Patents by Inventor Lonnie Carl HELMS
Lonnie Carl HELMS 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: 11976533Abstract: Float collar equipment can be bonded to an inside of a casing string via an adhesive. An annulus can be located around an outside of a float collar housing and the inside of the casing string where the adhesive can be injected. The float collar housing does not require external threads or packers to secure the housing to the inside of the casing string. An injection sub can be used to inject the adhesive into the annulus. After curing or drying, the adhesive bonds the housing to the casing string. A seat, seat housing, or float shoe nose can be attached to the float collar housing via an adhesive or threads. The float collar housing can house one or more float assemblies. The float collar equipment can be bonded to the casing string at a wellsite or remote location prior to use in a cementing operation.Type: GrantFiled: December 22, 2022Date of Patent: May 7, 2024Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.Inventors: Reena Thomas, Lonnie Carl Helms, Frank Vinicia Acosta Villarreal
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Patent number: 11965397Abstract: A downhole apparatus has a sleeve body sleeve body defining a sleeve body inner surface. The sleeve body has an internal thread on at least a portion thereof. The internal thread defining having a thread minor diameter. A plug seat is pressed into the threaded portion of the sleeve body. The plug seat has an unthreaded outer surface defining a plug seat outer diameter. The plug seat outer diameter is greater than the thread minor diameter.Type: GrantFiled: July 20, 2022Date of Patent: April 23, 2024Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.Inventor: Lonnie Carl Helms
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Patent number: 11933164Abstract: A flow diverter having a first conical section, a second conical section, and support legs. The first conical section comprises an outside surface tapering from a first end to a second end. The first end of the first conical section comprises a rounded nose. The second conical section comprises an outside surface tapering from a first end to a second end. The first end of the second conical section comprises a rounded nose. The second end of the first section can contact or be integrated with the second end of the second section, or an intermediate section can be positioned therebetween. The intermediate section can comprise a substantially cylindrical outer surface extending from the second end of the first conical section to the second end of the second conical section. The support legs are configured to fixedly couple the flow diverter to a tubular.Type: GrantFiled: November 15, 2021Date of Patent: March 19, 2024Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.Inventor: Lonnie Carl Helms
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Patent number: 11898416Abstract: A downhole tool for use in a well comprising a mandrel and an outer sleeve slidably disposed about the mandrel. An inner sleeve is slidably disposed in the mandrel. A drive pin comprising a drive pin bushing connected to the outer sleeve and a shear pin connected to the inner sleeve connects the inner sleeve to the outer sleeve.Type: GrantFiled: September 3, 2021Date of Patent: February 13, 2024Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.Inventors: Ishwar Dilip Patil, Avinash Gopal Dharne, Lonnie Carl Helms, Frank Vinicio Acosta Villarreal, Priyanshkumar Prashantkumar Desai
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Patent number: 11885197Abstract: A stage cementing tool for use in a wellbore comprises a mandrel having a plurality of circumferentially spaced first longitudinal slots and a plurality of circumferentially spaced second longitudinal slots. An opening sleeve is disposed in the mandrel in a first position and movable relative thereto. A setting sleeve disposed about the mandrel is connected to the opening sleeve and movable therewith. A drive sleeve disposed in the mandrel above the opening sleeve is connected to and movable with a closing sleeve disposed about the mandrel.Type: GrantFiled: November 1, 2021Date of Patent: January 30, 2024Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.Inventors: Ishwar Patil, Priyanshkumar Desai, Lonnie Carl Helms, Frank Vinicia Acosta Villarreal, Handoko Tirto Santoso
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Publication number: 20240026751Abstract: Provided is an inner sleeve, a downhole tool, and a method for cementing. The inner sleeve, in at least one aspect, includes a tubular having an inside tubular surface and an outside tubular surface. The inner sleeve, according to this aspect, further includes a collet including two or more collet fingers coupled to one end of the tubular, the collet having an inside collet surface and an outside collet surface, and further wherein the inside collet surface flares outward from the inside tubular surface by an angle (?0) when the collet is in its natural state.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 21, 2022Publication date: January 25, 2024Inventors: Lonnie Carl Helms, Maithri Muddasani, Charles David Slavin, Frank Vinicia Acosta Villarreal
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Publication number: 20240026750Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for determining the end of a reverse cementing operation based on one or more pressure measurements. In some aspects, a cement composition can be delivered to an annulus formed between a casing and a wellbore for reverse cementing the casing. In some cases, a determination that the cement composition has reached a shoe joint at a bottom portion of the casing can be based on a threshold change in a pressure measurement obtained while delivering the cement composition. In some instances, a trigger can be initiated for closing the shoe joint after determining that the cement composition has reached the shoe joint.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 19, 2022Publication date: January 25, 2024Applicant: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.Inventor: Lonnie Carl HELMS
