Patents by Inventor Eric Yves Claudey

Eric Yves Claudey 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).

  • Near-Bit Borehole Opener Tool and Method of Reaming
    Publication number: 20150226009
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a near-bit borehole opener (reamer) tool and a method of drilling a wellbore comprising: (a) disposing in the wellbore a tool string; (b) lowering and rotating the tool string and drilling a first portion of the wellbore having a first diameter with the drill bit, wherein the at least one cutter assembly of the borehole reamer is in a closed position; (c) reaming with the second borehole reamer a portion of the wellbore to a second diameter larger than the first diameter, wherein a rat hole portion of the wellbore is not reamed with the second borehole reamer, said rat hole portion of the wellbore having the first diameter; (d) extending the at least one cutter assembly of the first borehole reamer; and (e) concurrently rotating and moving the first borehole reamer up or down in the rat hole portion of the wellbore with the first diameter and abrading and cutting away the wellbore wall contacted by the at least one cutter assembly of the first borehole reamer assembly, thereb
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 25, 2013
    Publication date: August 13, 2015
    Applicant: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
    Inventors: Eric Yves Claudey, Mariano Talamini, Olivier Mageren, Alexandre Schmitz, Martin Lindgrin, Stein Erik Moi, Svein Ravndal