US Patent Issued on July 14 for "Evaluating hydrocarbon exploration and recovery operations fluids based on carbon footprint" (Canadian, American Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 14 -- United States Patent no. 12,682,358, issued on July 14.

"Evaluating hydrocarbon exploration and recovery operations fluids based on carbon footprint" was invented by Muhammad Ahsan (Ontario, Canada) and Edgar Luna (Houston).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Examples described herein provide for evaluating greenhouse gas emissions for a fluid for a hydrocarbon exploration and recovery operation. The method includes performing an emissions lifecycle analysis for the drilling and completion fluid. The method further includes determining a greenhouse gas emissions value for the drilling and completion fluid based at least in part on a result of the emissions lifecycle anal...