Patents by Inventor Clovis Bonavides
Clovis Bonavides 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: 11698473Abstract: Systems and methods identify events during a well operation. Systems and methods receive data identifying parameters for the event related to the downhole well. An interactive graphical representation of a hierarchical taxonomy for selection of a selected classification for the event is displayed. The hierarchical taxonomy includes a plurality of classifications of well operation. A tool for identification and classification for the event is presented. The tool also serves for the purpose of data collection to allow development of automatic well operation events recognition models. The data identifying the parameters for the event are compared to historic data related to a plurality of events identified with the selected classification to determine one or more performance parameters for the event.Type: GrantFiled: January 19, 2021Date of Patent: July 11, 2023Assignee: Saudi Arabian Oil CompanyInventors: Vladislav Torlov, Clovis Bonavides, Majed Kanfar
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Publication number: 20220229200Abstract: Systems and methods identify events during a well operation. Systems and methods receive data identifying parameters for the event related to the downhole well. An interactive graphical representation of a hierarchical taxonomy for selection of a selected classification for the event is displayed. The hierarchical taxonomy includes a plurality of classifications of well operation. A tool for identification and classification for the event is presented. The tool also serves for the purpose of data collection to allow development of automatic well operation events recognition models. The data identifying the parameters for the event are compared to historic data related to a plurality of events identified with the selected classification to determine one or more performance parameters for the event.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 19, 2021Publication date: July 21, 2022Applicant: Saudi Arabian Oil CompanyInventors: Vladislav Torlov, Clovis Bonavides, Majed Kanfar
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Patent number: 10401533Abstract: An example method for determining borehole acoustics using an electromagnetic sensing apparatus may include positioning a downhole tool within a borehole disposed in a formation. The downhole tool may comprise at least one acoustic source and at least one electromagnetic (EM) sensor. An acoustic wave may be emitted from the at least one acoustic source. The acoustic wave may generate an electrical signal when an EM field is present within the borehole. The electrical signal may be measured with the at least one EM sensor. At least one downhole characteristic may be determined based, at least in part, on the measured electrical signal.Type: GrantFiled: May 30, 2013Date of Patent: September 3, 2019Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.Inventors: Clovis Bonavides, Burkay Donderici, Oleg Bondarenko, Boguslaw Wiecek
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Patent number: 9732584Abstract: A method of servicing a wellbore, comprising placing a plurality of Micro-Electro-Mechanical System (MEMS) sensors in a wellbore composition, placing the wellbore composition in the wellbore, obtaining data from the MEMS sensors using a plurality of data interrogation units spaced along a length of the wellbore, and telemetrically transmitting the data from an interior of the wellbore to an exterior of the wellbore using a conduit positioned in the wellbore. A system, comprising a wellbore extending the earth's surface, a conduit positioned in the wellbore, a wellbore composition positioned in the wellbore, the wellbore composition comprising a plurality of Micro-Electro-Mechanical System (MEMS) sensors, and a plurality of data interrogation units spaced along a length of the wellbore and adapted to obtain data from the MEMS sensors and telemetrically transmit the data from an interior of the wellbore to an entrance of the wellbore via the conduit.Type: GrantFiled: February 21, 2011Date of Patent: August 15, 2017Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.Inventors: Craig W. Roddy, Rick Covington, Krishna M. Ravi, Michael Bittar, Clovis Bonavides, Gordon Moake, Batakrishna Mandal, Paul Rodney, William Tapie
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Patent number: 9645269Abstract: An ultrasonic imaging method is provided. A wideband acoustic pulse is fired at a wall. A wideband response signal is received. The wideband response signal is processed to select an impedance measurement frequency. A wavelet having a characteristic frequency approximately equal to the impedance measurement frequency is fired. A wavelet response signal is received. A reflection coefficient is determined from the wavelet response signal. An impedance measurement is calculated from the reflection coefficient. Related tools and systems are also disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: September 25, 2013Date of Patent: May 9, 2017Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.Inventors: Batakrishna Mandal, Clovis Bonavides
