Patents by Inventor Julien Debard
Julien Debard 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: 11946346Abstract: A technique facilitates dehydration of gravel slurry around blank pipe sections of a completion having filters for receiving carrier fluid returns. A sand screen filter system may be assembled with a first filter, a second filter, and a blank pipe section extending between the first filter and the second filter. A fixed leak off tube is mounted to the sand screen filter system such that at least a portion of the fixed leak off tube overlaps the first filter. Additionally, a slidable leak off tube is slidably mounted to the sand screen filter system. The slidable leak off tube is oriented to enable the slidable leak off tube to be slid along the blank pipe section until secured in fluid communication with the fixed leak off tube.Type: GrantFiled: February 20, 2020Date of Patent: April 2, 2024Assignee: Schlumberger Technology CorporationInventors: Michael Dean Langlais, Julien Debard
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Patent number: 11927082Abstract: A sand screen apparatus for use in a downhole operation for hydrocarbon recovery includes a non-metallic material and a mechanical retainer. The non-metallic material has a compressed state and an expanded state, and includes a base polymer, and one or a plurality of smart fillers dispersed with a polymeric matrix of the non-metallic material. The mechanical retainer compresses the non-metallic material in the compressed state. The one or the plurality of smart fillers react with the base polymer in the expanded state after exposure to a wellbore condition.Type: GrantFiled: February 17, 2020Date of Patent: March 12, 2024Assignee: SCHLUMBERGER TECHNOLOGY CORPORATIONInventors: Jushik Yun, Rasika Prabhu, Valerie Gisele Helene Lafitte, Julien Debard, Balkrishna Gadiyar, Mehmet Parlar, Camilo Eduardo Zuniga Jurgensen, Chidi Eugene Nwafor
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Patent number: 11879311Abstract: A method of gravel packing an open hole penetrating a subterranean information includes installing at least one sand control screen disposed about a tubular member into the open hole, circulating a slurry including an expandable gravel and a carrier fluid, depositing the slurry in the wellbore annulus surrounding the at least one sand control screen in an alpha wave beginning at a heel of the wellbore annulus, detecting at least one of: arrival of the alpha wave at a toe of the wellbore annulus and start of a beta wave at the toe of the wellbore annulus, stopping circulation of the slurry, and triggering the expandable gravel to expand to pack the wellbore annulus surrounding the at least one sand control screen above the alpha wave.Type: GrantFiled: November 6, 2019Date of Patent: January 23, 2024Assignee: SCHLUMBERGER TECHNOLOGY CORPORATIONInventors: Mehmet Parlar, Balkrishna Gadiyar, Julien Debard
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Publication number: 20220136372Abstract: A technique facilitates dehydration of gravel slurry around blank pipe sections of a completion having filters for receiving carrier fluid returns. A sand screen filter system may be assembled with a first filter, a second filter, and a blank pipe section extending between the first filter and the second filter. A fixed leak off tube is mounted to the sand screen filter system such that at least a portion of the fixed leak off tube overlaps the first filter. Additionally, a slidable leak off tube is slidably mounted to the sand screen filter system. The slidable leak off tube is oriented to enable the slidable leak off tube to be slid along the blank pipe section until secured in fluid communication with the fixed leak off tube.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 20, 2020Publication date: May 5, 2022Inventors: Michael Dean Langlais, Julien Debard
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Publication number: 20220127934Abstract: A sand screen apparatus for use in a downhole operation for hydrocarbon recovery includes a non-metallic material and a mechanical retainer. The non-metallic material has a compressed state and an expanded state, and includes a base polymer, and one or a plurality of smart fillers dispersed with a polymeric matrix of the non-metallic material. The mechanical retainer compresses the non-metallic material in the compressed state. The one or the plurality of smart fillers react with the base polymer in the expanded state after exposure to a wellbore condition.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 17, 2020Publication date: April 28, 2022Inventors: Jushik Yun, Rasika Prabhu, Valerie Gisele Helene Lafitte, Julien Debard, Balkrishna Gadiyar, Mehmet Parlar, Camilo Eduardo Zuniga Jurgensen, Chidi Eugene Nwafor
