Wellbore fluids containing additives for removing a filter cake and methods of using the same: Wellbore servicing fluids and methods of using the same to service a wellbore in a subterranean formation are provided. A filter cake in the wellbore is contacted with the gravel packing fluid, which comprises an oil-soluble additive capable of removing the filter cake. The additive undergoes hydrolysis to produce an... Agent: Craig W. Roddy Halliburton Energy Services

20070179064 - High temperature filtration control using water based drilling fluid systems comprising water soluble polymers: A method and drilling fluid system for providing filtration control during drilling operations using a drilling fluid system comprising water soluble polymer comprising acrylamide monomer, the method comprising: providing a drilling fluid system having effective rheological properties, the drilling fluid system comprising aqueous base consisting essentially of freshwater, a quantity... Agent: Paula D. Morris The Morris Law Firm, P.C.

20070179065 - Resin compositions and methods of using such resin compositions in subterranean applications: The present invention relates to curable, permeable resin compositions and methods of using such compositions. One embodiment of provides a method of creating a resin mass comprising the steps of combining a resin, a hardening agent, a hydrocarbon diluent, a silane coupling agent, a foaming agent, a compressible gas, and... Agent: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.