Patents Examined by Shane Bomar
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Patent number: 11542782Abstract: Provided, in one aspect, is a ball seat release apparatus. The ball seat release apparatus, according to this embodiment, includes a shear sleeve, and a ball seat body located at least partially within the shear sleeve, a shear feature releasably coupling the ball seat body to the shear sleeve. The ball seat release apparatus according to this aspect further includes a ball seat slidingly engaged within the ball seat body, the ball seat configured to move from a first linear position to a second linear position, and further wherein a locking dog releasably couples the ball seat with the ball seat body.Type: GrantFiled: November 5, 2020Date of Patent: January 3, 2023Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.Inventors: Abdolreza Gharesi, Alan Tancel Jackson, Richard Paul Noffke
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Patent number: 11542766Abstract: A compact setting tool that sets a packer or bridge plug in a wellbore and then self bleeds the gas pressure prior to pulling the string out of the wellbore.Type: GrantFiled: June 1, 2021Date of Patent: January 3, 2023Assignee: Hunting Titan, Inc.Inventors: Johnny Covalt, Joseph Albert Henke, Roger Griffin
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Patent number: 11536099Abstract: A modular boost system can be added to a jack to enable greater lift capacity of the jack. One example can involve a jack that is positionable at a well surface for moving a tubing string through a wellbore in a subterranean formation. The jack can include a frame and an adjustable plate that is alternately (i) attachable at a stationary location in the frame for fixing the adjustable plate at the stationary location or (ii) detachable from the stationary location in the frame to enable the adjustable plate to vertically move within the frame. A boost cylinder can be removably coupled to the adjustable plate and a base for selectively supplying an additional lift capability to the jack.Type: GrantFiled: January 16, 2018Date of Patent: December 27, 2022Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.Inventor: Herwig Michael Sredensek
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Patent number: 11536114Abstract: A system to clean well casing in a downhole well operation. The system comprises an inner collar having flow ports and an out collar having jet ports in fluid communication with the flow ports. The inner collar couples with a section of a tool string and the outer collar rotates about the inner collar in response to fluid flow through the tool string. The inner collar can include a sleeve. The sleeve can be moved from a first position to a second position causing the jet ports to be in fluid communication with the flow ports. The inner collar remains relatively stationary with respect to the rotation of the outer collar. In addition, the jet ports are angled in a way that a portion of force generated by the fluid flow through the jet ports induce rotation of the outer collar in the opposite direction of the fluid flow.Type: GrantFiled: July 2, 2019Date of Patent: December 27, 2022Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.Inventor: Carl William Nelson
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Patent number: 11525350Abstract: Disclosed is an acoustic sensor system comprising an electrical connector, at least one transducer connected to the electrical connector, a fluid compensating piston connected to the electrical connector, a housing having the electrical connector, the at least one transducer, and the fluid compensating piston arranged in a linear arrangement, and a collar having the housing mounted along an interior surface of the collar.Type: GrantFiled: December 12, 2019Date of Patent: December 13, 2022Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.Inventor: Brian David Breaux
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Patent number: 11519242Abstract: A stage cementing tool has a mandrel defining a central flow passage and a plurality of cementing passages in a wall thereof. A packer is disposed about the mandrel. A closing sleeve is detachably connected to and movable relative to the mandrel. An opening sleeve defining a plurality of fully open cement flow ports therethrough is telescopically movable relative to the closing sleeve and movable relative to the mandrel. The opening sleeve is movable to move the packer to the set position, and thereafter movable to open a cement flow path between the central flow passage and an annulus defined by the stage cementing tool and the wellbore.Type: GrantFiled: April 30, 2021Date of Patent: December 6, 2022Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.Inventors: Avinash Gopal Dharne, Lonnie Carl Helms, Ishwar Dilip Patil, Frank Vinicio Acosta
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Patent number: 11512575Abstract: A technique facilitates the production of well fluid. According to an embodiment, an inflow assembly may be deployed downhole with, for example, completion equipment used in the production of well fluid. The inflow assembly comprises a first inflow control device and a second inflow control device disposed in series along a flow path routed between an exterior and an interior of the inflow assembly. As well fluid flows into an interior of the inflow assembly along the flow path, the first inflow control device and the second inflow control device perform different tasks with respect to controlling fluid flow. The different tasks may be selected to, for example, facilitate production of well fluid while protecting the completion equipment.Type: GrantFiled: February 14, 2020Date of Patent: November 29, 2022Assignee: SCHLUMBERGER TECHNOLOGY CORPORATIONInventors: Ashutosh Dikshit, Glenn Woiceshyn, Amrendra Kumar
