Patents by Inventor Jorgen Hallundbaek
Jorgen Hallundbaek 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: 10100621Abstract: The present invention relates to a downhole expandable tubular to be expanded in a well downhole from a first outer diameter to a second outer diameter to abut against an inner face of a casing or borehole, the downhole expandable tubular having an axial extension, wherein the downhole expandable tubular is made of metal and is machined from one metal tubular blank, providing the downhole expandable tubular with at least one circumferential projection. Furthermore, the present invention relates to an annular barrier, to a downhole completion comprising a downhole expandable tubular according to the present invention, to a downhole completion comprising a well tubular structure and an annular barrier according to the present invention and to a manufacturing method for the manufacture of the downhole expandable tubular according to the present invention.Type: GrantFiled: April 11, 2014Date of Patent: October 16, 2018Assignee: Welltec A/SInventors: Jørgen Hallundbæk, Ricardo Reves Vasques, Ivan Sciera Jensen, Dean Richard Massey, Lars Stæhr
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Patent number: 10030500Abstract: A wellbore surveillance system obtains fluid reservoir information data, such as the position and amount of gas, oil and/or water, while draining hydrocarbons from an oil or gas field via a casing in a wellbore in a formation. The casing has a vertical part near a top of the casing and an inner face, the system comprising a first sensor for measuring a content of gas, oil and/or water in the formation, and a second sensor for measuring a content of gas, oil and/or water in the formation.Type: GrantFiled: May 31, 2011Date of Patent: July 24, 2018Assignee: WELLTEC A/SInventor: Jorgen Hallundbæk
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Patent number: 9976368Abstract: The present invention relates to a downhole punch for insertion into a wall of a casing. The downhole punch comprises a body having a first end and a second end and a through-bore forming an inner face of the body and an outer face of the body, wherein the first end comprises at least one cutting edge at least forming a leading tip or a leading edge for punching an opening in the casing, and a component is arranged in the through-bore. The present invention also relates to a downhole valve for insertion into a wall of a casing. The downhole valve comprises a housing having a first end and a second end and an inner face and an outer face. Furthermore, the invention relates to a downhole tool for inserting a downhole valve into a wall of a casing, to a downhole system comprising the downhole tool as well as to a downhole method for insertion of a downhole unit into a casing downhole.Type: GrantFiled: November 25, 2011Date of Patent: May 22, 2018Assignee: WELLTEC A/SInventors: Jørgen Hallundbæk, Paul Hazel
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Patent number: 9970248Abstract: A downhole system includes an upper casing that is connected to a lower casing via an annular barrier that expands upon application of pressurized fluid. The lower casing may also include additional annular barriers to fasten the lower casing relative to the borehole.Type: GrantFiled: May 23, 2016Date of Patent: May 15, 2018Assignee: WELLTEC A/SInventor: Jørgen Hallundbæk
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Patent number: 9963952Abstract: A downhole annular barrier with an axial extension having an outer surface facing an inner surface of an outer structure has a tubular part, an expandable part, and at least one annular sealing element. The annular sealing element is connected with the expandable part and has an axial length along the axial extension of the downhole annular barrier which is less than 50% of a length of the downhole annular barrier along the axial extension of the downhole annular barrier. The annular sealing element has a spring element.Type: GrantFiled: March 27, 2013Date of Patent: May 8, 2018Assignee: WELLTEC A/SInventors: Jørgen Hallundbæk, Lars Stæhr
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Patent number: 9957789Abstract: The present invention relates to a downhole system (200) comprising a casing (3) having an inner wall. Furthermore, the downhole system comprises a wireless unit (1) which is movable within the casing, comprising driving means (7) in the form of wheels and at least one battery pack (8) comprising at least one battery for powering an electrical motor (5) driving a pump (6) driving the wheels to rotate along the inner wall of the casing, wherein the downhole system further comprises a well head (110) having a sound detection device (16) for detecting vibrations in the casing, e.g. caused by the driving means or an operation performed by the wireless unit.Type: GrantFiled: November 23, 2011Date of Patent: May 1, 2018Assignee: WELLTEC A/SInventor: Jorgen Hallundbæk
