Patents by Inventor Jeff Honekamp

Jeff Honekamp 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: 7699107
    Abstract: A device useful for conducting lateral or transverse excavating operations within a wellbore comprising a rotating drill bit with jet nozzles on a flexible arm. The arm can retract within the housing of the device during deployment within the wellbore, and can be extended from within the housing in order to conduct excavation operations. A fluid pressure source for providing ultra high pressure to the jet nozzles can be included with the device within the wellbore. The device includes a launch mechanism that supports the arm during the extended position and a positioning gear to aid during the extension and retraction phases of operation of the device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 2007
    Date of Patent: April 20, 2010
    Assignee: Baker Hughes Incorporated
    Inventors: Tom Butler, Daniel Alberts, Jeff Honekamp, Martin Craighead
  • Patent number: 7677316
    Abstract: A method and apparatus useful for fracturing subterranean formations with ultra high fluid pressure. The apparatus is capable of producing isolated pressure in a formation surrounding a primary wellbore, sufficient pressure is included within the formation for creating a fracture at the edge of the perforation. The apparatus is comprised of a motor, pump, and nozzle, where the entire apparatus can be disposed within the borehole. The apparatus can be conveyed within the borehole via wireline, coil tubing, slickline, or other tubing. Alternatively, a drill bit can be included for creating the perforation just prior to the fracturing procedure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2005
    Date of Patent: March 16, 2010
    Assignee: Baker Hughes Incorporated
    Inventors: Tom Butler, Daniel Alberts, Jeff Honekamp, Martin Craighead
  • Patent number: 7584794
    Abstract: A device useful for conducting lateral or transverse excavating operations within a wellbore comprising a rotating drill bit with jet nozzles on a flexible arm. The arm can retract within the housing of the device during deployment within the wellbore, and can be extended from within the housing in order to conduct excavation operations. A fluid pressure source for providing ultra high pressure to the jet nozzles can be included with the device within the wellbore. The device includes a launch mechanism that supports the arm during the extended position and a positioning gear to aid during the extension and retraction phases of operation of the device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2005
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2009
    Assignee: Baker Hughes Incorporated
    Inventors: Tom Butler, Daniel Alberts, Jeff Honekamp, Martin Craighead
  • Publication number: 20080000694
    Abstract: A device useful for conducting lateral or transverse excavating operations within a wellbore comprising a rotating drill bit with jet nozzles on a flexible arm. The arm can retract within the housing of the device during deployment within the wellbore, and can be extended from within the housing in order to conduct excavation operations. A fluid pressure source for providing ultra high pressure to the jet nozzles can be included with the device within the wellbore. The device includes a launch mechanism that supports the arm during the extended position and a positioning gear to aid during the extension and retraction phases of operation of the device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 12, 2007
    Publication date: January 3, 2008
    Inventors: Tom Butler, Daniel Alberts, Jeff Honekamp, Martin Craighead
  • Publication number: 20070151766
    Abstract: A device useful for conducting lateral or transverse excavating operations within a wellbore comprising a rotating drill bit with jet nozzles on a flexible arm. The arm can retract within the housing of the device during deployment within the wellbore, and can be extended from within the housing in order to conduct excavation operations. A fluid pressure source for providing ultra high pressure to the jet nozzles can be included with the device within the wellbore. The device includes a launch mechanism that supports the arm during the extended position and a positioning gear to aid during the extension and retraction phases of operation of the device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 30, 2005
    Publication date: July 5, 2007
    Inventors: Tom Butler, Daniel Alberts, Jeff Honekamp, Martin Craighead
  • Publication number: 20070151731
    Abstract: A method and apparatus useful for fracturing subterranean formations with ultra high fluid pressure. The apparatus is capable of producing isolated pressure in a formation surrounding a primary wellbore, sufficient pressure is included within the formation for creating a fracture at the edge of the perforation. The apparatus is comprised of a motor, pump, and nozzle, where the entire apparatus can be disposed within the borehole. The apparatus can be conveyed within the borehole via wireline, coil tubing, slickline, or other tubing. Alternatively, a drill bit can be included for creating the perforation just prior to the fracturing procedure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 30, 2005
    Publication date: July 5, 2007
    Inventors: Tom Butler, Daniel Alberts, Jeff Honekamp, Martin Craighead