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8181704 Riser emergency disconnect control system  
An emergency riser disconnection system for disconnecting a riser from a subsea installation having disconnect actuators and a signal and power circuit for controlling the actuators. The signal and...
8181705 Fluid injection device  
The present invention regards a device designed for injection of fluids in a well bore, typically an offshore well bore for petroleum production and gas injection/gas lift system for fluid...
8181702 Application of degradable fibers in invert emulsion fluids for fluid loss control  
A method of treating a subterranean formation including emplacing in a wellbore a fluid, comprising an oleaginous continuous phase, a non-oleaginous discontinuous phase, an emulsifier, at least one...
8181707 Apparatus and methods to protect connections  
The present invention generally relates to a method and apparatus for protecting tubular connections. In one aspect, an expandable tubular connection for use in a wellbore is provided. The tubular...
8183186 Cement-based particulates and methods of use  
Methods of making particulates for use in a subterranean application comprising: providing particulates of a settable composition comprising a cementitious material, a filler material, and an...
8181706 Plunger lift  
In a hydrocarbon producing wellbore, liquids (oil, condensate, water of mixtures thereof) from the formation may accumulate and build up a hydrostatic pressure gradient, which can kill gas...
8181697 Multi-function multi-hole drilling rig  
A multi-function multi-hole rig is disclosed which, in certain aspects, includes multiple machines for accomplishing rig functions, e.g. drilling machine(s), tripping machine(s), casing machine(s),...
8183181 Oil field treatment fluids comprising zwitterionic betaine-group-containing polymers  
The present disclosure is directed to a method comprising: mixing (i) a zwitterionic polymer prepared by inverse emulsion polymerization of at least one monomer Ab comprising a betaine group and...
8181722 Stabilizer assemblies with bearing pad locking structures and tools incorporating same  
Stabilizer assemblies and tools incorporating same are disclosed. In one embodiment, a stabilizer assembly comprises a body having at least one bearing pad receptacle therein, and a bearing pad...
8181708 Water swelling rubber compound for use in reactive packers and other downhole tools  
Through the combination of at least two polymer families, and the optimization of other components, a rubber compound has been developed for use in downhole applications that will swell in...
8181701 Downhole tool with hydraulic closure seat  
A downhole tool 100 includes closure seats 116, 176 for seating with a closure, such as a ball. Shear pins or other connectors temporarily limit axial movement of each closure seat which is...
8183183 Method of treating a wellbore at high temperature in contact with carbon dioxide  
A method for treating a subterranean formation is made of steps of providing a composition comprising a carrier fluid, a polymer viscosifying agent, carbon dioxide and a formate salt or formic...
8183185 Well servicing fluid comprising an organic salt being the product of an organic acid and an organic amine base and method of servicing a well with the fluid  
A well servicing fluid is disclosed. The well servicing fluid is formulated with components comprising: an organic salt, the organic salt being the product of an organic acid and an organic amine...
8181699 Auxiliary conduit cutting apparatus  
A cutting assembly for external conduits on a tubing string features a breakaway in the string that can be severed with a tensile force. Preferably each external conduit is run through a cutter...
8181700 System and method of displacing fluids in an annulus  
The method of displacing fluids in the annulus between pressurized casing strings inside an active oil or gas well by providing a controlled turndown insert and guides then inserting and retrieving...
8181703 Method useful for controlling fluid loss in subterranean formations  
Methods that include a method comprising: providing a treatment fluid comprising an aqueous base fluid and a relative permeability modifier, wherein the relative permeability comprises a...
8181698 Multi-function multi-hole drilling rig  
A multi-function multi-hole rig including multiple machines for accomplishing various rig functions, e.g., drilling machine(s), tripping machine(s), casing machine(s), cementing machine(s),...
8176976 Lubricator for use with coiled tubing apparatus and universal rig having coiled tubing and top drive capability  
A lubricator for use with a coiled tubing injector comprising an elongated housing having a first end and a second end. There is a guide system disposed in the housing for guiding coiled tubing...
8176977 Method for rapid sealing of boreholes  
A method and apparatus for rapidly installing or withdrawing a sealing liner into or out of a subsurface well bore or borehole. An eversion aid, such as an open-ended cylinder, is engaged with the...
8176975 Tubing pressure insensitive actuator system and method  
A tubing pressure insensitive actuator system includes a housing having a bore therein. A force transmitter is sealingly moveable within the bore, the force transmitter defining with the bore two...
8176980 Method of gas-cap air injection for thermal oil recovery  
A method for producing bitumen or heavy oil from a subsurface oil sands reservoir, the subsurface oil sands reservoir and an overlying gas zone in fluid communication, the method includes providing...
8176981 Fluorinated surfactants and methods of using the same  
A composition comprising a nonionic fluorinated polymeric surfactant having a weight average molecular weight of least 100,000 grams per mole, the nonionic fluorinated polymeric surfactant...
8176978 Method for optimizing in-situ bioconversion of carbon-bearing formations  
Processes relating to the production of methane, carbon dioxide, gaseous and liquid hydrocarbons, and other valuable products from subterranean carbon bearing formations, in-situ, are disclosed. In...
8176983 Gas recovery component heating system  
A gas recovery component heating apparatus and method of use. The apparatus includes an insulating shell and at least one heating element positioned along the interior of the insulating shell. The...
8176634 Method of manufacturing a well screen  
An expanded non-bonded mesh well screen. A method of manufacturing a well screen includes the steps of: expanding at least a portion of a screen jacket; and then securing the screen jacket onto a...
