Patents by Inventor Chu-Shu Kao

Chu-Shu Kao 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).

  • Hybrid Sand Control Systems and Methods for Completing a Wellbore with Sand Control
    Publication number: 20170044880
    Abstract: A hybrid sand control system is provided herein. The sand control system is designed to reside and operate within a wellbore, preferably a wellbore that has been completed horizontally. The system utilizes compliant and non-compliant sand control assemblies placed in the wellbore across one or more zones of interest. The system has particular utility in connection with the control of sand migration across these zones within a surrounding open-hole portion of a wellbore. A method for completing a wellbore in a subsurface formation using the hybrid sand control system is also provided herein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 7, 2016
    Publication date: February 16, 2017
    Inventors: Charles S. Yeh, Michael D. Barry, Michael T. Hecker, Andy J. Veselka, Jennifer A. Hommema, Scott R. Buechler, Chu-Shu Kao