Patents by Inventor Blake C. Burnette
Blake C. Burnette 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).
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Patent number: 10346791Abstract: A process of managing inventory and delivery logistics of one or more chemical additives used at a well treatment site. The process includes placing one or more bulk containers at the well treatment site to maintain inventory capacity for one or more chemical additives on-site for a well treatment procedure. Monitoring chemical additive inventory within the one or more bulk containers. Making a determination, based on monitored chemical additive inventory, whether additional additive is needed in the one or more bulk containers; generating, based on the determination, initiation of an order for delivery of additional additive. delivering the additional additive in a delivery bulk container to the well treatment site. Also included is an automated additive inventory and delivery logistics control system.Type: GrantFiled: May 17, 2013Date of Patent: July 9, 2019Assignee: BAKER HUGHES, A GE COMPANY, LLCInventors: Martha Cheryl Justice, Harold Brannon, Blake C. Burnette, Ronnie D. Hughes, Brent Naizer
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Patent number: 10221856Abstract: A pump system positionable at a surface of a well site for downhole operations includes a pump assembly having a pump and a starting assist. The pump includes a crankshaft and is operable by a first motor. The starting assist includes a second motor and a gear system.Type: GrantFiled: August 18, 2015Date of Patent: March 5, 2019Assignee: BJ Services, LLCInventors: Jennifer Hernandez, Bruce A. Vicknair, Blake C. Burnette, Pierce Dehring
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Patent number: 10036233Abstract: An embodiment of a method of performing an energy industry operation includes: collecting historical data relating to one or more previously performed operations having a characteristic common to both the one or more previously performed operations and a proposed operation; planning the proposed operation based on the historical data, the proposed operation associated with one or more operational parameters; performing the proposed operation; measuring a condition during performance of the proposed operation and comparing the measured condition to the historical data; and automatically adjusting the one or more operational parameters based on the comparison.Type: GrantFiled: January 21, 2015Date of Patent: July 31, 2018Assignee: BAKER HUGHES, A GE COMPANY, LLCInventors: Weiting Tang, Blake C. Burnette, William D. Holcomb, Scott G. Nelson, Yong N. Kang
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Patent number: 10008880Abstract: A system for supplying electric power includes: a plurality of electric motors coupled to well treatment pumps; a mobile substation that receives power from a utility electric grid; a plurality of mobile electric power generating units; a controller configured to (i) receive a total required flow rate of the liquid; (ii) calculate a total amount of electric power required to achieve the required total flow rate; (iii) receive an amount of power available from the utility electric grid; (iv) direct the substation to provide electric power to the plurality of electric motors; and (v), direct one or more electric power generating units in the plurality of electric power generating units to provide electric power to the plurality of electric motors according to a priority order to meet the total amount of electric power, if the required amount of electric power exceeds the amount of power available from the utility grid.Type: GrantFiled: June 6, 2014Date of Patent: June 26, 2018Assignee: BJ Services, LLCInventors: Bruce A. Vicknair, Blake C. Burnette, Pierce Dehring
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Patent number: 9945365Abstract: An apparatus configured to hydraulically fracture an earth formation, includes a pump configured to hydraulically fracture the earth formation by pumping a fracturing liquid into a borehole penetrating the earth formation and an electric motor having a rotor coupled to the pump and a stator. A motor control center is configured to apply an alternating electrical voltage having a fixed-frequency to the stator in order to power the electric motor, wherein the apparatus and motor control center do not have a variable frequency drive.Type: GrantFiled: April 16, 2014Date of Patent: April 17, 2018Assignee: BJ Services, LLCInventors: Jennifer Hernandez, Bruce A. Vicknair, Blake C. Burnette
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Publication number: 20170321533Abstract: Examples of identifying a component used in a well operation using a leaky coaxial antenna are disclosed. In aspects of the present disclosure, a method may include: reading an electronic identifier connected to a component used in the well operation via the leaky coaxial antenna to obtain a unique identifier, wherein the electronic identifier comprises the unique identifier; identifying the component from a plurality of components by comparing the unique identifier to a plurality of unique identifiers stored in a data store; receiving usage data from a sensor connected to the identified component; storing, by the processing system, the usage data in the data store for the identified component; and determining a failure risk level for the component based at least in part on the stored usage data for the identified component, wherein the leaky coaxial antenna comprises a plurality of radiating regions and a plurality of non-radiating regions.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 9, 2016Publication date: November 9, 2017Applicant: Baker Hughes IncorporatedInventor: Blake C. Burnette
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Publication number: 20170321532Abstract: Examples of techniques identifying and determining wear of a component used in a well operation are disclosed. In one example implementation according to aspects of the present disclosure, a method may include: identifying the component from a plurality of components, wherein an identifier is connected to the component, the identifier comprising a unique identifier to identify the component from the plurality of components; measuring a volume of sand passing through the component over a period of time; measuring a volume of fluid passing through the component over the period of time; and determining, by the processing system, a failure risk level for the component based at least in part on the volume of sand passing through the component over the period of time and based at least in part on the volume of fluid passing through the component over the period of time.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 9, 2016Publication date: November 9, 2017Applicant: Baker Hughes IncorporatedInventor: Blake C. Burnette