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Publication number: 20160077236Abstract: An example method for determining borehole acoustics using an electromagnetic sensing apparatus may include positioning a downhole tool within a borehole disposed in a formation. The downhole tool may comprise at least one acoustic source and at least one electromagnetic (EM) sensor. An acoustic wave may be emitted from the at least one acoustic source. The acoustic wave may generate an electrical signal when an EM field is present within the borehole. The electrical signal may be measured with the at least one EM sensor. At least one downhole characteristic may be determined based, at least in part, on the measured electrical signal.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 30, 2013Publication date: March 17, 2016Inventors: Clovis Bonavides, Burkay Donderici, Oleg Bondarenko, Boguslaw Wiecek
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Publication number: 20160069842Abstract: An example method for pipe inspection in a subterranean formation using borehole electro-acoustic radar may include emitting mechanical energy from a mechanical energy source disposed in a pipe, which may cause the pipe to vibrate. Electromagnetic (EM) energy from an electromagnetic energy source disposed in the borehole may then be transmitted and received. A vibration signature of the medium may be identified by comparing the transmitted EM energy to the received EM energy. This may include determining the phase difference between the transmitted and received EM energy, which can be correlated to the vibration of the pipe.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 21, 2013Publication date: March 10, 2016Inventors: Clovis Bonavides, Burkay Donderici
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Patent number: 9158014Abstract: In some embodiments, an apparatus and a system, as well as a method and an article, may operate to rotate a rotatable driving member having at least one driving lobe, and to periodically contact at least one cam on a unitary driven member with the at least one driving lobe during rotation of the rotatable driving member, to set the driven member in motion. This motion can be used to launch an acoustic wave along an axis substantially orthogonal to the axis of rotation of the driving member, where the driving member disposed completely within the driven member. The signature of the acoustic wave can be at least partially determined by the profile of the cam and the rotation rate of the driving member. Additional apparatus, systems, and methods are disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: April 9, 2012Date of Patent: October 13, 2015Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.Inventors: Clovis Bonavides, Batakrishna Mandal, Arthur Cheng, Wei Zhang, Philip William Tracadas, Gary Kainer, Hong Li Hou, Burkay Donderici
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Publication number: 20150083518Abstract: In some embodiments, an apparatus and a system, as well as a method and an article, may operate to rotate a rotatable driving member having at least one driving lobe, and to periodically contact at least one cam on a unitary driven member with the at least one driving lobe during rotation of the rotatable driving member, to set the driven member in motion. This motion can be used to launch an acoustic wave along an axis substantially orthogonal to the axis of rotation of the driving member, where the driving member disposed completely within the driven member. The signature of the acoustic wave can be at least partially determined by the profile of the cam and the rotation rate of the driving member. Additional apparatus, systems, and methods are disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 9, 2012Publication date: March 26, 2015Applicant: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.Inventors: Clovis Bonavides, Batakrishna Mandal, Arthur Cheng, Wei Zheng, Philip William Tracadas, Gary Kainer, Hong Li Hou, Burkay Donderici
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Publication number: 20140071790Abstract: An ultrasonic imaging method is provided. A wideband acoustic pulse is fired at a wall. A wideband response signal is received. The wideband response signal is processed to select an impedance measurement frequency. A wavelet having a characteristic frequency approximately equal to the impedance measurement frequency is fired. A wavelet response signal is received. A reflection coefficient is determined from the wavelet response signal. An impedance measurement is calculated from the reflection coefficient. Related tools and systems are also disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 25, 2013Publication date: March 13, 2014Inventors: Batakrishna Mandal, Clovis Bonavides
