Patents by Inventor Henry E. Rogers
Henry E. Rogers 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: 11828129Abstract: A wellbore plug container includes a body with an interior to house a lower plug and an upper plug; a manifold system in fluid communication with the interior of the body; a first valve assembly to direct fluid flow into the interior of the body; and a second valve assembly to direct fluid flow into the interior of the body; a tubular connection to connect the body and manifold system to a casing for use with a wellbore; fluid flow is first directed below the lower plunger via the manifold system; the lower plunger assembly is retracted in a second step and fluid flow is directed to below the upper plunger assembly and above the lower plug, thereby causing the lower plug to launch; and fluid flow is diverted to above the upper plug after retraction of the upper plunger assembly in a third step to launch the upper plug.Type: GrantFiled: February 3, 2021Date of Patent: November 28, 2023Inventors: Henry E. Rogers, Nicolas Rogozinski
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Patent number: 11478837Abstract: A method of fabricating a metal cup includes a tool having an interior profile of a predetermined shape, the tool having a body forming an inner area; placing a metal sleeve within the inner area of the tool; securing the tool in a closed position such that the metal sleeve is unremovable; applying internal pressure within the inner area and within an inside of the sleeve such that the internal pressure exceeds a yield point of a material comprising the metal sleeve, the metal sleeve deforms into the interior profile; opening the body of the tool; and removing the metal sleeve from the tool in the open position; the metal sleeve maintains a deformed shape having an exterior profile that matches the interior profile of the tool.Type: GrantFiled: February 25, 2019Date of Patent: October 25, 2022Inventors: Henry E. Rogers, Nicolas Rogozinski
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Patent number: 11459874Abstract: A shoe track assembly system includes an elongated casing body extending from a first end to a second end and having a guide nose engaged with the second end; a first valve secured within the elongated casing body and at a position directly above the guide nose; a bottom plug landing seat extending into the elongated casing body at a position above the first valve; and a top plug landing seat extending into the elongated casing body at a position above the bottom plug landing seat; the system is to receive casing pressure test and act as a wall barrier system preventing cement or formation fluid from entering the casing without relying on shoe track cement integrity.Type: GrantFiled: June 17, 2019Date of Patent: October 4, 2022Inventors: Todd Stair, Henry E. Rogers, Jimmy Venizelos, Carlos Valdez
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Patent number: 11203911Abstract: A wellbore tool system for use within a wellbore includes a stage packer shoe, having a lower body extending from a first end to a second end; an upper body attached to the lower body at the second end; and circulation ports extending through a thickness of the upper body; a metal cup having a predetermined diameter as determined by a diameter of the wellbore; the metal cup secured around a periphery of the lower body of the stage packer shoe such that the metal cup extends away from the periphery; the metal cup is to engage with the wellbore enough to have differential pressure holding capability between the stage packer shoe and the wellbore; and the differential pressure of the metal cup is dependent on a strength of the cup and the wellbore with which the metal cup is engaged.Type: GrantFiled: June 17, 2019Date of Patent: December 21, 2021Inventors: Henry E. Rogers, Nicolas Rogozinski
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Patent number: 10844692Abstract: A subsurface wellbore wiper deployment system includes a plug having an elongated body with an exterior surface; one or more exposed wipers extending away from the exterior surface; and one or more hidden wipers secured to the exterior surface and positioned underneath a removable sleeve; and a landing collar having a landing seat extending into an interior of the landing collar; the removable sleeve is to engage with the landing seat upon deployment of the plug; and the landing collar removes the removable sleeve to expose the one or more hidden wipers.Type: GrantFiled: March 1, 2019Date of Patent: November 24, 2020Inventors: Tim Griffin, Henry E. Rogers, Gary Joe Makowiecki
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Publication number: 20200270962Abstract: A wellbore tool includes an elongated lower body having a first section and a second section, the second section having an interior channel; an upper body having a first section and a second section, the second section to extend into the interior channel of the elongated lower body; a connection to secure the second section of the upper body within the interior channel; a seal extending around an interior periphery of the interior channel; the lower body is to be attached to a liner within the wellbore; and the upper body is to be rotated via the connection from a closed configuration to a circulating configuration; and the upper body is to be rotated via the connection from the closed configuration to a released configuration.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 25, 2019Publication date: August 27, 2020Inventors: Henry E. Rogers, Nicolas Rogozinski
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Publication number: 20200271228Abstract: A method of fabricating a metal cup includes a tool having an interior profile of a predetermined shape, the tool having a body forming an inner area; placing a metal sleeve within the inner area of the tool; securing the tool in a closed position such that the metal sleeve is unremovable; applying internal pressure within the inner area and within an inside of the sleeve such that the internal pressure exceeds a yield point of a material comprising the metal sleeve, the metal sleeve deforms into the interior profile; opening the body of the tool; and removing the metal sleeve from the tool in the open position; the metal sleeve maintains a deformed shape having an exterior profile that matches the interior profile of the tool.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 25, 2019Publication date: August 27, 2020Inventors: Henry E. Rogers, Nicolas Rogozinski
