Patents Assigned to Baker-Hughes
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Publication number: 20240026759Abstract: A running tool which includes a mandrel, a thread engager disposed upon the mandrel, a support supporting the thread engager in a first position and unsupporting the thread engager in a second position, and a torque dog sub including a torque dog, a lock dog, and lock dog sleeve disposed on the mandrel. A liner system which includes a liner system component, a running tool engaged with the liner component. A borehole system including a borehole in a subsurface formation, and a liner system in the borehole. A method for releasing a liner including pressuring up on the running tool, shifting the lock dog sleeve, and slacking weight to shift the support. A method for releasing a liner including applying neutral set down weight to the running tool, rotating the support, slacking weight to shift the support, and moving the tool out of engagement with the liner.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 21, 2022Publication date: January 25, 2024Applicant: Baker Hughes Oilfield Operations LLCInventors: Chee Kong Yee, Andy Tom
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Patent number: 11879454Abstract: A fixture has a body that connects to a motor, the body having a bore. The body has a piston in the bore, separating the bore into a pressure chamber and a lubricant chamber in fluid communication with lubricant in the motor. A technician applies pressure to the pressure chamber, which causes the piston to increase pressure of the lubricant in the lubricant chamber and in the motor. The technician monitors a distance of movement of the piston, indicating a presence of residual air in the lubricant. If the movement meets a amount, the technician applies a vacuum to the lubricant chamber and bleeds out residual air from the lubricant in the motor.Type: GrantFiled: October 20, 2022Date of Patent: January 23, 2024Assignee: BAKER HUGHES OILFIELD OPERATIONS, LLCInventors: Ryan Semple, Aron Meyer, Christopher Brunner
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Patent number: 11879313Abstract: A tubular for reservoir fines control includes a body having an outer surface and an inner surface defining a flow path. A plurality of openings is formed in the body connecting the outer surface and the flow path. A pre-formed member including a material mesh is overlaid onto the outer surface. The material mesh is formed from a material swellable upon exposure to a selected fluid. The material mesh has a selected porosity allowing methane to pass into the flow path while preventing passage of fines.Type: GrantFiled: July 23, 2020Date of Patent: January 23, 2024Assignee: BAKER HUGHES, A GE COMPANY, LLCInventors: John K. Wakefield, Michael H. Johnson
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Patent number: 11879314Abstract: A downhole system includes a lower completion having at least one tubular including a first end and a second end terminating at a shoe. The at least one tubular defining a flow path. A packer is arranged at the first end. A fluid loss control valve (FLCV) is arranged between the packer and the shoe. A screen system is arranged between the FLCV and the shoe. The screen system includes a screen and a non-mechanically operated flow control valve that selectively isolates the flow path from formation fluids passing through the screen. A wellbore clean out string is insertable into the lower completion. The wellbore clean out string includes a selectively activated casing cleaner and a setting tool. The selectively activated casing cleaner is spaced from the setting tool.Type: GrantFiled: February 2, 2023Date of Patent: January 23, 2024Assignee: BAKER HUGHES OILFIELD OPERATIONS LLCInventors: Mark Kendall Adam, Colin Patrick Andrew, Travis Treadway, Jonathan Nicholas Croy, Michael Barron, Brian Magnus
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Patent number: 11879854Abstract: In an embodiment, a method of navigational calibration for an x-ray inspection system including an optical camera is provided. The method employs a novel two-dimensional calibration phantom. The calibration phantom can be employed to validate a navigational calibration between positions within camera images and an x-ray beam axis. The calibration phantom can be further employed to identify and compensate for incorrect navigational calibration.Type: GrantFiled: August 27, 2021Date of Patent: January 23, 2024Assignee: Baker Hughes Oilfield Operations LLCInventors: Jing Xu, Li Li, Lisa Ma
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Patent number: 11879100Abstract: Catalyst fines can be removed from heavy oils, such as marine fuel oils, by introducing an additive in an effective amount to at least partially remove the catalyst fines, where the additive is an oxyalkylated acid-catalyzed alkylphenol formaldehyde resin and/or a Mannich condensate base resin copolymer.Type: GrantFiled: April 28, 2022Date of Patent: January 23, 2024Assignee: Baker Hughes Oilfield Operations LLCInventors: Sankaran Murugesan, Sai Reddy Pinappu, Jerry J. Weers, Carl E. Weaver
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Patent number: 11879307Abstract: An object carrier including a housing having a bore with a diametrically larger portion and a diametrically smaller portion, an object keeper having a first and a second end, the first end being initially disposed in the diametrically smaller portion, an actuator assembly configured to move the first end of the object keeper from the diametrically smaller portion to the diametrically larger portion responsive to selected application of pressure, and an object disposed within the object keeper and secured within the object keeper while the first end of the object keeper is in the diametrically smaller portion, the object being released from the object keeper upon the first end of the object keeper moving to the diametrically larger portion. A method for managing an object-based operation downhole of a restriction including pressuring up on the object carrier, withdrawing the first end from the diametrically smaller portion, and releasing the object.Type: GrantFiled: February 10, 2022Date of Patent: January 23, 2024Assignee: BAKER HUGHES OILFIELD OPERATIONS LLCInventors: David Alexander, Knut Inge Dahlberg, Eivind Hagen