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Patent number: 8489333Abstract: In some embodiments, apparatus and systems, as well as methods, may operate to obtain hole azimuth data or inclination data associated with a chassis (e.g., comprising a measurement or logging tool) in a borehole using interpolated data or survey data, and to determine magnetic field orientation of the chassis using a portion of the hole azimuth data, a portion of the inclination data, relative bearing data, and Earth magnetic field orientation data by reconstructing at least a portion of borehole magnetic field data that is corrupt or missing. Additional apparatus, systems, and methods are disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: May 7, 2009Date of Patent: July 16, 2013Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.Inventors: Clovis Bonavides, Philip William Tracadas
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Patent number: 8339276Abstract: Apparatus and systems, as well as methods, operate to acquire downhole data associated with a borehole casing, process a portion of the downhole data at a downhole location to provide processed data, and regulate surface motor power received at a motor downhole. The surface motor power is filtered and the processed data is transmitted to a surface location on a monoconductor that also carries the surface motor power. Additional apparatus, systems, and methods are disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: September 7, 2007Date of Patent: December 25, 2012Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.Inventors: Batakrishna Mandal, Clovis Bonavides, Carl Dodge, Syed Ali, Alberto Quintero
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Patent number: 8316936Abstract: A method of servicing a wellbore, comprising placing a wellbore composition comprising a plurality of Micro-Electro-Mechanical System (MEMS) sensors in the wellbore, placing a plurality of acoustic sensors in the wellbore, obtaining data from the MEMS sensors and data from the acoustic sensors using a plurality of data interrogation units spaced along a length of the wellbore, and transmitting the data obtained from the MEMS sensors and the acoustic sensors from an interior of the wellbore to an exterior of the wellbore. A method of servicing a wellbore, comprising placing a wellbore composition comprising a plurality of Micro-Electro-Mechanical System (MEMS) sensors in the wellbore, and obtaining data from the MEMS sensors using a plurality of data interrogation units spaced along a length of the wellbore, wherein one or more of the data interrogation units is powered by a turbo generator or a thermoelectric generator located in the wellbore.Type: GrantFiled: February 21, 2011Date of Patent: November 27, 2012Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services Inc.Inventors: Craig W. Roddy, Rick L. Covington, Krishna M. Ravi, Clovis Bonavides, Michael Bittar, Gordon Moake, Batakrishna Mandal
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Patent number: 8302686Abstract: A method of servicing a wellbore, comprising placing at least one piece of equipment in the wellbore comprising micro-electro-mechanical system (MEMS) sensors, wherein the MEMS sensors are disposed in one or more composite or resin portions of the equipment, and gathering wellbore data from the MEMS sensors. A method of servicing a wellbore, comprising placing at least one piece of equipment in the wellbore comprising a micro-electro-mechanical system (MEMS) sensor data interrogation unit, wherein the data interrogation unit is disposed in one or more composite or resin portions of the equipment, and gathering wellbore data from MEMS sensors located in the wellbore via the data interrogation unit.Type: GrantFiled: February 21, 2011Date of Patent: November 6, 2012Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services Inc.Inventors: Craig W. Roddy, Rick L. Covington, Krishna M. Ravi, Clovis Bonavides, Gary Frisch, Gordon Moake, Batakrishna Mandal, Paul Rodney, William Tapie
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Patent number: 8297352Abstract: A method of servicing a wellbore, comprising placing a plurality of Micro-Electro-Mechanical System (MEMS) sensors in a wellbore composition, flowing the wellbore composition in the wellbore, and determining one or more fluid flow properties or characteristics of the wellbore composition from data provided by the MEMS sensors during the flowing of the wellbore composition. A method of servicing a wellbore, comprising placing a plurality of Micro-Electro-Mechanical System (MEMS) sensors in at least a portion of a spacer fluid, a sealant composition, or both, pumping the spacer fluid followed by the sealant composition into the wellbore, and determining one or more fluid flow properties or characteristics of the spacer fluid and/or the cement composition from data provided by the MEMS sensors during the pumping of the spacer fluid and sealant composition into the wellbore.Type: GrantFiled: February 21, 2011Date of Patent: October 30, 2012Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.Inventors: Craig W. Roddy, Krishna M. Ravi, Clovis Bonavides, Gary Frisch
