Patents by Inventor Edward Eugene Shumilak

Edward Eugene Shumilak 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).

  • HYDRAULIC LOCK COMPENSATING DUMMY VALVE
    Publication number: 20170198549
    Abstract: A dummy valve comprising a housing and a rupture disc disposed within the housing, wherein the housing and the rupture disc define a first internal chamber and associated systems and methods.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2015
    Publication date: July 13, 2017
    Inventors: Steven Terry FREEMAN, Wayne J. MABRY, Edward Eugene SHUMILAK, Kenneth Frank TYLER
  • Offshore drilling and production systems and methods
    Patent number: 8919449
    Abstract: A method of drilling and producing from an offshore structure, comprising drilling a first well from the offshore structure with a drilling riser; completing the first well with a first subsurface tree; connecting the first subsurface tree to a manifold; drilling a second well from the offshore structure with a drilling riser; completing the second well with a second subsurface tree; connecting the second subsurface tree to the manifold; and connecting a production riser to the manifold and the offshore structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 30, 2014
    Assignee: Shell Oil Company
    Inventors: Romulo Gonzalez, Gwo-Tarng Ju, Edward Eugene Shumilak, II
  • OFFSHORE DRILLING AND PRODUCTION SYSTEMS AND METHODS
    Publication number: 20110132615
    Abstract: A method of drilling and producing from an offshore structure, comprising drilling a first well from the offshore structure with a drilling riser; completing the first well with a first subsurface tree; connecting the first subsurface tree to a manifold; drilling a second well from the offshore structure with a drilling riser; completing the second well with a second subsurface tree; connecting the second subsurface tree to the manifold; and connecting a production riser to the manifold and the offshore structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 29, 2009
    Publication date: June 9, 2011
    Inventors: Romulo Gonzalez, Gwo-Tarng Ju, Edward Eugene Shumilak, II
  • Surface flow controlled valve and screen
    Patent number: 7273106
    Abstract: An adjustable well screen assembly having a pipe which is connectable to a production pipe, wherein the pipe comprises a hole extending from the ID of the pipe to the OD of the pipe; a screen connected to the pipe adjacent the hole of the pipe; a valve connected to the pipe, wherein the valve controls fluid flow through the hole of the pipe; a valve motor mechanically connected to the valve, wherein the valve motor opens and closes the valve; and a valve controller communicatively connected to the valve motor, wherein the valve controller instructs the valve motor as to a configuration of the valve.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2004
    Date of Patent: September 25, 2007
    Assignee: Shell Oil Company
    Inventors: Paul Thomas Huckabee, Phillip Scott Fair, Timothy Peter McPike, Edward Eugene Shumilak, II, George Kwok Kai Wong, David Randolph Smith
  • Surface flow controlled valve and screen
    Publication number: 20040262011
    Abstract: An adjustable well screen assembly having a pipe which is connectable to a production pipe, wherein the pipe comprises a hole extending from the ID of the pipe to the OD of the pipe; a screen connected to the pipe adjacent the hole of the pipe; a valve connected to the pipe, wherein the valve controls fluid flow through the hole of the pipe; a valve motor mechanically connected to the valve, wherein the valve motor opens and closes the valve; and a valve controller communicatively connected to the valve motor, wherein the valve controller instructs the valve motor as to a configuration of the valve.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 26, 2004
    Publication date: December 30, 2004
    Inventors: Paul Thomas Huckabee, Phillip Scott Fair, Timothy Peter McPike, Edward Eugene Shumilak, George Kwok Kai Wong, David Randolph Smith