Patents by Inventor Geir Arne Melhus

Geir Arne Melhus 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).

  • Publication number: 20220170337
    Abstract: A method for pulling a tubular out of a subterranean well including the steps of: i) lowering a work string into the well which includes a perforating tool and a tubular pulling tool; ii) connecting the tubular pulling tool to the tubular and apply a pulling tension to the tubular; iii) activating the perforating while the applied pulling tension to the tubular is maintained; iv) immediately upon activating the perforating tool and while maintaining pulling tension to the tubular, pulling the tubular on the work string out of the subterranean well; wherein a cut in the tubular is formed prior to or simultaneously with step iii); and wherein the cut is arranged such that the tubular can be pulled out of the subterranean well during step iv). Further, a system for pulling a tubular was also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2020
    Publication date: June 2, 2022
    Inventors: Geir Arne Melhus, Jostein Elbert
  • Patent number: 11168546
    Abstract: A gun for perforating a casing, liner or tubing of a well comprising multiple perforating charges in a mounting fixture configured to rotate inside a gun carrier and orientate the charges to a predetermined direction relative to the casing, liner or tubing. The mounting fixture and the charges are carried by an orienting tube, and the orienting tube is rotatably supported inside the gun carrier, thereby creating a rotatable assembly for orienting the charges into a predetermined direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 4, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 9, 2021
    Assignee: TCO AS
    Inventors: Geir Arne Melhus, Jostein Elbert, Oliver Guest
  • Patent number: 10697268
    Abstract: A method for plugging a subterranean well (6), comprising running a perforating tool (1) into the subterranean well and positioning the perforating tool in a well section (L) to be plugged; operating the perforating tool to create a plurality of holes (10) in a part (5) of a casing (4) located in the well section; running a surge tool (2) into the well; operating the surge tool (2) to lower the pressure inside the part (5) of the casing (4) located in the well section (L) and flowing a well fluid from an annulus (11) between the casing (4) and a well formation (7) through the holes (10); and pumping a fluidized plugging material into the well section (L) via a tubing string (9).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2020
    Assignee: TCO AS
    Inventors: Geir Arne Melhus, Jostein Elbert
  • Publication number: 20200157924
    Abstract: A gun for perforating a casing, liner or tubing of a well comprising multiple perforating charges in a mounting fixture configured to rotate inside a gun carrier and orientate the charges to a predetermined direction relative to the casing, liner or tubing. The mounting fixture and the charges are carried by an orienting tube, and the orienting tube is rotatably supported inside the gun carrier, thereby creating a rotatable assembly for orienting the charges into a predetermined direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 4, 2018
    Publication date: May 21, 2020
    Inventors: Geir Arne Melhus, Jostein Elbert, Oliver Guest
  • Publication number: 20190292875
    Abstract: A method for plugging a subterranean well includes running a perforating tool into the subterranean well and positioning the perforating tool in a well section to be plugged; operating the perforating tool to create a plurality of holes in a part of a casing located in the well section; running a surge tool into the well; operating the surge tool to lower the pressure inside the part of the casing located in the well section and flowing a well fluid from an annulus between the casing and a well formation through the holes; and pumping a fluidized plugging material into the well section via a tubing string.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2017
    Publication date: September 26, 2019
    Applicant: TCO AS
    Inventors: Geir Arne Melhus, Jostein Elbert
  • Publication number: 20140138078
    Abstract: A tool (10) is described for the handling of wells through a formation, and which shall be taken out of operation with a device for a closing plug of a material that can be hardened, such as concrete, where there is a casing pipe in the well that is cemented against the wall in the bore hole with concrete, and it is characterised in that the tool comprises an assembled unit (10) from the following three sections; a perforating lance (32) comprising a number of explosive charges to form by detonation a row of holes in the pipe and out into the surrounding layer of concrete, a cleaning unit (34) for mechanical cleaning of the inner wall of the pipe in the perforated area and a flushing unit (36) to loosen, dissolve and flush away the hardened cement material between the outer wall of the pipe and the wall of the bore hole. Also described is a method to plug a well that shall be taken out of operation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 3, 2012
    Publication date: May 22, 2014
    Inventors: Morten Lerbrekk, Geir Arne Melhus