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Patent number: 9803467Abstract: A method of monitoring an energy industry operation includes: collecting measurement data in real time during an energy industry operation; automatically analyzing the measurement data by a processor, wherein analyzing includes generating a measurement data pattern indicating the values of a parameter as a function of depth or time; automatically comparing the measurement data pattern to a reference data pattern generated based on historical data relating to a previously performed operation having a characteristic common to the operation; predicting whether an undesirable condition will occur during the operation based on the comparison; and based on the processor predicting that the undesirable condition will occur, estimating a time at which the undesirable condition is predicted to occur, and automatically performing a remedial action to prevent the undesirable condition from occurring.Type: GrantFiled: March 18, 2015Date of Patent: October 31, 2017Assignee: BAKER HUGHESInventors: Weiting Tang, Blake C. Burnette, Scott G. Nelson, William D. Holcomb, Yong N. Kang
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Patent number: 9784080Abstract: Fracturing slurries are prepared on the fly using a solids pump to feed the solid such as a gel into a liquid stream of normally water for pumping downhole with a large capacity triplex pump. The solids pump is preferably a Posimetric® style which delivers the solid into the fluid pipeline in a manner that keeps fluid from backing into the solids hopper above the solids pump. A separate fluid tank is connected to a fluid pump to pressurize a suction line to a boost pump before reaching the triplex pump and pumping into the subterranean formation. The solids pump can deliver between the fluid and boost pumps in which case the solids go through the triplex pump or alternatively the solids can be delivered into the higher pressure discharge line of the triplex pump.Type: GrantFiled: May 3, 2016Date of Patent: October 10, 2017Assignee: Baker Hughes IncorporatedInventors: Blake C. Burnette, D. V. Satyanarayana Gupta, Jay J. Hunt
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Publication number: 20170051732Abstract: A pump system positionable at a surface of a well site for downhole operations includes a pump assembly haying a pump and a starting assist. The pump includes a crankshaft and is operable by a first motor. The starting assist includes a second motor and a gear system.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 18, 2015Publication date: February 23, 2017Inventors: Jennifer Hemandez, Bruce A. Vicknair, Blake C. Burnette, Pierce Dehring
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Publication number: 20160273346Abstract: A method of monitoring an energy industry operation includes: collecting measurement data in real time during an energy industry operation; automatically analyzing the measurement data by a processor, wherein analyzing includes generating a measurement data pattern indicating the values of a parameter as a function of depth or time; automatically comparing the measurement data pattern to a reference data pattern generated based on historical data relating to a previously performed operation having a characteristic common to the operation; predicting whether an undesirable condition will occur during the operation based on the comparison; and based on the processor predicting that the undesirable condition will occur, estimating a time at which the undesirable condition is predicted to occur, and automatically performing a remedial action to prevent the undesirable condition from occurring.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 18, 2015Publication date: September 22, 2016Applicant: BAKER HUGHES INCORPORATEDInventors: Weiting Tang, Blake C. Burnette, Scott G. Nelson, William D. Holcomb, Yong N. Kang
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Publication number: 20160245045Abstract: Fracturing slurries are prepared on the fly using a solids pump to feed the solid such as a gel into a liquid stream of normally water for pumping downhole with a large capacity triplex pump. The solids pump is preferably a Posimetric® style which delivers the solid into the fluid pipeline in a manner that keeps fluid from backing into the solids hopper above the solids pump. A separate fluid tank is connected to a fluid pump to pressurize a suction line to a boost pump before reaching the triplex pump and pumping into the subterranean formation. The solids pump can deliver between the fluid and boost pumps in which case the solids go through the triplex pump or alternatively the solids can be delivered into the higher pressure discharge line of the triplex pump.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 3, 2016Publication date: August 25, 2016Applicant: BAKER HUGHES INCORPORATEDInventors: Blake C. Burnette, D.V. Satyanarayana Gupta, Jay J. Hunt
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Publication number: 20160208595Abstract: An embodiment of a method of performing an energy industry operation includes: collecting historical data relating to one or more previously performed operations having a characteristic common to both the one or more previously performed operations and a proposed operation; planning the proposed operation based on the historical data, the proposed operation associated with one or more operational parameters; performing the proposed operation; measuring a condition during performance of the proposed operation and comparing the measured condition to the historical data; and automatically adjusting the one or more operational parameters based on the comparison.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 21, 2015Publication date: July 21, 2016Applicant: BAKER HUGHES INCORPORATEDInventors: Weiting Tang, Blake C. Burnette, William D. Holcomb, Scott G. Nelson, Yong N. Kang
