Patents by Inventor Almudena Diáz Aguado

Almudena Diáz Aguado 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).

  • Patent number: 11414988
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of estimating the region of damage due to collapse in the wall of a well during the drilling operation, normally using drilling fluid, where said well can, for example, be intended either for the injection or else for the production of a gas or oil reservoir. Other uses can be found in mining and in civil engineering work. This method is characterized by a set of analytical steps that allow establishing, for example, optimal drilling parameters so as to allow the fastest possible drilling speed that is also safe enough to allow is charging the collapse material without jamming the drilling tool. This method likewise allows assessing both the width and depth of damage in the wall of the well.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2022
    Assignee: REPSOL, S.A.
    Inventors: Jose Alvarellos Iglesias, José María Segura Serra, Marta Dueñas Díez, Enric Ibañez Martinez, Lakshmikantha Mookanahallipatna Ramasesha, Almudena Díaz Aguado
  • Patent number: 11220903
    Abstract: A method of determining maximum stress in a well drilled in a reservoir, primarily a hydrocarbon reservoir, where there is at least one zone. Collapse regions are produced while drilling a well because the material of the wall of the well exceeds its maximum allowable stress, the material fractures and falls off, leaving a cavity. The caliper of the damaged zone is measured by devices that extend radially until coming into contact with the physical wall of the well. The disclosed method determines the maximum allowable stress based on the caliper measurements and other variables which are determinable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 11, 2022
    Assignee: REPSOL EXPLORACIÓN, S.A
    Inventors: José Alvarellos Iglesias, José María Segura Serra, Marta Dueñas Díez, Enric Ibañez Martinez, Lakshmikantha Mookanahallipatna Ramasesha, Almudena Díaz Aguado
  • Patent number: 10656068
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for providing a numerical model of a sample of rock that, when used for flow simulations, it reproduces the porosity and the permeability according to the measurements taken in said sample of the rock. The method is characterized in that the structure and the properties of the numerical model are populated randomly ensuring that the global behavior reproduces the measurements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2020
    Assignee: REPSOL, S.A.
    Inventors: María Fernanda León Carrera, Almudena Diáz Aguado, Noelia Rodríguez Morillas, Laurent Fontanelli
  • Publication number: 20200149393
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of estimating the region of damage due to collapse in the wall of a well during the drilling operation, normally using drilling fluid, where said well can, for example, be intended either for the injection or else for the production of a gas or oil reservoir. Other uses can be found in mining and in civil engineering work. This method is characterized by a set of analytical steps that allow establishing, for example, optimal drilling parameters so as to allow the fastest possible drilling speed that is also safe enough to allow is charging the collapse material without jamming the drilling tool. This method likewise allows assessing both the width and depth of damage in the wall of the well.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 3, 2018
    Publication date: May 14, 2020
    Inventors: Jose ALVARELLOS IGLESIAS, José María SEGURA SERRA, Marta DUEÑAS DÍEZ, Enric IBAÑEZ MARTINEZ, Lakshmikantha MOOKANAHALLIPATNA RAMASESHA, Almudena DÍAZ AGUADO
  • Publication number: 20200102822
    Abstract: A method of determining maximum stress in a well drilled in a reservoir, primarily a hydrocarbon reservoir, where there is at least one zone. Collapse regions are produced while drilling a well because the material of the wall of the well exceeds its maximum allowable stress, the material fractures and falls off, leaving a cavity. The caliper of the damaged zone is measured by devices that extend radially until coming into contact with the physical wall of the well. The disclosed method determines the maximum allowable stress based on the caliper measurements and other variables which are determinable.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 2, 2019
    Publication date: April 2, 2020
    Inventors: José ALVARELLOS IGLESIAS, José María SEGURA SERRA, Marta DUEÑAS DÍEZ, Enric IBAÑEZ MARTINEZ, Lakshmikantha MOOKANAHALLIPATNA RAMASESHA, Almudena DÍAZ AGUADO
  • Publication number: 20180321127
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for providing a numerical model of a sample of rock that, when used for flow simulations, it reproduces the porosity and the permeability according to the measurements taken in said sample of the rock. The method is characterized in that the structure and the properties of the numerical model are populated randomly ensuring that the global behavior reproduces the measurements.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 2, 2015
    Publication date: November 8, 2018
    Inventors: María Fernanda León Carrera, Almudena Díaz Aguado, Noelia Rodríguez Morillas, Laurent Fontanelli