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Publication number: 20240026754Abstract: A downhole apparatus has a sleeve body sleeve body defining a sleeve body inner surface. The sleeve body has an internal thread on at least a portion thereof. The internal thread defining having a thread minor diameter. A plug seat is pressed into the threaded portion of the sleeve body. The plug seat has an unthreaded outer surface defining a plug seat outer diameter. The plug seat outer diameter is greater than the thread minor diameter.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 20, 2022Publication date: January 25, 2024Inventor: Lonnie Carl Helms
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Patent number: 11873697Abstract: The present disclosure includes a plug for cementing a wellbore. The plug may include a cylinder. The cylinder may include at least one body including a non-conductive material with conductive filaments dispersed within the non-conductive material. The present disclosure also includes float equipment for cementing a wellbore. The float equipment may include a casing segment including an inner surface, drillable material affixed to the inner surface of the casing segment, and a check valve attached to the drillable material. The drillable material may include a non-conductive material and conductive filaments dispersed within the non-conductive material.Type: GrantFiled: August 30, 2019Date of Patent: January 16, 2024Assignees: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc., SDG LLC, Chevron U.S.A. Inc.Inventors: Lonnie Carl Helms, Frank Vinicio Acosta Villarreal, Avinash Gopal Dharne, William M. Moeny, Neal Gregory Skinner
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Publication number: 20240011369Abstract: Provided is an inner sleeve, a downhole tool, and a method for cementing. The inner sleeve, in at least one aspect, includes a tubular having an uphole end, a downhole end, an inside tubular surface and an outside tubular surface. The inner sleeve, in accordance with this aspect, further includes two or more plug seat openings circumferentially positioned about the tubular and extending from the outside tubular surface to the inside tubular surface, the two or more plug seat openings configured to engage with two or more associated plug seats and allow the two or more associated plug seats to move between a radially retracted state and a radially extended state.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 7, 2022Publication date: January 11, 2024Inventors: Lonnie Carl Helms, Frank Vinicia Acosta VIllarreal
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Publication number: 20230399918Abstract: Provided, in one aspect, is a cementing apparatus. The cementing apparatus, in one embodiment comprising a housing; a fixed member coupled with the housing, the fixed member having at least one fixed member fluid opening therein; and a moving member positioned downhole of the fixed member and movable between a circulating position and a cemented position, the moving member having at least one moving member fluid opening therein, the at least one moving member fluid opening linearly offset from the at least one fixed member fluid opening.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 22, 2023Publication date: December 14, 2023Inventors: Ishwar Dilip Patil, Handoko Tirto Santoso, Lonnie Carl Helms, Jinhua Cao, Frank Vinicio Acosta, Mayur Narain Ahuja, Rajesh Parameshwaraiah
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Publication number: 20230392472Abstract: A downhole tool has a tool body with a tool body outer diameter. A liner with a liner outer diameter is connected to the tool body. The tool body has a plurality of diverter ports defined in a wall thereof. A closing sleeve is movable in the tool body to close the diverter ports. A closing seat attached to the closing sleeve is a frangible closing seat.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 15, 2022Publication date: December 7, 2023Inventors: Nathan Barrett Wyatt, Lonnie Carl Helms, Tor Sigve Saetre, Frank Vinicia Acosta Villarreal
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Patent number: 11767728Abstract: A plug for displacing cement in a downhole environment comprising a seal surface having at least one profile. The seal surface, in response to applied pressure, creates a hydraulic seal with another device. The seal surface can be made of molded rubber and the profile formed thereon can be formed from the molded rubber and during the molding process. The profile can be a semicircular profile or multiple semicircular profiles. The profile or profiles can be one or more semicircular profiles and one or more line profiles. The plug can be a bottom plug and the seal surface can be an upstream seal surface and the other device can be a float collar. The plug can be a top plug and the seal surface can an upstream seal surface and the other device can be a bottom plug.Type: GrantFiled: July 15, 2019Date of Patent: September 26, 2023Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.Inventors: Avinash Gopal Dharne, Lonnie Carl Helms
