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8162048 Method of delivering frac fluid and additives  
A method for the controlled delivery of a fracturing fluid to a well bore comprises formulating an aqueous base fluid such that it meets or exhibits desired physical and chemical characteristics...
8141640 System, method and apparatus for enhancing wellbore treatment fluid flexibility  
A method includes performing a chemical process to create a chemical product and an amount of heat, and transferring the heat to a first fluid. The method further includes hydrating a polymer in...
8066058 System, method, and apparatus for breaking fracturing fluids  
A method for breaking a fracturing fluid includes identifying application parameter(s) including a subterranean formation temperature, and determining an acid precursor concentration in response to...
8051909 Method and apparatus for positioning the proximal end of a tubular string above a spider  
Method and apparatus for handling a supported tubular string with a string elevator and a spider on a rig to prevent damaging contact between the string elevator and spider while facilitating...
8028753 System, method and apparatus for controlling the flow rate of an electrical submersible pump based on fluid density  
An electrical submersible pump that regulates pump flow rate based on sensor measurements of the fluid is disclosed. The sensor measures a property of the fluid being processed. The sensor may be...
8006766 Method and apparatus for controlling the speed of a pump in a well  
A method and apparatus for controlling a speed of a pump operating in a well. A first step involves monitoring a production flow rate of fluids produced from the well. A second step involves...
7987074 Efficient computation method for electromagnetic modeling  
Method for efficient processing of controlled source electromagnetic data, whereby Maxwell's equations are solved [107] by numerical techniques [109] such as finite difference or finite element in...
7963328 Process and apparatus for release and recovery of methane from methane hydrates  
A process and system for release and recovery of methane from subterranean methane hydrate deposits in which heated CO2 is used to displace methane from the methane hydrate deposits and a portion...
7954547 Gas flow system  
A gas flow system for removing a liquid from a well bore and allowing for gas production is provided. The gas flow system comprises a casing in the well bore for allowing flow of the liquid and...
7950464 Multi-well controller  
An improved multi-well control system (MWCS) has a centrally based multi-well controller (MWC) in communication with one or more slave controllers and one or more electronic flow measurement...
7921909 Method for breaking fracture fluids  
A method includes identifying application parameter(s) including a subterranean formation temperature, determining a breaker particle size in response to the application parameter(s), providing a...
7909088 Material sensitive downhole flow control device  
A screen section has a valve assembly to control flow through it. The valve is open and has a closure spring held compressed by a shape memory material that responds to the presence of a specific...
7891423 System and method for optimizing gravel deposition in subterranean wells  
A system for optimizing gravel deposition in a completion interval of a well. The system includes a pumping system that is operable to deliver a gravel pack slurry to the completion interval, an...
7880418 Electromechanical drive system, in particular for progressive cavity pumps for oil wells  
The following invention is an electromechanical system (1) that is to be connected to an electricity supply (7), comprising: an electric machine (2) that can operate as an independent generator...
7870900 System and method for controlling a progressing cavity well pump  
A system and method for controlling the speed of a progressing cavity liquid well pump to increase liquid production from a well while avoiding operation of the well in a pumped-off state. A...
7857048 Method for breaking fracturing fluids  
A method for breaking a fracturing fluid includes identifying application parameter(s) including a subterranean formation temperature, and determining an acid precursor concentration in response to...
7845420 Work string controller  
Well bore servicing equipment is provided. The well bore servicing equipment comprises a first manipulator to grip a well bore work string, to raise the work string, and to lower the work string....
7841414 Work string controller  
Well bore servicing equipment is provided. The well bore servicing equipment comprises a first manipulator to grip a well bore work string, to raise the work string, and to lower the work string....
7836949 Method and apparatus for controlling the manufacture of well treatment fluid  
A method and apparatus for controlling the production of well treatment fluid is disclosed. The apparatus includes: a sand system, a water system, a pumping system, a blender tub, and a virtual...
7828067 Inflow control device  
The present invention generally relates to the control of fluid flow in a wellbore. In one aspect, a flow control device for use in a wellbore is provided. The flow control device includes an inner...
7784538 Using an acoustic ping and sonic velocity to control an artificial lift device  
A transmitter generates an acoustic ping in a fluid in a borehole, and a receiver monitors waves resulting from the acoustic ping. Responsive to the monitored waves, an attribute of the fluid is...
7762339 Apparatus and method for controlling the speed of a pump in a well  
A controller for controlling the pump unit of an oil well includes a sensor having a first and second probe for placement in the flow of oil from the well bore. Each of the probes contains a...
7748450 Gas wellhead extraction system and method  
A method and apparatus for automating control, remotely monitoring, and controlling a gas extraction assembly, coupled to a gas pipeline section. The gas extraction assembly may be used to increase...
7740708 Thermal fluid stimulation unit  
A reservoir cleaning, treating and/or stimulation system allows the operator to control the speed and pressure of delivery of the treating fluid into the reservoir and remove or dissolve sediment...
7721806 Automatic chemical treatment system with integral flush fluid dispenser and method for using the same  
A wellbore chemical treating system includes a pressure vessel for containing a treating chemical. The pressure vessel is closed to atmospheric pressure. A first controllably operated valve is...
