Patents by Inventor Bjarne Grimstad

Bjarne Grimstad 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: 11836164
    Abstract: A method for recording data relating to the performance of an oil and gas flow network uses statistical data to represent raw data in a compact form. Categories are assigned to time intervals in the data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2023
    Assignee: SOLUTION SEEKER AS
    Inventors: Vidar Gunnerud, Anders Sandnes, Vidar Thune Uglane, Stine Ursin-Holm, Bjarne Grimstad
  • Patent number: 11795787
    Abstract: An oil and gas network comprises multiple branched flow paths, such as in multi-zonal wells and/or multibranched wells and/or networks including multiple wells, and multiple control points at different branches, wherein the multiple control points may include multiple valves and/or pumps for controlling the flow rate through respective flow paths of the multiple branched flow network. The network is modelled to model the variation of one or more flow parameter(s) in one or more flow path(s) of the network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2023
    Assignee: SOLUTION SEEKER AS
    Inventors: Anders Sandnes, Bjarne Grimstad, Vidar Gunnerud
  • Publication number: 20230167717
    Abstract: A method of modelling one of a plurality of hydrocarbon production wells, wherein each production well is associated with at least one control point in a flow path associated therewith. The method comprises: (i) generating a first model capable of describing for any one of the first plurality of production wells a relationship between flow parameters, well parameters and/or an associated status of the at least one control point, wherein the first model is parameterised by a set of first parameters representative of properties common to all of the first plurality of production wells. The model can be applied to estimate well parameters, flow parameters and/or the status of control points. In addition, the resultant models can be used to optimise production of the production well.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 8, 2021
    Publication date: June 1, 2023
    Applicant: SOLUTION SEEKER AS
    Inventors: Vidar GUNNERUD, Anders SANDNES, Bjarne GRIMSTAD
  • Publication number: 20210181374
    Abstract: An oil and gas network comprises multiple branched flow paths, such as in multi-zonal wells and/or multibranched wells and/or networks including multiple wells, and multiple control points at different branches, wherein the multiple control points may include multiple valves and/or pumps for controlling the flow rate through respective flow paths of the multiple branched flow network. The network is modelled to model the variation of one or more flow parameter(s) in one or more flow path(s) of the network.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2018
    Publication date: June 17, 2021
    Inventors: Anders Sandnes, Bjarne Grimstad, Vidar Gunnerud