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Patent number: 9926773Abstract: The present invention relates to a downhole system for a well producing hydro-carbon-containing fluid. The downhole system comprises a casing comprising a first casing part and a second casing part, the second casing part having a casing thickness and comprising at least one sleeve having an inner face, and the second casing part being substantially a monobore in that the second casing part has an inner diameter which varies by less than twice the casing thickness; and a drop device for being immersed into the casing having at least one sleeve having an inner face. The drop device comprises a body having a width; a leading end; and a trailing end. The body further comprises an expandable sealing element arranged between the leading end and the trailing end, moving from a first position in which fluid is allowed to pass the device and a second position in which the sealing element abuts the inner face of the sleeve and seals off a first zone in the well from a second zone in the well.Type: GrantFiled: September 13, 2013Date of Patent: March 27, 2018Assignee: WELLTEC A/SInventors: Jørgen Hallundbæk, Christian Krüger
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Patent number: 9915143Abstract: A downhole tool may include a tool housing extending along a longitudinal axis and having a circumference which is perpendicular to the longitudinal axis, the tool housing being adapted to be lowered into the inside of the borehole or borehole casing. The downhole tool may include a longitudinal transducer for transmitting a probing signal longitudinally from an end part of the tool housing into a fluid flowing in said borehole or borehole casing and for receiving a reflected signal reflected from reflective entrained surfaces in the fluid flowing along a longitudinal direction towards the end part of the tool housing. The downhole tool may include a plurality of electrodes arranged spaced apart around the longitudinal axis in the periphery of the downhole tool so that the fluid flows between the electrodes and a borehole wall or borehole casing wall.Type: GrantFiled: October 30, 2012Date of Patent: March 13, 2018Assignee: WELLTEC A/SInventors: Jørgen Hallundbæk, Jimmy Kjærsgaard-Rasmussen
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Patent number: 9835023Abstract: The present invention relates to a barrier testing method for testing a production casing in a borehole (4).Type: GrantFiled: October 30, 2013Date of Patent: December 5, 2017Assignee: Welltec A/SInventors: Jørgen Hallundbæk, Ricardo Reves Vasques, Paul Hazel
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Publication number: 20170328170Abstract: The present invention relates to an annular barrier system for expanding an annular barrier in an annulus between a well tubular structure and an inside wall of a borehole downhole. The annular barrier system comprises an annular barrier having a tubular part for mounting as part of the well tubular structure, the annular barrier further comprising an expandable sleeve surrounding the tubular part, at least one end of the expandable sleeve being fastened in a fastening means of a connection part in the tubular part. The annular barrier system also comprises a tool for expanding the expandable sleeve by letting a pressurised fluid through a passage in the tubular part into a space between the expandable sleeve and the tubular part.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 4, 2017Publication date: November 16, 2017Inventors: Jørgen HALLUNDBÆK, Paul HAZEL
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Patent number: 9803465Abstract: An annular barrier system for proving a testable annular barrier arranged between a first metal casing or borehole and a second metal casing. The annular barrier system has a first annular barrier and a second annular barrier, each barrier including a tubular part made of metal extending in a longitudinal direction for mounting as part of the second metal casing, an expandable metal sleeve surrounding and connected with the tubular part and defining an annular barrier space, and a first fluid passage in the tubular part for letting fluid into the annular barrier space to expand the sleeve. The annular barrier system further includes a sensor, and when the expandable sleeves are expanded to abut the first metal casing or borehole, a first annular space is at least partly defined between the annular barriers. The sensor is arranged to determine a condition of the annular space in order to test the isolation ability of at least one of the annular barriers.Type: GrantFiled: November 29, 2012Date of Patent: October 31, 2017Assignee: Welltec A/SInventors: Jørgen Hallundbæk, Paul Hazel