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Patent number: 11512589Abstract: A device for measuring strain on the exterior of a pipe includes a body comprising a top portion and a bottom portion; one or more elastically deformable members coupled between the top portion and the bottom portion, wherein each of the one or more elastically deformable members have an outer contact surface and an inner non-contact surface. One or more sensors are disposed on the inner non-contact surface of one or more of the elastically deformable members. The sensors, during use, provide data that can be used to determine changes in strain on the exterior of the pipe. In another embodiment, one or more sensors are embedded in, or attached to, a casing disposed in a wellbore. In an embodiment, a method includes pressurizing or depressurizing the wellbore with a fluid and measuring the strain induced in the casing (or in an open wellbore) in response to this change in wellbore pressure.Type: GrantFiled: June 3, 2019Date of Patent: November 29, 2022Assignee: The Board of Regents of The University of Texas SystemInventors: Rodney Thompson Russell, Mukul Sharma
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Patent number: 11506005Abstract: Various embodiments include a system to manage a tool on a conveyance from a surface of a wellbore. The system includes a remotely controllable reel to receive the conveyance about the reel and remotely controllable to distribute the conveyance into or out of the wellbore. The system also includes a crane positionable to support the conveyance between the reel and the wellbore.Type: GrantFiled: July 1, 2021Date of Patent: November 22, 2022Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, IncInventors: Ben L. Lubojasky, Jr., Rami Yassine, William G. Dillon, Darrell Lancaster, Jonathon J. Saner, Pedro R. Soriano Jaquez, Michael E. Malone
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Patent number: 11506015Abstract: A cementing plug including a wiper portion, an engagement section attached to the wiper portion, the engagement section including an engagement feature configured to release at a selected threshold pressure related to cement forming an annular structure about a fracturing device.Type: GrantFiled: November 6, 2020Date of Patent: November 22, 2022Assignee: BAKER HUGHES OILFIELD OPERATIONS LLCInventor: Gabriel Casanova
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Patent number: 11506036Abstract: A system for improving a steam oil ratio (SOR) includes a boiler fluidly coupled with a downhole portion of a steam system via at least a boiler conduit, wherein the boiler is configured to schedule super-heat delivered to the downhole portion to optimize the SOR associated with the system.Type: GrantFiled: April 28, 2021Date of Patent: November 22, 2022Assignee: XDI Holdings, LLCInventor: James C. Juranitch
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Patent number: 11506051Abstract: A method may comprise positioning a downhole fluid sampling tool into a wellbore, performing a pressure test operation within the wellbore, performing a pumpout operation within the wellbore, identifying when a clean fluid sample may be taken by the downhole fluid sampling tool from at least the pressure test operation and the pumpout operation, and acquiring the clean fluid sample from the wellbore. A system may comprise a downhole fluid sampling tool and an information handling machine. The downhole fluid sampling tool may further comprise one or more probes attached to the downhole fluid sampling tool, one or more stabilizers attached to the downhole fluid sampling tool, and a sensor placed in the downhole fluid sampling tool configured to measure drilling fluid filtrate.Type: GrantFiled: April 22, 2021Date of Patent: November 22, 2022Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.Inventors: Peter Ojo Olapade, Bin Dai, Christopher Michael Jones, James Martin Price, Dingding Chen, Anthony Herman Van Zuilekom
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Patent number: 11506039Abstract: A fracturing device, a firefighting method thereof, and a computer readable storage medium are disclosed. The fracturing device includes a power unit, the power unit includes a muffling compartment, a turbine engine, and a firefighting system; the firefighting system includes a firefighting material generator, at least one firefighting sprayer and at least one firefighting detector, the at least one firefighting sprayer and the at least one firefighting detector are located in the muffling compartment, each of the at least one firefighting sprayer is connected with the firefighting material generator and configured to spray out firefighting material generated by the firefighting material generator.Type: GrantFiled: November 2, 2021Date of Patent: November 22, 2022Assignee: Yantai Jereh Petroleum Equipment & Technologies Co., Ltd.Inventors: Peng Zhang, Rikui Zhang, Liang Lv, Xiaolei Ji, Chunqiang Lan, Yipeng Wu, Xincheng Li, Yuxuan Sun