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Patent number: 10526861Abstract: Centralized control of a cement head using a pumping unit control device is provided. The control device, located at the pumping unit, is communicably coupled to the cement head and pumping unit via a wired or wireless link. Using the control device, the pumping unit operator sends control signals to the pumping unit and cement head to control the cementing operation from outside the red zone, thereby removing the need for a rig hand to operate the cement head.Type: GrantFiled: October 28, 2015Date of Patent: January 7, 2020Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.Inventors: Nicolas Rogozinski, Henry E. Rogers, Jithendra Rao Naidu
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Patent number: 10221647Abstract: A cement head system for wellbores and method for maintaining dynamic fluid flow therethrough, wherein a base station wirelessly drives a control sequence to (1) open cement slurry valves to actuate external visual valve indicators, (2) open upper and lower safety valves, to actuate external visual safety valve indicators, (3) open a lower release chamber to actuate an external chamber visual indicator and to release a plug that triggers an external flipper visual indicator, (4) reset the external flipper visual indicator, (5) open an upper release chamber to actuate an external chamber visual indicator and to release a plug that triggers the external flipper visual indicator; and (6) open and close a release mechanism for each of the upper and lower chamber while pumping a flush fluid through the cement head. Each valve, the release mechanisms and flipper have a controller controlled by the base station.Type: GrantFiled: May 5, 2014Date of Patent: March 5, 2019Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.Inventors: Nicolas A. Rogozinski, Henry E. Rogers, Phillip D. Standifer, Gary J. Makowiecki
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Publication number: 20180245418Abstract: Centralized control of a cement head using a pumping unit control device is provided. The control device, located at the pumping unit, is communicably coupled to the cement head and pumping unit via a wired or wireless link. Using the control device, the pumping unit operator sends control signals to the pumping unit and cement head to control the cementing operation from outside the red zone, thereby removing the need for a rig hand to operate the cement head.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 28, 2015Publication date: August 30, 2018Inventors: Nicolas Rogozinski, Henry E. Rogers, Jithendra Rao Naidu
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Publication number: 20170096870Abstract: A cement head system for wellbores and method for maintaining dynamic fluid flow therethrough, wherein a base station wirelessly drives a control sequence to (1) open cement slurry valves to actuate external visual valve indicators, (2) open upper and lower safety valves, to actuate external visual safety valve indicators, (3) open a lower release chamber to actuate an external chamber visual indicator and to release a plug that triggers an external flipper visual indicator, (4) reset the external flipper visual indicator, (5) open an upper release chamber to actuate an external chamber visual indicator and to release a plug that triggers the external flipper visual indicator; and (6) open and close a release mechanism for each of the upper and lower chamber while pumping a flush fluid through the cement head. Each valve, the release mechanisms and flipper have a controller controlled by the base station.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 5, 2014Publication date: April 6, 2017Inventors: Nicolas A. Rogozinski, Henry E. Rogers, Phillip D. Standifer, Gary J. Makowiecki
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Publication number: 20150247402Abstract: The present disclosure is related to wellbore servicing tools used in the oil and gas industry and, more particularly, to remote control tracking of cement head operations. A system of the present disclosure includes a control device, an onboard device operably connected to a mechanical device of a cement head, and a tracking device, wherein the control device is configured to transmit a user command indicator via (i) a first command signal to the onboard device and (ii) a second command signal to the tracking device, wherein the onboard device is configured to operate the mechanical device in response to the first command signal and transmit a status indicator of the cement head to the tracking device via a report signal, and wherein the tracking device is configured to record the user command indicator and the status indicator.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 21, 2013Publication date: September 3, 2015Applicant: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.Inventors: Nicolas A. Rogozinski, Henry E. Rogers, Nicholas Frederick Budler
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Patent number: 8739873Abstract: A method of cementing a wellbore, comprising delivering a diversion and movable isolation tool into the wellbore and thereby at least partially isolating a first wellbore volume from a second wellbore volume, the second wellbore volume being uphole relative to the first wellbore volume, passing fluid through the diversion and movable isolation tool into the first wellbore volume, substantially discontinuing the passing of fluid through the diversion and movable isolation tool into the first wellbore volume, passing fluid through the diversion and movable isolation tool into the second wellbore volume. A diversion and movable isolation tool for a wellbore, comprising a body comprising selectively actuated radial flow ports, and a fluid isolation assembly, comprising one or more segments, each segment comprising a central ring and at least one tab extending from the central ring.Type: GrantFiled: March 5, 2010Date of Patent: June 3, 2014Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.Inventors: Henry E. Rogers, Steve L. Holden
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Patent number: 8695715Abstract: A method of assembling a wellbore servicing tool, comprising placing a first module adjacent to a second module along an axis, engaging a bridge with each of the first module and the second module by, while the bridge radially overlaps one of the first module and second module, substantially restricting movement of the bridge to movement radially toward the first module and the second module and toward the axis. A method of assembling a wellbore servicing tool, comprising angularly aligning a first module with a second module, joining the first module to the second module while maintaining the angular alignment between first module and the second module. A method of assembling a wellbore servicing tool, comprising assembling a cement head without using torque to join components of the cement head, and passing a fluid through the cement head into a wellbore.Type: GrantFiled: January 21, 2013Date of Patent: April 15, 2014Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.Inventors: Henry E. Rogers, Phillip Standifer, Brett A. Fears, John T. Deville, Jr.