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Publication number: 20220003082Abstract: A method of gravel packing an open hole penetrating a subterranean information includes installing at least one sand control screen disposed about a tubular member into the open hole, circulating a slurry including an expandable gravel and a carrier fluid, depositing the slurry in the wellbore annulus surrounding the at least one sand control screen in an alpha wave beginning at a heel of the wellbore annulus, detecting at least one of: arrival of the alpha wave at a toe of the wellbore annulus and start of a beta wave at the toe of the wellbore annulus, stopping circulation of the slurry, and triggering the expandable gravel to expand to pack the wellbore annulus surrounding the at least one sand control screen above the alpha wave.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 6, 2019Publication date: January 6, 2022Inventors: Mehmet Parlar, Balkrishna Gadiyar, Julien Debard
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Patent number: 9194217Abstract: A technique facilitates sand control in a wellbore. A lower completion and an upper completion are run downhole into the wellbore and deployed. The lower completion assembly employs a plurality of packers to isolate well zones. The lower completion assembly also has gravel pack ports which are independently opened to enable gravel packing of each individual zone via a tool run downhole. Additionally, the lower completion assembly has a production port in each zone. A shifting tool is employed to open the production ports and to enable production from the well zones.Type: GrantFiled: May 26, 2010Date of Patent: November 24, 2015Assignee: Schlumberger Technology CorporationInventors: Graham Watson, Dinesh Patel, Tom Saunders, Luis Felipe Peixoto, Ricardo Gomez Simancas, Julien Debard
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Patent number: 8347968Abstract: A completion system that is usable with a well may include a packer, a screen, an isolation valve and an annulus communication valve. The screen communicates well fluid between an annulus of the well and an interior passageway of the completion system. The isolation valve is radially disposed inside the screen to control communication through the screen between the annulus and the interior passageway. The annulus communication valve is located downhole of the packer and uphole of the screen to control communication with the annulus of the well. The packer, screen, isolation valve and the annulus communication valve are adapted to be run downhole as a unit into the well as a single trip completion.Type: GrantFiled: November 19, 2009Date of Patent: January 8, 2013Assignee: Schlumberger Technology CorporationInventors: Julien Debard, Felix Estilette, Jr., Dinesh R. Patel, Bryan Stamm
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Publication number: 20100300687Abstract: A technique facilitates sand control in a wellbore. A lower completion and an upper completion are run downhole into the wellbore and deployed. The lower completion assembly employs a plurality of packers to isolate well zones. The lower completion assembly also has gravel pack ports which are independently opened to enable gravel packing of each individual zone via a tool run downhole. Additionally, the lower completion assembly has a production port in each zone. A shifting tool is employed to open the production ports and to enable production from the well zones.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 26, 2010Publication date: December 2, 2010Applicant: SCHLUMBERGER TECHNOLOGY CORPORATIONInventors: Graham Watson, Dinish Patel, Tom Saunders, Luis Felipe Peixoto, Ricardo Gomez Simancas, Julien Debard
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Publication number: 20100175894Abstract: A completion system that is usable with a well may include a packer, a screen, an isolation valve and an annulus communication valve. The screen communicates well fluid between an annulus of the well and an interior passageway of the completion system. The isolation valve is radially disposed inside the screen to control communication through the screen between the annulus and the interior passageway. The annulus communication valve is located downhole of the packer and uphole of the screen to control communication with the annulus of the well. The packer, screen, isolation valve and the annulus communication valve are adapted to be run downhole as a unit into the well as a single trip completion.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 19, 2009Publication date: July 15, 2010Applicant: SCHLUMBERGER TECHNOLOGY CORPORATIONInventors: Julien Debard, Felix Estilette, JR., Dinesh R. Patel, Bryan Stamm