8176933 Annular BOP packing unit  
A packing unit for a blowout preventer includes an elastomeric, annular body configured to be disposed about a longitudinal axis of the blowout preventer and configured to be displaced radially...
8176984 Systems and methods for downhole sequestration of carbon dioxide  
Carbon dioxide is sequestered in a formation using dual or multiple completion and injection methods that reduce or eliminates upward leak rates of the sequestered carbon dioxide. The dual or...
8176982 Method of controlling a recovery and upgrading operation in a reservoir  
A method and system of generating a range of petroleum products from bitumen or heavy oil reservoir by installing wells from a combination of surface and underground well-head platforms while...
8176985 Well drilling and production using a surface blowout preventer  
Production and drilling may be achieved by a system which uses a rotating head coupled to surface blowout preventer stack for fluid flow control. A casing connects these surface components to a...
8179279 Method and device for producing hydrocarbons using wireless communication  
A subsea production system adapted for wireless communication so that production tree operation can be controlled locally wirelessly from a workover umbilical or remotely controlled vehicle. The...
8176986 Method of circulating while retrieving bottom hole assembly in casing  
Retrieving a down hole tool at a lower end of a string of casing can be performed with drill pipe during a casing-while-drilling operation. The operator suspends the casing on a landing sub landed...
8176979 Injection well surveillance system  
A method and apparatus for surveying a well in real-time and responding to operational conditions in response to the surveillance. According to one or more aspects of the present disclosure a...
8171997 High velocity string for well pump and method for producing well fluid  
A method of producing a well fluid includes securing a motor to a string of outer tubing and lowering the outer tubing and motor into the well. A rotary pump is secured to a string of inner tubing...
8171992 Method of fracturing a subterranean formation at optimized and pre-determined conditions  
Prior to a hydraulic fracturing treatment, ΔSGPS for a desired propped fracture length, DPST, may be estimated wherein ΔSGPS=SGprop−SGfluid (SGprop being the specific gravity of the proppant and...
8173012 Marine oil leak recovery and marine petroleum mining method  
A vertical flexible oil flow director hose is used to recover, to guide, and to filter the spilled oil from its source beneath the sea floor to the surface of water and to accumulate the floating...
8171998 System for controlling hydrocarbon bearing zones using a selectively openable and closable downhole tool  
One or more embodiments of a selectively openable and closable downhole tool. The wherein, the downhole tool can include an outer tubular member having an annulus port formed therethrough. The...
8171994 Multi-position valve for fracturing and sand control and associated completion methods  
A completion tubular is placed in position adjacent the zone or zones to be fractured and produced. It features preferably sliding sleeve valves that can assume at least two configurations: wide...
8172007 System and method of monitoring flow in a wellbore  
A system and method for releasing a marker within a wellbore. The system and method includes a sensor that detects movement or a position of the marker within the wellbore. The marker may be...
8171990 In-situ formation strength testing with coring  
A method and apparatus for estimating one or more formation properties using in-situ measurements conducted at or near a coring location include a coring tool adapted to cut a core sample in a...
8171988 Stroker tool  
A stroker tool for providing an axial force in an axial direction of a downhole tool. The stroker tool has a pump, a driving unit for driving the pump, and an axial force generator. The generator...
8171999 Downhole flow control device and method  
A downhole flow control device includes, a first member defining a first portion of a flow path, and a second member defining a second portion of the flow path, the flow path has a cross sectional...
8174403 Methods and apparatus for telemetry and power delivery  
Remote sensing systems are provided including a recorder, a cable network and a plurality of downhole sensor nodes. The cable network comprises a first cable and a second cable. The first and...
8173581 Mutual solvent-soluble and/or alcohol blends-soluble particles for viscoelastic surfactant fluids  
Solid, particulate dicarboxylic acids may be fluid loss control agents and/or viscosifying agents for viscoelastic surfactant (VES) fluids in treatments such as well completion or stimulation in...
8171993 Water heating apparatus for continuous heated water flow and method for use in hydraulic fracturing  
A method of hydraulic fracturing of an oil producing formation includes the provision of a heating apparatus which is transportable and that has a vessel for containing water. A water stream of...
8172000 Method for feeding control lines for drilling or workovers  
A method for feeding a downhole line between two tubulars is provided. The method can include connecting a clamping apparatus about a first tubular member. The method can include supporting a...
8171995 Pressure relieving transition joint  
A method of completing a wellbore having a branch wellbore extending outwardly from a window in a parent wellbore comprises positioning a tubular string in the window, wherein the positioning...
8172481 Method of installing a tubular undersea pipeline  
An undersea installation for transporting hydrocarbons between a seabed and a surface and to a method for installing same. The installation includes a tubular undersea pipeline, a float and a...
8171989 Well having a self-contained inter vention system  
A system includes a subsea well and a carousel of tools. The carousel of tools is adapted to automatically and selectively deploy the tools in the well to perform an intervention in the well. The...
8173580 Boron crosslinkers for fracturing fluids with appreciably lower polymer loading  
Fracturing fluid compositions and methods of fracturing subterranean formations using polyboronic compounds as crosslinking agents are provided. The compositions and methods of the present...
8171991 Drillstring swivel torque monitor  
Apparatus for rotationally locking the swivel of a drillstring during downhole backoff, directional drilling, and similar operations, and for continuous monitoring of the torque level in the...