Patents by Inventor Koen Antoine Noy

Koen Antoine Noy 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).

  • Method of orienting a second borehole relative to a first borehole
    Patent number: 9932819
    Abstract: A method for creating a second borehole in an earth formation at a selected orientation relative to a first borehole, wherein a position parameter represents a position of the first borehole. The method comprises: a) providing a borehole element that generates a magnetic field; b) measuring the magnetic field; c) installing the borehole element in the first borehole; d) measuring the magnetic field in the second borehole; e) providing a finite element model of the magnetic field; f) calculating the magnetic field in the second borehole using the finite element model, and determining a difference between the calculated magnetic field in the second borehole and the measured magnetic field in the second borehole; g) adjusting the position parameter so as to minimize said difference; and h) determining a selected direction dependent on the adjusted position parameter and further drilling the second borehole in the selected direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 3, 2018
    Assignee: SHELL OIL COMPANY
    Inventors: Jan-Jette Blangé, Koen Antoine Noy
  • METHOD OF ORIENTING A SECOND BOREHOLE RELATIVE TO A FIRST BOREHOLE
    Publication number: 20150240623
    Abstract: A method for creating a second borehole in an earth formation at a selected orientation relative to a first borehole, wherein a position parameter represents a position of the first borehole. The method comprises: a) providing a borehole element that generates a magnetic field; b) measuring the magnetic field; c) installing the borehole element in the first borehole; d) measuring the magnetic field in the second borehole; e) providing a finite element model of the magnetic field; f) calculating the magnetic field in the second borehole using the finite element model, and determining a difference between the calculated magnetic field in the second borehole and the measured magnetic field in the second borehole; g) adjusting the position parameter so as to minimise said difference; and h) determining a selected direction dependent on the adjusted position parameter and further drilling the second borehole in the selected direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 16, 2013
    Publication date: August 27, 2015
    Inventors: Jan-Jette Blangé, Koen Antoine Noy