Patents Assigned to Shell Oil Co.
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Publication number: 20040188099Abstract: A method of creating a casing in a borehole located in a subterranean formation including: supporting a tubular liner and an expansion device in the borehole using a support member; injecting fluidic material into the borehole; pressurizing an interior region of the expansion device; displacing a portion of the expansion device relative to the support member and the tubular liner in the longitudinal direction; and radially expanding the tubular liner.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 29, 2004Publication date: September 30, 2004Applicant: Shell Oil Co.Inventors: Robert Lance Cook, David Paul Brisco, R. Bruce Stewart, Lev Ring, Richard Carl Haut, Robert Donald Mack, Alan B. Duell
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Publication number: 20040182569Abstract: An apparatus for expanding a tubular member.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 30, 2004Publication date: September 23, 2004Applicant: Shell Oil Co.Inventors: Robert Lance Cook, David Paul Brisco, R. Bruce Stewart, Lev Ring, Richard Carl Haut, Robert Donald Mack, Alan B. Duell
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Publication number: 20040123988Abstract: A wellhead is formed by extruding a plurality of tubular liners off of a mandrel into contact with an outer casing. The first tubular liner and mandrel are positioned within the wellbore with the tubular liner in an overlapping relationship with the outer casing. At least a portion of the tubular liner is extruded off of the mandrel into contact with the interior surface of the outer casing. The first tubular liner is extruded off of the mandrel by pressurizing an interior portion of the first tubular liner. Subsequent tubular liners are positioned in concentric overlapping relation and similarly extruded off of a mandrel into at least partial contact with the interior surface of the outer casing.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 22, 2003Publication date: July 1, 2004Applicant: Shell Oil Co.Inventors: Robert Lance Cook, David Paul Brisco, R. Bruce Stewart, Lev Ring, Richard Carl Haut, Robert Donald Mack
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Publication number: 20040045616Abstract: A wellbore casing formed by extruding a tubular liner off of a mandrel. The tubular liner and mandrel are positioned within a new section of a wellbore with the tubular liner in an overlapping relationship with an existing casing. A hardenable fluidic material is injected into the new section of the wellbore below the level of the mandrel and into the annular region between the tubular liner and the new section of the wellbore. The inner and outer regions of the tubular liner are then fluidicly isolated. A non hardenable fluidic material is then injected into a portion of an interior region of the tubular liner to pressurize the portion of the interior region of the tubular liner below the mandrel. The tubular liner is then extruded off of the mandrel.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 18, 2003Publication date: March 11, 2004Applicant: Shell Oil Co.Inventors: Robert Lance Cook, David Paul Brisco, R. Bruce Stewart, Lev Ring, Richard Carl Haut, Robert Donald Mack
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Publication number: 20030222455Abstract: An expandable threaded connection includes a first tubular member, a second tubular member and a threaded connection for coupling the tubular members that includes one or more sealing members.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 12, 2003Publication date: December 4, 2003Applicant: Shell Oil Co.Inventors: Robert Lance Cook, David Paul Brisco, R. Bruce Stewart, Lev Ring, Richard Carl Haut, Robert Donald Mack, Alan B. Duell, Andrei Gregory Filippov
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Publication number: 20030192705Abstract: A wellbore casing is formed simultaneously with the drilling out of the wellbore.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 23, 2003Publication date: October 16, 2003Applicant: Shell Oil Co.Inventors: Robert Lance Cook, David Paul Brisco, R. Bruce Stewart, Lev Ring, Richard Carl Haut, Robert Donald Mack, Alan B. Duell
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Publication number: 20030173090Abstract: An expansion mandrel includes a lubrication system for lubricating the trailing edge portion of the interface between the expansion mandrel and a tubular member during the radial expansion of the tubular member.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 5, 2003Publication date: September 18, 2003Applicant: Shell Oil Co.Inventors: Robert Lance Cook, David Paul Brisco, R. Bruce Stewart, Reece E. Wyant, Lev Ring, James Jang Woo Nahm, Richard Carl Haut, Robert Donald Mack, Alan B. Duell, Andrei Gregory Filippov
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Publication number: 20030121669Abstract: An apparatus for releasably coupling two elements.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 20, 2002Publication date: July 3, 2003Applicant: Shell Oil Co.Inventors: Robert Lance Cook, David Paul Brisco, Lev Ring, Michael Bullock
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Publication number: 20030107217Abstract: A sealant for an expandable connection. The threaded portions of a pair of expandable tubulars are coated with a sealant. The threaded portions of the expandable tubulars are then coupled. The sealant is cured. The expandable tubulars are then placed within a preexisting structure. The expandable tubulars are then radially expanded into contact with the preexisting structure.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 30, 2002Publication date: June 12, 2003Applicant: Shell Oil Co.Inventors: Chan Daigle, Michael Bullock, Andrei Filippov, Scott Costa, Mike Cowan
