Earth boring, well treating, and oil field chemistry inventions 08/09

20090209438 - Low residue fluid fracturing system and method of use: A fluid system for hydraulic fracturing operations which comprises a low residue fluid that facilitates the clean up of the wellbore following the treatment is disclosed. The system includes a surfactant compound that forms micelles above a critical concentration. Under certain conditions the addition of an associative thickener compound yields... Agent: Edward Yoo C/o Bennett Jones

20090209439 - Acidizing treatment compositions and methods: A reservoir treatment fluid is described being a hydrochloric acid and a compound forming a carboxylic acid within a well penetrating a subterranean reservoir.... Agent: Schlumberger Technology Corporation

20090203553 - Sand aggregating reagents, modified sands, and methods for making and using same: A composition 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.... Agent: Robert W Strozier, P.l.l.c

20090203554 - Well treatment compositions containing nitrate brines and method of using same: Brine-based well treatment compositions containing alkali nitrate exhibit greater thermal stability when used in deep wells than substantially similar brine-based well treatment compositions which do not contain an alkali nitrate. The brine is thickened with a water-soluble crosslinkable polymer and crosslinking agent. The enhanced thermal stability of the well treatment... Agent: Jones & Smith , LLP

20090203555 - Use of relative permeability modifiers in treating subterranean formations: A method for treating a subterranean formation penetrated by a wellbore utilizes forming at least one of a treatment fluid A and a treatment fluid B. The treatment fluid A comprises an aqueous carrier fluid, a first relative permeability modifier (RPM) polymer, a water-soluble viscosifying polymer and a crosslinking agent... Agent: Schlumberger Technology Corporation David Cate

20090203556 - Gelled hydrocarbons for oilfield processes, phosphate ester compounds useful in gellation of hydrocarbons and methods for production and use thereof: Phosphate esters useful for gelling hydrocarbons in combination with a metal source are disclosed along with methods of preparation of the phosphate esters. Fouling in oil refinery towers has been attributed due to distillation of impurities present in phosphate esters used to gel hydrocarbons for oil well fracturing. The improved... Agent: Bennett Jones LLP C/o Ms Roseann Caldwell

20090203557 - Method and composition for enhanced hydrocarbons recovery: The present invention provides a method of treating a hydrocarbon containing formation comprising (a) providing a hydrocarbon recovery composition to at least a portion of the hydrocarbon containing formation, wherein the composition comprises one or more internal olefin sulfonates having 17 or more carbon atoms, (b) adding water and/or brine... Agent: Shell Oil Company

20090203558 - Method and composition for enhanced hydrocarbons recovery: A method of treating a hydrocarbon containing formation is described. The method includes (a) providing a hydrocarbon recovery composition to at least a portion of the hydrocarbon containing formation, wherein (i) when the salinity of the brine is from about 2 wt % to about 4 wt %, the composition... Agent: Shell Oil Company

20090203553 - Sand aggregating reagents, modified sands, and methods for making and using same: A composition 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.... Agent: Robert W Strozier, P.l.l.c

20090203554 - Well treatment compositions containing nitrate brines and method of using same: Brine-based well treatment compositions containing alkali nitrate exhibit greater thermal stability when used in deep wells than substantially similar brine-based well treatment compositions which do not contain an alkali nitrate. The brine is thickened with a water-soluble crosslinkable polymer and crosslinking agent. The enhanced thermal stability of the well treatment... Agent: Jones & Smith , LLP

20090203555 - Use of relative permeability modifiers in treating subterranean formations: A method for treating a subterranean formation penetrated by a wellbore utilizes forming at least one of a treatment fluid A and a treatment fluid B. The treatment fluid A comprises an aqueous carrier fluid, a first relative permeability modifier (RPM) polymer, a water-soluble viscosifying polymer and a crosslinking agent... Agent: Schlumberger Technology Corporation David Cate

20090203556 - Gelled hydrocarbons for oilfield processes, phosphate ester compounds useful in gellation of hydrocarbons and methods for production and use thereof: Phosphate esters useful for gelling hydrocarbons in combination with a metal source are disclosed along with methods of preparation of the phosphate esters. Fouling in oil refinery towers has been attributed due to distillation of impurities present in phosphate esters used to gel hydrocarbons for oil well fracturing. The improved... Agent: Bennett Jones LLP C/o Ms Roseann Caldwell

20090203557 - Method and composition for enhanced hydrocarbons recovery: The present invention provides a method of treating a hydrocarbon containing formation comprising (a) providing a hydrocarbon recovery composition to at least a portion of the hydrocarbon containing formation, wherein the composition comprises one or more internal olefin sulfonates having 17 or more carbon atoms, (b) adding water and/or brine... Agent: Shell Oil Company

20090203558 - Method and composition for enhanced hydrocarbons recovery: A method of treating a hydrocarbon containing formation is described. The method includes (a) providing a hydrocarbon recovery composition to at least a portion of the hydrocarbon containing formation, wherein (i) when the salinity of the brine is from about 2 wt % to about 4 wt %, the composition... Agent: Shell Oil Company

20090197779 - Method for enhanced recovery of oil from oil reservoirs: The present invention provides a method for recovering oil from a subterranean reservoir using waterflooding, wherein the flooding fluid used in the waterflooding process comprises water and one or more of 1,3-propanediol, oligomers of 1,3-propanediol and polymers of 1,3-propanediol. The use of 1,3-propanediol, oligomers and/or polymers thereof is expected to... Agent: E I Du Pont De Nemours And Company Legal Patent Records Center

20090197780 - Ultrafine grinding of soft materials: Compositions and methods pertaining to the ultrafine grinding of soft materials are disclosed. In one embodiment, a method comprises the step of mixing a soft material with an additive to form a mixture. The method further comprises raising the temperature of the mixture to at least the glass transition temperature... Agent: Robert A. Kent

20090197781 - Wellbore fluids comprising poly(trimethylene ether) glycol polymers: Wellbore fluids containing poly(trimethylene ether)glycols are provided. The wellbore fluids can provide enhanced functionality, improved cost effectiveness, and reduced environmental impact as compared to conventional wellbore fluids.... Agent: E I Du Pont De Nemours And Company Legal Patent Records Center