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Patent number: 11879324Abstract: A compact instrumented downhole coupling that includes a carrier and a set of sensors and electronics that are installed within the carrier. The carrier is a tubular structure having couplings at each end and a bore therethrough, where cavities are formed in the carrier wall. The cavities are open to a side facing away from the carrier's bore, where sensors placed in the cavities are accessible through the side opening. Electrical connections to the sensors are made via the side opening, and a clamp can be installed in the cavities via the side opening, the clamp holding the sensors securely in position within the cavities. After installation of the sensors in the cavities, plates are welded over the side opening to form an enclosure for the sensors in the carrier wall.Type: GrantFiled: December 16, 2021Date of Patent: January 23, 2024Assignee: BAKER HUGHES OILFIELD OPERATIONS LLCInventors: Yuh Loh, John Raggio, Lorn Rendall
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Publication number: 20240018839Abstract: An annular hanger seal for sealing a tubing or casing hanger comprising a flow passage, at least one seal chamber, and a metal surface. Pressure can enter the hanger seal through the flow passage causing the at least one seal chamber to expand. Expansion of the at least one seal chamber can cause sealing contact between the metal surface around the at least one seal chamber and the housing, the hanger, or both surfaces. The seal can later be punctured or otherwise depressurized to break sealing contact for removal of the hanger from the annular space.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 15, 2022Publication date: January 18, 2024Applicant: Baker Hughes Oilfield Operations LLCInventors: Ryan Parsley, Keith Adams
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Publication number: 20240018855Abstract: A submersible pumping system for producing a fluid from a wellbore through production tubing to a wellhead includes a pump assembly that has at least one pump, a motor that drives the at least one pump, and a recirculation module. The recirculation module includes a recirculation mandrel positioned within the production tubing and a recirculation line extending from the recirculation valve to the pump assembly. The recirculation module delivers a volume of priming fluid from the production tubing to the pump assembly. In some embodiments, the recirculation module further includes a recirculation valve, which can be positioned in an offset relationship from the recirculation mandrel.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 12, 2023Publication date: January 18, 2024Applicant: Baker Hughes Oilfield Operations LLCInventors: Xiaonan Lu, Zheng Ye, Rissa Rutter
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Publication number: 20240017248Abstract: A method of immobilizing a metal catalyst in a porous support includes additively forming a precursor structure on a substrate from a metal catalyst and at least one of a metal oxide or a metal cluster compound; exposing the precursor structure to a vapor of an organic linker; and reacting the at least one of the metal oxide or the metal cluster compound in the precursor structure with the organic linker to form a porous support that immobilizes the metal catalyst.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 13, 2022Publication date: January 18, 2024Applicant: Baker Hughes Oilfield Operations LLCInventors: Alexander John Cruz, Navin Sakthivel, Jayesh Jain, Michelangelo Bellacci
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Patent number: 11873918Abstract: An interval control valve actuator includes an electrohydraulic pressure generator and an actuation pressure line extending between the generator and a valve. A hydraulic junction disposed in the actuation pressure line is selectively hydraulically joins the actuation pressure line to a backup pressure line. An interval control valve including a housing, a valve disposed in the housing, an electrohydraulic actuator hydraulically connected to the valve by an actuation pressure line. A hydraulic junction disposed between the electrohydraulic actuator and the valve and a backup pressure line hydraulically connected to the hydraulic junction, the backup pressure line being selectively hydraulically connectable to the actuation pressure line.Type: GrantFiled: June 29, 2022Date of Patent: January 16, 2024Assignee: BAKER HUGHES OILFIELD OPERATIONS LLCInventors: Thomas McClain Scott, Marc Samuelson, David Schneider
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Patent number: 11874255Abstract: A method of ultrasonic inspection includes generating, by a phased array ultrasonic probe, a first ultrasonic beam propagating in a fluid and incident at a first angle to a target surface in response to receipt of first instructions. Ultrasonic echoes from first beam reflection by the target are measured and corresponding ultrasonic measurement signals are output. At least one environmental sensor measures at least one fluid property and outputs corresponding environmental signals. One or more processors determine a current speed of sound within the fluid from the ultrasonic measurement signals and environmental signals. Second instructions including a second angle are generated by the processors, based on the current speed of sound, when the current speed of sound differs from a predetermined speed of sound by more than a speed threshold. The ultrasonic probe generates a second ultrasonic beam at the second angle in response to receipt of the second instructions.Type: GrantFiled: July 8, 2022Date of Patent: January 16, 2024Assignee: Baker Hughes Holdings LLCInventors: Holger Charbon, Johannes Buechler
