Patents by Inventor Kevin B. Chaffer

Kevin B. Chaffer 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: 11142991
    Abstract: A plug insert for use in a frac plug tool comprising a plug top, a plug body and an elastomeric O-ring, The plug top is shaped to rest on a seat of an upper end of a mandrel of the frac plug tool and the plug body is shaped to fit in a flow passage of the mandrel wherein the plug body includes a shear pin opening. The elastomeric O-ring is locatable around a portion of the plug body and sized to block fluid flow through the flow passage of the mandrel when the plug body is located in the flow passage. A frac plug tool for use in a well comprising the plug insert and a shear pin to hold that insert above the mandrel seat of the tool and method of assembling the tool are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 12, 2021
    Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
    Inventors: David J. Wilcox, Kevin B. Chaffer
  • Publication number: 20200115988
    Abstract: A plug insert for use in a frac plug tool comprising a plug top, a plug body and an elastomeric O-ring, The plug top is shaped to rest on a seat of an upper end of a mandrel of the frac plug tool and the plug body is shaped to fit in a flow passage of the mandrel wherein the plug body includes a shear pin opening. The elastomeric O-ring is locatable around a portion of the plug body and sized to block fluid flow through the flow passage of the mandrel when the plug body is located in the flow passage. A frac plug tool for use in a well comprising the plug insert and a shear pin to hold that insert above the mandrel seat of the tool and method of assembling the tool are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2017
    Publication date: April 16, 2020
    Inventors: David J. Wilcox, Kevin B. Chaffer