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Patent number: 11506033Abstract: Disclosed is an oil extraction and gas production method capable of in-situ sand control and removal by downhole hydraulic lift achieved by downhole oil extraction and gas production system and ground oil extraction and gas production system. The downhole systems mainly comprises a double-layer tube, a double-layer tube reducing joint, a double-layer tube packer, a hydrodynamic turbine motor, a sludge screw pump, a soil-sand separator and a negative pressure absorber; the ground system comprises a power fluid pressurizing module and a mix fluid treatment module. The present application lowers the difficulty of pumping and lifting downhole formation fluid; achieves downhole and in-situ sand control and sand discharge, alleviates the blockage and erosion of sand particles on equipments and reduces energy consumption; decreases the production cost and improves the operation efficiency, therefore is suitable for oil extraction and gas production in high sand content wells.Type: GrantFiled: December 30, 2021Date of Patent: November 22, 2022Assignee: Southwest Petroleum UniversityInventors: Yang Tang, Haoyu Xiong, Guorong Wang, Jinzhong Wang, Jinhai Zhao, Guangjie Yuan, Zhidong Zhang, Xushen Li, Yufa He, Jie Wu, Xin Jing, Peng Zhao, Zeliang Li
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Patent number: 11492883Abstract: A method of hydraulic fracturing of an oil producing formation includes the provision of a heating apparatus which is transportable and that has a vessel for containing water. A water stream of cool or cold water is transmitted from a source to a manifold, the cool or cold water stream being at ambient temperature. The manifold has an inlet that receives cool or cold water from the source and an outlet that enables a discharge of a mix of cool or cold water and the hot water. After mixing in the manifold, the water assumes a temperature that is suitable for mixing with chemicals that are used in the fracturing process, such as a temperature of about 40°-120° F.+(4.4-48.9 C+). An outlet discharges a mix of the cool or cold and hot water to tanks. In the tanks, a proppant and an optional selected chemical or chemicals are added to the water which has been warmed. From the tanks, the water with proppant and optional chemicals is injected into the well for part of the hydraulic fracturing operation.Type: GrantFiled: October 19, 2021Date of Patent: November 8, 2022Assignee: HEAT ON-THE-FLY, LLCInventor: Ransom Mark Hefley
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Patent number: 11454068Abstract: A casing may have a tubular body formed by a wall extending axially from a first end to a second end, the tubular body having a bore therein throughout. The wall may radially extend from an inner surface of the tubular body to an outer surface of the tubular body. The wall may include a base layer and one or more secondary layers attached to the base layer. The one or more secondary layers may be a rubber or smart foam.Type: GrantFiled: March 23, 2021Date of Patent: September 27, 2022Assignee: SAUDI ARABIAN OIL COMPANYInventors: Abdullah Hassan Al-Oqaili, Ahmad Mohammad Al-AbdulJabbar, Ali J. Shaikh
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Patent number: 11454067Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a modular drilling cellar configured to be arranged beneath a drill floor of a drilling rig. The cellar may have a housing for storing well head equipment and a drill floor support structure. The drill floor support structure may have a pair of support legs, each leg may have an extension portion, a column portion, and a bearing foot. Each of the extension portion and column portion may be configured to be arranged in a reading position and an operating position.Type: GrantFiled: August 6, 2019Date of Patent: September 27, 2022Assignee: NOV CANADA ULCInventors: Kameron Wayne Konduc, Randy Steven Stoik, Jonathan Douglas Callaghan
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Patent number: 11454066Abstract: A compact open-path horizontal trenchless pipe ramming device for short distance horizontal drilling and which accommodates off-the-shelf standard plastic or steel pipe stems in a range of pipe diameters. The device is lightweight and competent to retrieve a drill string and attached cable or replacement pipe.Type: GrantFiled: March 9, 2021Date of Patent: September 27, 2022Assignee: RODDIE, Inc.Inventor: Rod Herrick
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Patent number: 11448019Abstract: An interlock between a drawworks and a tong includes a sensor for sensing a position of the tong. An interlock signal is generated by the sensor for sensing the position of the tong that is reflective of the position of the tong. A lock operably connected to the drawworks receives the interlock signal and disables operation of the drawworks if the interlock signal meets a predetermined criterion. A method for operating a drill rig includes operating a drawworks to raise and lower a drill string and operating a tong to add or remove segments to the drill string. The method further includes sensing a position of the tong, generating an interlock signal that reflects the position of the tong, and disabling the drawworks if the interlock signal meets a predetermined criterion.Type: GrantFiled: September 23, 2019Date of Patent: September 20, 2022Inventors: Barry J. Nield, George A. Nield
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Patent number: 11448045Abstract: A method and apparatus for detonating a power charge in downhole wellbore using a heating element embedded within the energetic material of the power charge.Type: GrantFiled: September 30, 2021Date of Patent: September 20, 2022Assignee: Hunting Titan, Inc.Inventors: Laura Montoya Ashton, Richard Wayne Bradley, Christopher Brian Sokolove, Isaiah Acevedo, Johnny Covalt