Patents by Inventor Christopher Marland

Christopher Marland 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).

  • Publication number: 20200409334
    Abstract: Systems and methods for predicting drilling tool failure based on an analysis of at least one of a plot of jerk and inverse jerk for the drilling tool and a plot of drilling tool failure pattern trends data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 27, 2020
    Publication date: December 31, 2020
    Applicant: LANDMARK GRAPHICS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Robello SAMUEL, Aravind PRABHAKAR, Christopher MARLAND
  • Patent number: 10125569
    Abstract: A fluid monitoring system comprises a data acquisition and control interface and one or more fluid measurement devices communicatively coupled to the data acquisition and control interface. The one or more fluid measurement devices are configured to detect amounts of fluids pumped into or exiting the well bore during cementing. The data acquisition and control interface receives a first set of data comprising calculated volumes and/or pressures of a flow of one or more fluids exiting a model well bore over a predetermined period of time based in part on a heat of reaction produced by the curing of a cement composition, and a second set of data comprising volumes and/or pressures of a flow of one or more fluids pumped into or exiting the well bore from the one or more fluid measurement devices. The data acquisition and control interface uses the first and second sets of data received to determine one or more characteristics of the cement composition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2018
    Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
    Inventors: Christopher Marland, Ian Mitchell, James Randolph Lovorn
  • Patent number: 9234396
    Abstract: Systems and methods for monitoring and characterizing fluids in a subterranean formation are provided. In one embodiment, a method for monitoring fluids in a well bore penetrating a subterranean formation is provided, the method comprising: determining an actual buoyed hookload of an apparatus at least partially disposed in the well bore wherein a first set of fluids are present therein; comparing the actual buoyed hookload to a calculated buoyed hookload of the apparatus, wherein the calculated buoyed hookload is based in part on the unbuoyed hookload of the apparatus, and the properties of a second set of fluids that are assumed to be present in the well bore; and determining at least one property of the first set of fluids based in part on the comparison of the actual buoyed hookload to the calculated buoyed hookload.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 12, 2016
    Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
    Inventors: Christopher Marland, Ian Mitchell, James Randolph Lovorn
  • Publication number: 20150330167
    Abstract: Systems and methods for monitoring and characterizing fluids in a subterranean formation are provided. In one embodiment, a method for monitoring fluids in a well bore penetrating a subterranean formation is provided, the method comprising: determining an actual buoyed hookload of an apparatus at least partially disposed in the well bore wherein a first set of fluids are present therein; comparing the actual buoyed hookload to a calculated buoyed hookload of the apparatus, wherein the calculated buoyed hookload is based in part on the unbuoyed hookload of the apparatus, and the properties of a second set of fluids that are assumed to be present in the well bore; and determining at least one property of the first set of fluids based in part on the comparison of the actual buoyed hookload to the calculated buoyed hookload.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 28, 2013
    Publication date: November 19, 2015
    Inventors: Christopher Marland, Ian Mitchell, James Randolph Lovorn
  • Publication number: 20150322775
    Abstract: Systems and methods for obtaining information about one or more fluids in a wellbore in a subterranean formation are disclosed herein. A fluid monitoring system comprises a fluid measurement device and a data system that receives a first and second set of data. A first set of data and second set of data may be obtained and compared to determine the location of one or more fluids in a wellbore in real time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 28, 2013
    Publication date: November 12, 2015
    Inventors: Christopher MARLAND, Ian MITCHELL, James Randolph LOVORN
  • Publication number: 20150315898
    Abstract: A fluid monitoring system comprises a data acquisition and control interface and one or more fluid measurement devices communicatively coupled to the data acquisition and control interface. The one or more fluid measurement devices are configured to detect amounts of fluids pumped into or exiting the well bore during cementing. The data acquisition and control interface receives a first set of data comprising calculated volumes and/or pressures of a flow of one or more fluids exiting a model well bore over a predetermined period of time based in part on a heat of reaction produced by the curing of a cement composition, and a second set of data comprising volumes and/or pressures of a flow of one or more fluids pumped into or exiting the well bore from the one or more fluid measurement devices. The data acquisition and control interface uses the first and second sets of data received to determine one or more characteristics of the cement composition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 28, 2013
    Publication date: November 5, 2015
    Inventors: Christopher Marland, Ian Mitchell, James Randolph Lovorn