Patents by Inventor Alan L. McFall

Alan L. McFall has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Method and systems to sever wellbore devices and elements
    Patent number: 8857514
    Abstract: A method for performing an operation in the wellbore may include at least partially separating a wellbore tubular while reducing a compression in a section of the wellbore tubular using a force applicator in the wellbore. An apparatus for performing the downhole operation may include a cutter configured to at least partially sever a wellbore tubular; and a force applicator configured to reduce a compression in a section of a wellbore tubular proximate to the cutter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 14, 2014
    Assignee: Baker Hughes Incorporated
    Inventor: Alan L. McFall
  • METHOD AND SYSTEMS TO SEVER WELLBORE DEVICES AND ELEMENTS
    Publication number: 20120234542
    Abstract: A method for performing an operation in the wellbore may include at least partially separating a wellbore tubular while reducing a compression in a section of the wellbore tubular using a force applicator in the wellbore. An apparatus for performing the downhole operation may include a cutter configured to at least partially sever a wellbore tubular; and a force applicator configured to reduce a compression in a section of a wellbore tubular proximate to the cutter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2012
    Publication date: September 20, 2012
    Applicant: BAKER HUGHES INCORPORATED
    Inventor: Alan L. McFall