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Patent number: 9752401Abstract: The present invention relates to a release device (10) for releasably connecting a downhole object (80), such as a running tool or a plug, to a setting tool, the release device extending between a proximal end (10a) adapted to be coupled to the setting tool and a distal end (10b) adapted to be coupled to the downhole object, the release device comprising a base element (16) extending in a longitudinal direction and a connecting element arranged in continuation of the base element, the connecting element (11) constituting the distal end of the release device and being adapted to be coupled to the downhole object, wherein the connecting element is releasably coupled to the base element by an activatable release mechanism (60). Further, the invention relates to a downhole setting tool for setting an object in a wellbore and to a method for disconnecting a downhole object.Type: GrantFiled: December 20, 2012Date of Patent: September 5, 2017Assignee: Welltec A/SInventors: Jørgen Hallundbæk, Rasmus Sommer
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Patent number: 9745819Abstract: An annular barrier system for expanding an annular barrier in an annulus between a well tubular structure and an inside wall of a borehole downhole includes an annular barrier having a tubular part for mounting as part of the well tubular structure, the annular barrier further comprising an expandable sleeve surrounding the tubular part, at least one end of the expandable sleeve being fastened in a fastener of a connection part in the tubular part. The annular barrier system also comprises a tool for expanding the expandable sleeve by letting a pressurized fluid through a passage in the tubular part into a space between the expandable sleeve and the tubular part.Type: GrantFiled: June 30, 2014Date of Patent: August 29, 2017Assignee: Welltec A/SInventors: Jørgen Hallundbæk, Paul Hazel
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Patent number: 9725980Abstract: The present invention relates to an annular barrier to be expanded in an annulus between a well tubular structure and an inside wall of a borehole for providing zone isolation between a first zone and a second zone of the borehole, comprising a tubular part for mounting as part of the well tubular structure and having an expansion opening, an expandable sleeve surrounding the tubular part, each end of the expandable sleeve being connected with the tubular part, and an annular barrier space between the tubular part and the expandable sleeve, wherein the annular barrier further comprises a pressure intensifying means having an inlet in a first end in fluid communication with the expansion opening and having an outlet in a second end in fluid communication with the annular barrier space.Type: GrantFiled: August 30, 2012Date of Patent: August 8, 2017Assignee: Welltec A/SInventors: Jørgen Hallundbæk, Paul Hazel, Ricardo Reves Vasques
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Patent number: 9726005Abstract: The invention relates to a positioning method for determining a position of a downhole tool moving at a velocity in a casing in a well, comprising the steps of measuring a magnitude and/or direction of a magnetic field by means of a first sensor several times over a time period while moving along a first part of the casing manufactured from metal, determining a manufacturing pattern of the casing along the first part from the measurement measuring a magnitude and/or direction of a magnetic field by means of the first sensor several times over a time period while moving along a second part of the casing manufactured from metal, determining the velocity of the tool along the second part, adjusting the determined velocity of the tool along the second part based upon the manufacturing pattern.Type: GrantFiled: July 11, 2012Date of Patent: August 8, 2017Assignee: WELLTEC A/SInventors: Jørgen Hallundbæk, Mathias Francke
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Patent number: 9708866Abstract: The present invention relates to a downhole driving unit (11) for insertion into a well, comprising a driving unit housing (51), a hydraulic motor comprising a hydraulic motor housing (93), the hydraulic motor comprising a cam ring (24), a wheel assembly (90) comprising a stationary part (91) and a rotational part, the stationary part (92) being connected with the driving unit housing and a rotatably connected with a rotational part, the stationary part and the rotational part constituting the hydraulic motor housing, said hydraulic motor comprising a rotatable section (84) connected with the rotational part, the cam ring being connected with or forming part of the stationary part of the wheel assembly, the rotational part comprising a wheel ring (99), where in a bearing (36) is arranged between the cam ring and the wheel ring. The present invention also relates to a downhole system comprising the driving unit and to use of such driving unit.Type: GrantFiled: March 29, 2012Date of Patent: July 18, 2017Assignee: Welltec A/SInventor: Jørgen Hallundbæk