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Patent number: 11746618Abstract: Provided, in one aspect, is a cementing apparatus. The cementing apparatus, in one embodiment comprising a housing; a fixed member coupled with the housing, the fixed member having at least one fixed member fluid opening therein; and a moving member positioned downhole of the fixed member and movable between a circulating position and a cemented position, the moving member having at least one moving member fluid opening therein, the at least one moving member fluid opening linearly offset from the at least one fixed member fluid opening.Type: GrantFiled: November 3, 2020Date of Patent: September 5, 2023Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.Inventors: Ishwar Dilip Patil, Handoko Tirto Santoso, Lonnie Carl Helms, Jinhua Cao, Frank Vinicio Acosta, Mayur Narain Ahuja, Rajesh Parameshwaraiah
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Publication number: 20230243235Abstract: The present disclosure includes a plug for cementing a wellbore. The plug may include a cylinder. The cylinder may include at least one body including a non-conductive material with conductive filaments dispersed within the non-conductive material. The present disclosure also includes float equipment for cementing a wellbore. The float equipment may include a casing segment including an inner surface, drillable material affixed to the inner surface of the casing segment, and a check valve attached to the drillable material. The drillable material may include a non-conductive material and conductive filaments dispersed within the non-conductive material.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 30, 2019Publication date: August 3, 2023Inventors: Lonnie Carl Helms, Frank Vinicio Acosta Villarreal, Avinash Gopal Dharne, William M. Moeny, Neal Gregory Skinner
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Patent number: 11668183Abstract: A flow assembly is deployed downhole in a casing for a cementing operation. The flow assembly has a spool with an optical cable. As cement is pumped downhole and through the flow assembly, a dart attached to the optical cable on the spool is dragged with the flow of cement. Cement flow is stopped based on signals along the optical cable that the dart is at a desired location downhole.Type: GrantFiled: October 21, 2021Date of Patent: June 6, 2023Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.Inventors: Luke Christopher Downey, Christopher Lee Stokely, John Laureto Maida, Jr., John Paul Bir Singh, Lonnie Carl Helms
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Patent number: 11661812Abstract: Systems, methods, and apparatuses of the present disclosure generally relate to dissolvable plugs for separating fluids in a wellbore. A dissolvable plug includes a first end comprising a first fluid barrier. The first fluid barrier includes a polymer film. The dissolvable plug also includes a second end opposite to the first end. The second end comprises a second fluid barrier. The second fluid barrier comprises a polymer film. The dissolvable plug includes a solid structure made of a sand and salt mixture.Type: GrantFiled: February 28, 2022Date of Patent: May 30, 2023Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.Inventors: Samuel Jason Lewis, Paul Joseph Jones, Lonnie Carl Helms
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Publication number: 20230151729Abstract: A flow diverter having a first conical section, a second conical section, and support legs. The first conical section comprises an outside surface tapering from a first end to a second end. The first end of the first conical section comprises a rounded nose. The second conical section comprises an outside surface tapering from a first end to a second end. The first end of the second conical section comprises a rounded nose. The second end of the first section can contact or be integrated with the second end of the second section, or an intermediate section can be positioned therebetween. The intermediate section can comprise a substantially cylindrical outer surface extending from the second end of the first conical section to the second end of the second conical section. The support legs are configured to fixedly couple the flow diverter to a tubular.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 15, 2021Publication date: May 18, 2023Inventor: Lonnie Carl HELMS
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Publication number: 20230139858Abstract: A stage cementing tool for use in a wellbore comprises a mandrel having a plurality of circumferentially spaced first longitudinal slots and a plurality of circumferentially spaced second longitudinal slots. An opening sleeve is disposed in the mandrel in a first position and movable relative thereto. A setting sleeve disposed about the mandrel is connected to the opening sleeve and movable therewith. A drive sleeve is disposed in the mandrel above the opening sleeve is connected to and movable with a closing sleeve disposed about the mandrel.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 1, 2021Publication date: May 4, 2023Inventors: Ishwar Patil, Priyanshkumar Desai, Lonnie Carl Helms, Frank Vinicia Acosta Villarreal, Handoko Tirto Santoso
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Publication number: 20230092656Abstract: A valve housing has a first flapper moveable from an open position in the housing in which two-way flow is allowed to a closed position in which only one-way flow is permitted. A first collet sleeve is moveable from a first position to a second position in the valve housing. The first collet sleeve in the first position retains the flapper valve in the open position. The collet sleeve is moveable from a first position to a second position which allows the flapper to move to a closed position.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 19, 2021Publication date: March 23, 2023Inventors: Rajesh Parameshwaraiah, Lonnie Carl Helms, Frank Vinicia Acosta Villarreal, Maithri Muddasani, Saul Emmanuel Vazquez Niebla