Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.

Lance Energy Services, LLC

Samuel James Maguire-Boyle

Robert Paul Freese

Aditya B Nayak

Dipti Singh

Andrew Ross Barron

Jim D Weaver

Jeremy A Holtsclaw

Michael A McCabe

Ali Alwattari

Kay Ann Galindo

Corneliu Stanciu

Lucas Kurtis Fontenelle

Waymon R Votaw

Jacob L Davis

Edward E Munson

Michael A Mccabe

A system can include a filter assembly with a filter and a substance in the filter assembly, and at least one optical computing device having an integrated computational element which receives electromagnetic radiation from the substance. A method can include receiving electromagnetic radiation from a substance in a filter assembly, the electromagnetic radiation from the substance being received by at least one optical computing device having an integrated computational element, and the receiving being performed while a filter is positioned in the filter assembly. A detector may receive electromagnetic radiation from the integrated computational element and produce an output correlated to a characteristic of the substance. A mitigation technique may be selected, based on the detector output.

In situ evaluation of filter parameters with opticoanalytical devices

Methods including preparing a treatment fluid comprising a bulk amount of anhydrous ammonia, wherein the anhydrous ammonia is present in an amount greater than about 10% by weight of a liquid portion of the treatment fluid, and wherein the anhydrous ammonia is in a phase selected from the group consisting of a liquid phase, a gaseous phase, supercritical phase, and any combination thereof; and introducing the treatment fluid into a subterranean formation.

Treatment fluids comprising anhydrous ammonia for use in subterranean formation operations

A memristor element is used to create a spectrally programmable optical computing device for use in, for example, a downhole environment. An electromagnetic field is applied across the memristor element in order to alter its spectral properties. In turn, the spectral properties of sample-interacted light optically interacting with the memristor element are also altered. This alteration in spectral properties allows the memristor to be 'programmed' to achieve a variety of transmission/reflection/absorption functions.

Spectrally programmable memristor-based optical computing

A memristor element is used to create a spectrally programmable optical device. An electromagnetic field is applied across the memristor element in order to alter its spectral properties. In turn, the spectral properties of the electromagnetic radiation optically interacting with the memristor element are also altered. This alteration in spectral properties allows the memristor to be 'programmed' to achieve a variety of transmission/reflection/absorption functions.

Spectrally programmable memristor

Components, systems, and methods for producing highly hydrophilitic, functionalized inorganic filtration membranes, pre-treating organic and biological-containing waste waters for minimal membrane fouling and scaling when processed using such functionalized membranes, and use of such functionalized membranes of the present invention in filtration systems for separating such pre-treated waste waters, all with respect to optimal permeate production rates, purity of permeate and resistance to fouling and scale formation on the membranes.

Functionalized ceramic membranes for the separation of organics from raw water and methods of filtration using functionalized ceramic membranes

A method includes placing a downhole fluid including an aqueous base fluid and a viscosifying agent that includes a crosslinked borate-modified hydroxyethyl cellulose (mHEC) polymer in a wellbore penetrating a subterranean formation. Viscosifying agents include those whereby modified hydroxyethyl cellulose is crosslinked with a borate crosslinking agent to form a complex that has sufficient viscosifying and suspension properties to enable their use in downhole fluids.

Modified hydroxyethyl cellulosic polymers for improved well bore fluids and related uses

Various embodiments disclosed relate to compositions including functionalized polysaccharide for treatment of subterranean formations and methods and systems including the same. In various embodiments, the present invention provides a method of treating a subterranean formation. The method includes placing in a subterranean formation a composition including a functionalized polysaccharide that includes a hydroxy(C-C)alkyl functionalization and a polyhydroxy(C-C)alkyl functionalization.

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Houston, TX, United States of America

Samuel James Maguire-Boyle