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Publication number: 20030098154Abstract: An apparatus for radially expanding tubular members.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 1, 2002Publication date: May 29, 2003Applicant: Shell Oil Co.Inventors: Robert Lance Cook, David Paul Brisco, Lev Ring, Robert Donald Mack, Alan B. Duell, Andrei Gregory Filippov
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Publication number: 20030094277Abstract: An expansion cone for radially expanding tubular members.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 1, 2002Publication date: May 22, 2003Applicant: Shell Oil Co.Inventors: Robert Lance Cook, David Paul Brisco, Lev Ring, Alan Duell, Andrei Gregory Filippov
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Publication number: 20030094279Abstract: A method of selecting tubular members.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 1, 2002Publication date: May 22, 2003Applicant: Shell Oil Co.Inventors: Lev Ring, Robert Donald Mack, Andrei Gregory Filippov
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Publication number: 20030094278Abstract: An expansion cone for radially expanding tubular members.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 1, 2002Publication date: May 22, 2003Applicant: Shell Oil Co.Inventors: Robert Lance Cook, David Paul Brisco, Lev Ring, Alan B. Duell, Andrei Gregory Filippov
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Publication number: 20030066655Abstract: An apparatus for coupling a tubular member to a preexisting structure.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 20, 2002Publication date: April 10, 2003Applicant: Shell Oil Co.Inventors: Robert Lance Cook, David Paul Brisco, Lev Ring, Michael Bullock
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Publication number: 20030056949Abstract: A wellbore casing formed by extruding a tubular liner off of a mandrel. The tubular liner and mandrel are positioned within a new section of a wellbore with the tubular liner in an overlapping relationship with an existing casing. A hardenable fluidic material is injected into the new section of the wellbore below the level of the mandrel and into the annular region between the tubular liner and the new section of the wellbore. The inner and outer regions of the tubular liner are then fluidicly isolated. A non hardenable fluidic material is then injected into a portion of an interior region of the tubular liner to pressurize the portion of the interior region of the tubular liner below the mandrel. The tubular liner is then extruded off of the mandrel.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 25, 2002Publication date: March 27, 2003Applicant: Shell Oil Co.Inventors: Robert Lance Cook, David Paul Brisco, R. Bruce Stewart, Lev Ring, Richard Carl Haut, Robert Donald Mack
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Publication number: 20030024708Abstract: A structural support.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 1, 2002Publication date: February 6, 2003Applicant: Shell Oil Co.Inventors: Lev Ring, Robert Donald Mack, Andrei Gregory Filippov
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Publication number: 20020189816Abstract: A wellbore casing formed by extruding a tubular liner off of a mandrel. The tubular liner and mandrel are positioned within a new section of a wellbore with the tubular liner in an overlapping relationship with an existing casing. A hardenable fluidic material is injected into the new section of the wellbore below the level of the mandrel and into the annular region between the tubular liner and the new section of the wellbore. The inner and outer regions of the tubular liner are then fluidicly isolated. A non hardenable fluidic material is then injected into a portion of an interior region of the tubular liner to pressurize the portion of the interior region of the tubular liner below the mandrel. The tubular liner is then extruded off of the mandrel.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 19, 2002Publication date: December 19, 2002Applicant: Shell Oil Co.Inventors: Robert Lance Cook, David Paul Brisco, R. Bruce Stewart, Lev Ring, Richard Carl Haut, Robert Donald Mack
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Publication number: 20020148612Abstract: One or more subterranean zones are isolated from one or more other subterranean zones using a combination of solid tubulars and perforated tubulars.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 3, 2001Publication date: October 17, 2002Applicant: Shell Oil Co.Inventors: Robert Lance Cook, Kevin Waddell, Lev Ring, David Paul Brisco
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Publication number: 20020121372Abstract: One or more subterranean zones are isolated from one or more other subterranean zones using a combination of solid tubulars and perforated tubulars.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 10, 2001Publication date: September 5, 2002Applicant: Shell Oil Co.Inventors: Robert Lance Cook, Lev Ring, Kevin Waddell, David Paul Brisco
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Publication number: 20020100594Abstract: An apparatus and method for forming a wellbore casing. An annular piston is displaced in the axial direction by pressurizing an annular piston chamber. The axial displacement of the piston radially expands a tubular member into contact with a preexisting tubular member. The radially expanded liner hanger is then decoupled from the apparatus.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 12, 2002Publication date: August 1, 2002Applicant: Shell Oil Co.Inventors: Robert Lance Cook, David Paul Brisco, Lev Ring, Michael Bullock