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Patent number: 9377012Abstract: A pump assembly including a plunger in communication with a pumpable media, a plurality of combustion chambers and a plurality of pistons. Each piston is associated with one of the combustion chambers. The pistons are in communication with the plunger and operatively arranged to together collectively urge the plunger in a pumping direction when the combustion chambers are triggered for displacing the pumpable media with the plunger. A method of pumping a media.Type: GrantFiled: March 28, 2013Date of Patent: June 28, 2016Assignee: BAKER HUGHES INCORPORATEDInventor: Blake C. Burnette
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Patent number: 9334720Abstract: Fracturing slurries are prepared on the fly using a solids pump to feed the solid such as a gel into a liquid stream of normally water for pumping downhole with a large capacity triplex pump. The solids pump is preferably a Posimetric® style which delivers the solid into the fluid pipeline in a manner that keeps fluid from backing into the solids hopper above the solids pump. A separate fluid tank is connected to a fluid pump to pressurize a suction line to a boost pump before reaching the triplex pump and pumping into the subterranean formation. The solids pump can deliver between the fluid and boost pumps in which case the solids go through the triplex pump or alternatively the solids can be delivered into the higher pressure discharge line of the triplex pump.Type: GrantFiled: April 8, 2013Date of Patent: May 10, 2016Assignee: Baker Hughes IncorporatedInventors: Blake C. Burnette, Ronnie D. Hughes, D. V. Satyanarayana Gupta, Gaurav Agrawal
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Publication number: 20150354322Abstract: A system for supplying electric power includes: a plurality of electric motors coupled to well treatment pumps; a mobile substation that receives power from a utility electric grid; a plurality of mobile electric power generating units; a controller configured to (i) receive a total required flow rate of the liquid; (ii) calculate a total amount of electric power required to achieve the required total flow rate; (iii) receive an amount of power available from the utility electric grid; (iv) direct the substation to provide electric power to the plurality of electric motors; and (v), direct one or more electric power generating units in the plurality of electric power generating units to provide electric power to the plurality of electric motors according to a priority order to meet the total amount of electric power, if the required amount of electric power exceeds the amount of power available from the utility grid.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 6, 2014Publication date: December 10, 2015Applicant: BAKER HUGHES INCORPORATEDInventors: Bruce A. Vicknair, Blake C. Burnette, Pierce Dehring
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Publication number: 20150316048Abstract: A method of delivering fluids into an underground geological formation to promote formation breakdown includes inputting, into a user interface, one or more geological formation parameters, inputting, into the user interface, one or more wellbore parameters, inputting, into the user interface, one or more fluid injection parameters, and calculating a desired breakdown pumping style based on each of the one or more geological formation parameters, one or more wellbore parameters, and one or more fluid injection parameters to promote geological formation breakdown.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 30, 2014Publication date: November 5, 2015Applicant: BAKER HUGHES INCORPORATEDInventors: Blake C. Burnette, Weiting Tang, William D. Holcomb, Scott G. Nelson
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Publication number: 20150300336Abstract: An apparatus configured to hydraulically fracture an earth formation, includes a pump configured to hydraulically fracture the earth formation by pumping a fracturing liquid into a borehole penetrating the earth formation and an electric motor having a rotor coupled to the pump and a stator. A motor control center is configured to apply an alternating electrical voltage having a fixed-frequency to the stator in order to power the electric motor, wherein the apparatus and motor control center do not have a variable frequency drive.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 16, 2014Publication date: October 22, 2015Applicant: Baker Hughes IncorporatedInventors: Jennifer Hernandez, Bruce A. Vicknair, Blake C. Burnette
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Publication number: 20140344117Abstract: A process of managing inventory and delivery logistics of one or more chemical additives used at a well treatment site. The process includes placing one or more bulk containers at the well treatment site to maintain inventory capacity for one or more chemical additives on-site for a well treatment procedure. Monitoring chemical additive inventory within the one or more bulk containers. Making a determination, based on monitored chemical additive inventory, whether additional additive is needed in the one or more bulk containers; generating, based on the determination, initiation of an order for delivery of additional additive. delivering the additional additive in a delivery bulk container to the well treatment site. Also included is an automated additive inventory and delivery logistics control system.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 17, 2013Publication date: November 20, 2014Applicant: BAKER HUGHES INCOPORATEDInventors: Harold Brannon, Blake C. Burnette, Ronnie D. Hughes, Brent Naizer, Ted Reed
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Publication number: 20140299321Abstract: Fracturing slurries are prepared on the fly using a solids pump to feed the solid such as a gel into a liquid stream of normally water for pumping downhole with a large capacity triplex pump. The solids pump is preferably a Posimetric® style which delivers the solid into the fluid pipeline in a manner that keeps fluid from backing into the solids hopper above the solids pump. A separate fluid tank is connected to a fluid pump to pressurize a suction line to a boost pump before reaching the triplex pump and pumping into the subterranean formation. The solids pump can deliver between the fluid and boost pumps in which case the solids go through the triplex pump or alternatively the solids can be delivered into the higher pressure discharge line of the triplex pump.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 8, 2013Publication date: October 9, 2014Applicant: Baker Hughes IncorporatedInventors: Blake C. Burnette, Ronnie D. Hughes, D.V. Satyanarayana Gupta, Gaurav Agrawal