7686499 Control system design for a mixing system with multiple inputs  
A method for mixing at least two materials is provided. The method comprises introducing the at least two materials into a physical system and combining the at least two materials to form a mixture...
7681641 Plunger lift controller and method  
A method of controlling a plunger lift system for a well. The method including the steps of: defining a threshold value for a trigger event, the trigger event initiating operation of the control...
7673680 Method for signalling a downhole device in a flowing well  
A method and apparatus for controlling the operation of a flowing or producing well utilising: a downhole located pressure monitoring device which is operative to monitor a characteristic pressure...
7610955 Controlled gas-lift heat exchange compressor  
A reciprocating hydraulic compressor capable of pumping liquids, gases or liquids mixed with gases. An apparatus and process for simultaneously compressing liquids and gases and exchanging the heat...
7607478 Intervention tool with operational parameter sensors  
An intervention tool for use inside a wellbore is provided that includes an intervention module capable of performing an intervention operation downhole, and a drive electronics module in...
7575053 Low temperature monitoring system for subsurface barriers  
A system for monitoring temperature of a subsurface low temperature zone is described. The system includes a plurality of freeze wells configured to form the low temperature zone, one or more...
7571763 Method and apparatus for recovering and transporting methane gas  
This invention relates to the field of the recovery of methane gas from a coal mine and conventional Natural Gas. More particularly, it involves an apparatus and method for economically recovering...
7562700 Wireline supported tubular mill  
A milling assembly can be delivered downhole on wireline. Once at the desired location, a processor extends centralizing and driving wheels to initially position the assembly. The assembly has a...
7562712 Setting tool for hydraulically actuated devices  
A tool is actuated in a well based on one or more issued commands being interpreted and implemented by the apparatus. The apparatus comprises a power generation module that multiplies pressure...
7546876 Method and apparatus for jet-fluid abrasive cutting  
A method and apparatus for down hole abrasive jet-fluid cutting, the apparatus includes a jet-fluid nozzle and a high pressure pump capable of delivering a high-pressure abrasive fluid mixture to...
7537056 System and method for gas shut off in a subterranean well  
A gas inflow control system is used in a well. A downhole tool is combined with an automatic valve that is automatically actuatable to a flow position in the presence of a well liquid flowing into...
7539548 Smart-control PLC based touch screen driven remote control panel for BOP control unit  
The present invention relates to a device for controlling the Blow out preventer (BOP) used in well drilling operations comprising: BOP control unit, master control panel connected to the BOP unit...
7518526 Method and system for displaying scanning data for oil well tubing based on scanning speed  
A method for analyzing a tubing section with multiple sensors at a consistent speed to improve the analysis and grading of tubing retrieved from an oil well. An analysis speed can be pre-set or...
7484562 Method and apparatus for controlling a quantity of a specific gas in a group of gases produced from a given well bore  
This invention relates to a method and apparatus for controlling a gas in a group of gases produced from a reservoir and specifically relates to controlling the amount of methane gas in a group of...
7478672 Apparatus for controlling a pressure control assembly in a hazardous area  
An apparatus operable is a hazardous area for controlling a choke assembly includes an air source, an air purge system in fluid communication with the air source, a remote operating panel receiving...
7464753 Methods and apparatus for enhanced production of plunger lift wells  
A microcontroller system for oil and gas wells using a plunger lift device, which responds to the variations in well production and operation. The system requires minimal operator input, and is...
7445048 Plunger lift apparatus that includes one or more sensors  
A plunger lift apparatus includes wellhead equipment containing a receiver, a conduit extending from the wellhead equipment into a wellbore, and a plunger to be run through the conduit to a...
7434619 Optimization of reservoir, well and surface network systems  
A method and associated apparatus continuously optimizes reservoir, well and surface network systems by using monitoring data and downhole control devices to continuously change the position of a...
7389814 Heat exchange compressor  
An apparatus and process for simultaneously compressing liquids and gases and exchanging the heat of compression with fluids which may be the same liquids and gasses compressed. An apparatus and...
7373976 Well production optimizing system  
A method and system for controlling a producing cycle in a well, during the production cycle, for optimizing production from the well including disrupting fluid in a wellbore with a pulse generator...
7367411 Drilling system and method  
A closed-loop circulating system for drilling wells has control of the flow rates in and out of the wellbore. Kicks and fluid losses are quickly controlled by adjusting the backpressure. Kick...
7353875 Centrifugal blending system  
The present invention relates generally to well servicing operations, and, more particularly, to devices, systems and methods useful in stimulation blending for fluids, mixtures, and/or slurries...
7343970 Real time optimization of well production without creating undue risk of formation instability  
A system and method is provided for producing fluid from a subterranean formation. A sensor system is used to monitor bottom hole flowing pressure and formation pressure. The relationship of these...
7325607 Methods and systems for using high-yielding non-Newtonian fluids for severe lost circulation prevention  
A system and method to model and analyze the mixing energies of high-yielding non-Newtonian fluids to prevent chemical lost circulation. Laboratory tests are performed under varying conditions from...
7318476 Automatic chemical treatment system with integral flush fluid dispenser  
A wellbore chemical treating system includes a pressure vessel for containing a treating chemical. The pressure vessel is closed to atmospheric pressure. A first controllably operated valve is...
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