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Patent number: 9708873Abstract: The present invention relates to a downhole tool, comprising a hydraulic assembly, an arm assembly, the arm assembly comprising a wheel, a hydraulic motor for rotating the wheel, thereby driving the downhole tool in a forward direction, and a hydraulic pump unit for simultaneous generation of a first and a second pressurized fluid, characterized in that the arm assembly is movable between a retracted position and a projecting position in relation to the tool housing, and the downhole tool furthermore comprises an arm activation assembly for moving the arm assembly between the retracted position and the projecting position, and the hydraulic motor drives the downhole tool in the forward direction when the arm assembly is in the projecting position, the arm activation assembly being in fluid connection with the first pressurized fluid and the hydraulic motor being in fluid connection with the second pressurized fluid, a hydraulic control block for controlling the pressure of the first pressurized fluid having aType: GrantFiled: March 29, 2012Date of Patent: July 18, 2017Assignee: Welltec A/SInventor: Jørgen Hallundbæk
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Patent number: 9708862Abstract: The present invention relates to an annular barrier to be expanded in an annulus between a well tubular structure and an inside wall of a borehole downhole for providing zone isolation between a first zone and a second zone of the borehole. The annular barrier comprises a tubular part extending in a longitudinal direction for mounting as part of the well tubular structure; an expandable sleeve surrounding the tubular part and defining a space being in fluid communication with an inside of the tubular part; a first fluid passage for letting fluid into the space to expand the sleeve; and a connection unit comprising a connection part slidably connected with the tubular part, a first end of the expandable sleeve being connected with the connection part, wherein the connection unit further comprises a stationary part fixedly connected with the tubular part and an actuation mechanism adapted to induce an axial force on the first end of the expandable sleeve.Type: GrantFiled: September 12, 2012Date of Patent: July 18, 2017Assignee: Welltec A/SInventors: Jørgen Hallundbæk, Ricardo Reves Vasques
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Patent number: 9695658Abstract: A pulling tool for latching onto an object, such as a plug, downhole in a wellbore includes a base element extending in a longitudinal direction from a proximal end for being connected to a wireline tool to a distal end adapted to engage the object, and a latching mechanism encircling the base element and being movable in the longitudinal direction between a deactivated position and an activated position, having a piston sleeve, a key element for latching onto the downhole object, the key element being slidably received inside the piston sleeve and extending from an end of the piston sleeve towards the distal end of the base element, and a piston spring forcing the piston sleeve in the longitudinal direction towards the proximal end of the base element.Type: GrantFiled: November 29, 2012Date of Patent: July 4, 2017Assignee: Welltec A/SInventors: Jørgen Hallundbæk, Steffen Evertsen, Rasmus Sommer
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Patent number: 9683425Abstract: A downhole injection tool has an injection unit with a first expandable cup adapted to provide a first seal against the inside wall, and a second expandable cup adapted to provide a second seal against the inside wall. The two cups, in an expanded state, together define an isolated zone of the annular space. At least one pipe element extends in a longitudinal direction between the two cups, the pipe element providing a fluid passage between an inlet arranged in one end of the pipe element and an outlet arranged in the pipe element in between the cups, the second expandable cup being slidably connected with the pipe element and displaced in the longitudinal direction away from the first expandable cup under the influence of the injection fluid injected into the isolated zone, whereby a distance d between the two cups is increased.Type: GrantFiled: September 27, 2012Date of Patent: June 20, 2017Assignee: Welltec A/SInventors: Jørgen Hallundbæk, Lars Stæhr, Steffen Evertsen