Patents by Inventor Edward P. K. Bourgeau

Edward P. K. Bourgeau 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).

  • Patent number: 10316605
    Abstract: A subsea energy storage for well control equipment, wherein stored energy near a well on the sea floor monitors and activates well control equipment independently of, or in conjunction with, hydraulic energy. Energy to the subsea energy storage can be supplied by surface umbilical, remotely-operated vehicle, or by subsea electrical generation from stored hydraulic energy. Stored electrical energy may also recharge stored hydraulic energy. A subsea control system is configured to record data, compare the data to predetermined event signatures, and operate the well control equipment with stored electrical energy.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2019
    Assignees: Transocean Sedco Forex Ventures Limited, Aspin Kemp & Associates Holding Corp.
    Inventors: Edward P. K. Bourgeau, Jason Aspin
  • Publication number: 20180238123
    Abstract: A riser data logging system can be installed on the riser top to provide real time information of the riser, instead of or in addition to relying on sensors installed on a tensioner. The riser recoil detection system can thus be made independent of any motion of the vessel. This logging system can feedback the riser top acceleration, velocity, position, and the wire-line tensions into a controller. By comparing the acceleration difference between the riser top and the vessel body, the controller can provide more reliable and faster detection of events occurring on a vessel, potentially detecting the condition within one second. If the acceleration exceeds a certain limit, the electrical tensioners are able to reduce the wire-line tension nearly instantaneously, providing a much more effective anti-recoil control that conventional hydro-pneumatic tensioners.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 24, 2018
    Publication date: August 23, 2018
    Applicant: Transocean Sedco Forex Ventures Limited
    Inventors: Yin Wu, Edward P. K. Bourgeau
  • Publication number: 20180073318
    Abstract: A subsea energy storage for well control equipment, wherein stored energy near a well on the sea floor monitors and activates well control equipment independently of, or in conjunction with, hydraulic energy. Energy to the subsea energy storage can be supplied by surface umbilical, remotely-operated vehicle, or by subsea electrical generation from stored hydraulic energy. Stored electrical energy may also recharge stored hydraulic energy. A subsea control system is configured to record data, compare the data to predetermined event signatures, and operate the well control equipment with stored electrical energy.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 20, 2017
    Publication date: March 15, 2018
    Inventors: Edward P. K. Bourgeau, Jason Aspin
  • Patent number: 9822600
    Abstract: A subsea energy storage for well control equipment, wherein stored energy near a well on the sea floor monitors and activates well control equipment independently of, or in conjunction with, hydraulic energy. Energy to the subsea energy storage can be supplied by surface umbilical, remotely-operated vehicle, or by subsea electrical generation from stored hydraulic energy. Stored electrical energy may also recharge stored hydraulic energy. A subsea control system is configured to record data, compare the data to predetermined event signatures, and operate the well control equipment with stored electrical energy.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2017
    Assignees: Transocean Sedco Forex Ventures Limited, Aspin Kemp & Associates Holding Corp.
    Inventors: Edward P. K. Bourgeau, Jason Aspin
  • Publication number: 20170122056
    Abstract: A subsea energy storage for well control equipment, wherein stored energy near a well on the sea floor monitors and activates well control equipment independently of, or in conjunction with, hydraulic energy. Energy to the subsea energy storage can be supplied by surface umbilical, remotely-operated vehicle, or by subsea electrical generation from stored hydraulic energy. Stored electrical energy may also recharge stored hydraulic energy. A subsea control system is configured to record data, compare the data to predetermined event signatures, and operate the well control equipment with stored electrical energy.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 11, 2016
    Publication date: May 4, 2017
    Applicants: Transocean Sedco Forex Ventures Limited, Aspin Kemp & Associates Holding Corp.
    Inventors: Edward P. K. Bourgeau, Jason Aspin