SEARCH:      Monitor Keywords |  Custom RSS

Earth boring, well treating, and oil field chemistry May archived by USPTO category 05/10

20100130384 - Compositions and methods for removal of asphaltenes from a portion of a wellbore or subterranean formation: Compositions are provided for removing an organic material, especially asphaltenes, from a portion of a wellbore or a subterranean formation. The composition comprises: (A) water, wherein the water is greater than 50% by volume of the composition; (B) an organic solvent blend that is immiscible with water, wherein the organic... Agent: Beusse Wolter Sanks Mora & Maire

20100130385 - Production and use of paraffin inhibitor formulations: A process for preparing a paraffin inhibitor formulation comprising (a) preparing a mixture comprising a waxy paraffin inhibitor component having a melting point of >0° C. and an emulsifier component, wherein the mixture is prepared at a first temperature range above the melting point of the waxy paraffin inhibitor; (b)... Agent: Connolly Bove Lodge & Hutz LLP

20100130387 - Method and facility for treating waste drilling mud: A method is provided of recycling and decontaminating oil-based waste drilling mud and cuttings contaminated with oil-based waste drilling mud. A facility for performing the method is also provided. The method includes removing the coarse solids from the mud, breaking the emulsion, and separating the hydrophobic phase from the water... Agent: Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP Intellectual Property Department

20100130386 - Solvent for extracting bitumen from oil sands: The use of a solvent for bitumen extraction, either from mined oil sands or in situ. The solvent includes (a) a polar component, the polar component being a compound comprising a non-terminal carbonyl group; and (b) a non-polar component, the non-polar component being a substantially aliphatic substantially non-halogenated alkane. The... Agent: Exxonmobil Upstream Research Company

20100130388 - Method for treating well bore in a subterranean formation with high density brines and complexed metal crosslinkers: The invention discloses a method of treating a wellbore by providing an aqueous mixture of a hydrated polysaccharide with a salt; adding to the mixture a cross-linking agent for cross-linking the hydrated polysaccharide, wherein the cross-linking agent comprises a zirconium compound, glutamic acid, and a polyol; pumping the aqueous mixture... Agent: Schlumberger Technology Corporation David Cate

20100130389 - Compositions and methods for removal of asphaltenes from a portion of a wellbore or subterranean formation using water-organic solvent emulsion with non-polar and polar organic solvents: Compositions are provided for removing an organic material, especially asphaltenes, from a portion of a wellbore or a subterranean formation. The composition comprises: (A) water; (B) an organic solvent blend further comprising: (i) a non-polar organic solvent; and (ii) at least two polar organic solvents; and (C) a surfactant adapted... Agent: Beusse Wolter Sanks Mora & Maire

20100125044 - Treatment of gas well hydrofracture wastewaters: A method of treating a wastewater is provided and can be used, for example, to treat a gas well hydrofracture wastewater. The method can involve precipitating barium as barium sulfate, precipitating calcium and strontium as calcium carbonate and strontium carbonate, precipitating magnesium hydroxide, and filtering out the metal compounds to... Agent: Kilyk & Bowersox, P.l.l.c.

20100120637 - Composition that can form a gel comprising a copolymer, and useful copolymers: The invention relates to a composition that can form a gel comprising a copolymer. Said composition is an aqueous composition, and the copolymer is a star copolymer. The invention also relates to useful copolymers, especially for the inventive compositions.... Agent: Buchanan, Ingersoll & Rooney PC

20100120638 - Additives for oil recovery from reservoirs: The invention relates to the use of quaternary polyamines having formula (I) for the recovery of oil from reservoirs formula (I), wherein n>=1 R1 represents H, CH3, CH2CH3, CnH2n+1 R2 represents H2CHOHCH2, CH2, CH2CH═CH2 R3 represents CH3, CH2CH3, CnH2n+1 R4 represents CH2, CH2CH═CH2 when R2 and R4 are allyl group,... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, L.L.P.

20100113308 - Hydrocarbon fluid compositions and methods for using same: Hydrocarbon fluid compositions comprising a liquid hydrocarbon, an aluminum soap, a hydrocarbon foaming agent and a gas. The fluids can be used in various oil field operations.... Agent: Dunlap Codding, P.C.

20100113309 - Method of reducing the viscosity of hydrocarbon fluids: This invention relates to methods for reducing the viscosity of hydrocarbon liquids encountered in petroleum operations. The method includes forming a low viscosity emulsion by contacting hydrocarbon liquids with an effective amount of a water-soluble polymer having pendant methyl ether groups.... Agent: Edward O. Yonter Patent And Licensing Department

20100113310 - Elastic hollow particles for annular pressure buildup mitigation: The concept involves placing within the annulus, hollow particles that possess material and geometric properties such that the hollow particles buckle at or near a defined pressure. Buckling of the particles increases the available volume within the annulus, thereby decreasing the annular pressure. The elastic hollow particles are designed such... Agent: Carol Wilson Bp America Inc.