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Patent number: 8270250Abstract: In some embodiments, apparatus and systems, as well as methods, may operate to select an amount of imaging coverage associated with a substantially tubular object and a rotary scanner coupled to a telemetry system. Determining circumferential and longitudinal scan sampling intervals to provide substantially full coverage of the substantially tubular object may be included. Waveform sampling and transducer driving waveform parameters may also be determined according to an available data transmission bandwidth associated with the telemetry system.Type: GrantFiled: January 3, 2006Date of Patent: September 18, 2012Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.Inventors: Clovis Bonavides, Batakrishna Mandal
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Patent number: 8162050Abstract: A method of servicing a wellbore, comprising placing a plurality of Micro-Electro-Mechanical System (MEMS) sensors in a wellbore composition, pumping the wellbore composition into the wellbore at a flow rate, determining velocities of the MEMS sensors along a length of the wellbore, and determining an approximate cross-sectional area profile of the wellbore along the length of the wellbore from at least the velocities of the MEMS sensors and the fluid flow rate. A method of servicing a wellbore, comprising placing a plurality of Micro-Electro-Mechanical System (MEMS) sensors in a wellbore composition, pumping the wellbore composition into the wellbore, determining positions of the MEMS sensors relative to one or more known positions along a length of the wellbore, and determining an approximate cross-sectional area profile of the wellbore along the length of the wellbore from at least the determined positions of the MEMS sensors.Type: GrantFiled: February 21, 2011Date of Patent: April 24, 2012Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services Inc.Inventors: Craig W. Roddy, Rick L. Covington, Krishna M. Ravi, Clovis Bonavides, Gary Frisch, Batakrishna Mandal
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Publication number: 20110199228Abstract: A method of servicing a wellbore, comprising placing a plurality of Micro-Electro-Mechanical System (MEMS) sensors in a wellbore composition, placing the wellbore composition in the wellbore, obtaining data from the MEMS sensors using a plurality of data interrogation units spaced along a length of the wellbore, and telemetrically transmitting the data from an interior of the wellbore to an exterior of the wellbore using a conduit positioned in the wellbore. A system, comprising a wellbore extending the earth's surface, a conduit positioned in the wellbore, a wellbore composition positioned in the wellbore, the wellbore composition comprising a plurality of Micro-Electro-Mechanical System (MEMS) sensors, and a plurality of data interrogation units spaced along a length of the wellbore and adapted to obtain data from the MEMS sensors and telemetrically transmit the data from an interior of the wellbore to an entrance of the wellbore via the conduit.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 21, 2011Publication date: August 18, 2011Applicant: HALLIBURTON ENERGY SERVICES, INC.Inventors: Craig W. RODDY, Rick Covington, Krishna M. Ravi, Michael Bittar, Clovis Bonavides, Gordon Moake, Batakrishna Mandal, Paul Rodney, William Tapie
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Publication number: 20110196612Abstract: In some embodiments, apparatus and systems, as well as methods, may operate to obtain hole azimuth data or inclination data associated with a chassis (e.g., comprising a measurement or logging tool) in a borehole using interpolated data or survey data, and to determine magnetic field orientation of the chassis using a portion of the hole azimuth data, a portion of the inclination data, relative bearing data, and Earth magnetic field orientation data by reconstructing at least a portion of borehole magnetic field data that is corrupt or missing. Additional apparatus, systems, and methods are disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 7, 2009Publication date: August 11, 2011Applicant: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.Inventors: Clovis Bonavides, Philip William Tracadas
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Publication number: 20110192594Abstract: A method of servicing a wellbore, comprising placing a plurality of Micro-Electro-Mechanical System (MEMS) sensors in a wellbore composition, flowing the wellbore composition in the wellbore, and determining one or more fluid flow properties or characteristics of the wellbore composition from data provided by the MEMS sensors during the flowing of the wellbore composition. A method of servicing a wellbore, comprising placing a plurality of Micro-Electro-Mechanical System (MEMS) sensors in at least a portion of a spacer fluid, a sealant composition, or both, pumping the spacer fluid followed by the sealant composition into the wellbore, and determining one or more fluid flow properties or characteristics of the spacer fluid and/or the cement composition from data provided by the MEMS sensors during the pumping of the spacer fluid and sealant composition into the wellbore.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 21, 2011Publication date: August 11, 2011Applicant: HALLIBURTON ENERGY SERVICES, INC.Inventors: Craig W. RODDY, Krishna M. Ravi, Clovis Bonavides, Gary Frisch