US Patent Issued to Weatherford Technology Holdings on Sept. 9 for "Methods of using multi-particle lost circulation material in highly porous or fractured formations" (American, Emirati Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 10 -- United States Patent no. 12,410,666, issued on Sept. 9, was assigned to Weatherford Technology Holdings LLC (Houston).

"Methods of using multi-particle lost circulation material in highly porous or fractured formations" was invented by Mohammed Omer (Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates), Francisco E. Fragachan (Katy, Texas) and Samuel Strickland (Houston).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Methods comprising: injecting into a wellbore in a subterranean formation a multi-particle lost circulation material composition comprising a base fluid and a particle blend comprising substantially cylindrical particles and substantially spherical particles and wherein said particle ble...