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Patent number: 8474530Abstract: An apparatus for indicating the orientation of a structure which includes an orienting sub releasably connected at an outer case. The orienting sub is at a preselected orientation relative to the structure. A change in fluid pressure of a predetermined magnitude of flow rate through the orienting sub will indicate that the structure is at a desired orientation in the well.Type: GrantFiled: October 13, 2010Date of Patent: July 2, 2013Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.Inventors: Henry E. Rogers, David Szarka, Robert Pipkin
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Patent number: 8381808Abstract: A cement head, comprising a first module comprising a first module outer profile, a second module comprising a second module outer profile, a bridge comprising a bridge profile engaged with each of the first module outer profile and the second module outer profile.Type: GrantFiled: October 29, 2008Date of Patent: February 26, 2013Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.Inventors: Henry E. Rogers, Phillip Standifer, Brett A. Fears, John T. Deville
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Patent number: 8267174Abstract: An anchoring device for stopping movement of a sliding component in a mandrel or case is disclosed. The anchoring device includes an elastically deformable anchor seat and an elastically deformable anchor retainer insertable into the anchor seat. The anchor seat has a groove profile thereon which will mate with a groove profile on the mandrel in an anchoring position. The retainer is insertable into the anchor seat and will hold the anchor seat in the anchoring position.Type: GrantFiled: August 20, 2009Date of Patent: September 18, 2012Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services Inc.Inventors: Henry E. Rogers, Steve L. Holden, David D. Szarka
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Patent number: 8230926Abstract: A cementing tool for cementing a casing in a well has an inner mandrel that defines a central flow passage and has at least one fluid port defined through a wall thereof. An outer mandrel is disposed about the inner mandrel and the inner and outer mandrels define an annular space therebetween. The outer mandrel has at least one sealing element affixed thereto. An opening sleeve is positioned in the inner mandrel and is movable from a closed position to an open position in which the fluid port is uncovered. An expansion cone is positioned in the annular space. Fluid pressure applied through the central flow passage, and the fluid port will pass into the annular space and will urge the expansion cone through the annular space which will plastically deform the outer mandrel so that sealing elements affixed to the outer mandrel engage a previously installed casing in the well to seal thereagainst.Type: GrantFiled: March 11, 2010Date of Patent: July 31, 2012Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services Inc.Inventors: Henry E. Rogers, Steven L. Holden, Alan T. Jackson
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Publication number: 20120090856Abstract: An apparatus for indicating the orientation of a structure which includes an orienting sub releasably connected at an outer case. The orienting sub is at a preselected orientation relative to the structure. A change in fluid pressure of a predetermined magnitude of flow rate through the orienting sub will indicate that the structure is at a desired orientation in the well.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 13, 2010Publication date: April 19, 2012Inventors: Henry E. Rogers, David Szarka, Robert Pipkin
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Publication number: 20110220356Abstract: A cementing tool for cementing a casing in a well has an inner mandrel that defines a central flow passage and has at least one fluid port defined through a wall thereof. An outer mandrel is disposed about the inner mandrel and the inner and outer mandrels define an annular space therebetween. The outer mandrel has at least one sealing element affixed thereto. An opening sleeve is positioned in the inner mandrel and is movable from a closed position to an open position in which the fluid port is uncovered. An expansion cone is positioned in the annular space. Fluid pressure applied through the central flow passage, and the fluid port will pass into the annular space and will urge the expansion cone through the annular space which will plastically deform the outer mandrel so that sealing elements affixed to the outer mandrel engage a previously installed casing in the well to seal thereagainst.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 11, 2010Publication date: September 15, 2011Applicant: HALLIBURTON ENERGY SERVICES, INC.Inventors: Henry E. Rogers, Steven L. Holden, Alan T. Jackson