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Patent number: 11873700Abstract: A method of manufacturing a valve of a tool for use downhole includes changing a flow characteristic of the valve. A load is applied to a first nozzle secured in a housing of the valve via a first release member, wherein a magnitude of the load is greater than a release threshold of the first release member, to release the first release member. The first nozzle is removed from the housing, and a second nozzle is secured in the housing via a second release member.Type: GrantFiled: January 19, 2022Date of Patent: January 16, 2024Assignee: BAKER HUGHES OILFIELD OPERATIONS LLCInventors: Marc Samuelson, Kyle Henagan, James Doane
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Patent number: 11874145Abstract: An optical system performs a method for measuring an acoustic signal in a wellbore. The optical system includes a light source, an optical fiber and a detector. The light source generates a light pulse. The optical fiber has a first end for receiving the light pulse from the light source and a plurality of enhancement scatterers spaced along a length of the optical fiber for reflecting the light pulse. A longitudinal density of the enhancement scatterers increases with a distance from the first end to increase a signal enhancement generated by the enhancement scatterers distal from the first end. The detector is at the first end of the optical fiber and measures a reflection of the light pulse at the enhancement scatterers to determine the acoustic signal.Type: GrantFiled: July 28, 2021Date of Patent: January 16, 2024Assignee: BAKER HUGHES OILFIELD OPERATIONS LLCInventors: Paul Wysocki, Dan Provenzano, Zhao Li
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Patent number: 11867051Abstract: Disclosed herein are methods for performing downhole operations. The methods include determining, at the earth surface, a first depth value of a downhole component in a borehole, transmitting to the downhole component in the borehole a first signal indicating the first depth value, changing a depth of the downhole component in the borehole, determining, at the earth surface, a second depth value of the downhole component in the borehole, transmitting, to the downhole component in the borehole, a second signal indicating the second depth value, and updating a downhole operation performed by the downhole component based on at least one of the first depth value and the second depth value.Type: GrantFiled: February 19, 2021Date of Patent: January 9, 2024Assignee: BAKER HUGHES OILFIELD OPERATIONS LLCInventor: Brian Moody
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Patent number: 11867682Abstract: A method for determining a hydrocarbon concentration from drilling fluid includes pumping the drilling fluid into a wellbore and circulating a sample of the drilling fluid uphole from the wellbore so that ?13C isotopic signatures can be determined for one or more hydrocarbon components and for methane in the sample where the methane includes natural methane originating from the earth formation and artificially-produced methane caused by drill bit metamorphism (DBM). A processor is adapted to determine the concentration of the natural methane in the sample based in part on the ?13C isotopic signatures which may be performed during the drilling of the wellbore.Type: GrantFiled: September 20, 2021Date of Patent: January 9, 2024Assignee: Baker Hughes Oilfield Operations LLCInventors: Bastian Baecker, Erik Lehne, Svenja Erdmann, Salar Azizi
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Patent number: 11867855Abstract: Methods, systems, devices, and products for acoustic detection in a borehole.Type: GrantFiled: December 10, 2019Date of Patent: January 9, 2024Assignee: BAKER HUGHES OILFIELD OPERATIONS LLCInventors: Sebastian Jung, Thomas Kruspe, Gunnar Tackmann, Dominik Hoheisel, Lennert Rabe, Jonathan Leong
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Patent number: 11867018Abstract: An annular seal system for sealing between a casing hanger and a wellhead housing, the system including an actuator ring having a rigid portion and a flexible portion, and a lockdown ring positioned adjacent the actuator ring. The annular seal system further includes a seal assembly capable of moving between a de-energized position and an energized position, wherein the seal assembly in the de-energized position has a defined a space between the seal assembly and the rigid portion of the actuator ring, wherein the seal assembly in the energized position has the space closed, wherein the rigid portion of the actuator ring is to contact a surface of the casing hanger, wherein the flexible portion of the actuator ring is to push the lockdown ring into engagement with the wellhead, and wherein the flexible portion of the actuator ring adapted is to axially compress to allow positional variation between the lockdown ring and the wellhead housing.Type: GrantFiled: August 19, 2022Date of Patent: January 9, 2024Assignee: Baker Hughes Oilfield Operations LLCInventors: Samuel H. Cheng, Greg Dunn, Daryl Attaway, Joseph Pallini, Amini Shakib
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Patent number: 11867024Abstract: A rigid valve block body and a method for determining fluid flow direction are disclosed. The valve block body includes a first fluid inlet and a further fluid inlet at opposed sides of a rigid valve block body. A first fluid outlet of the valve block body and a further fluid outlet of the valve block body are disposed in a spaced apart relationship. A first V-shaped fluid communication passageway comprises two passageway portions each extending within the valve block body from a first common root region proximate to the first fluid inlet. A further V-shaped fluid communication passageway comprises two further passageway portions each extending within the valve block body away from a further common root region proximate to the further fluid port. An end region of each passageway portion of the first V-shaped fluid communication passageway meets an end region of a respective passageway portion of the further V-shaped fluid communication passageway proximate to a respective fluid outlet.Type: GrantFiled: September 8, 2020Date of Patent: January 9, 2024Assignee: Baker Hughes Energy Technology UK LimitedInventors: David Neil Spencer, Per Magne Reiten, William Bryson