Patents by Inventor Malcolm R. Upshall

Malcolm R. Upshall 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).

  • Apparatus and method for drilling a well
    Patent number: 9932818
    Abstract: A system for drilling at least one well of interest proximate a reference well comprises at least one sensor in a drill string in the at least one well of interest to detect at least one parameter of interest related to a distance and a direction to the reference well. A controller is operatively coupled to the at least one sensor to determine the distance and the direction from the sensor to the reference well based at least in part on the at least one detected parameter of interest. A steerable assembly is operatively coupled to the controller to receive commands from the controller to adjust the path of the at least one well of interest being drilled based at least in part on the distance and direction from the sensor to the reference well.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 3, 2018
    Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
    Inventors: Richard T Hay, Malcolm R Upshall
  • APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR DRILLING A WELL
    Publication number: 20130341092
    Abstract: A system for drilling at least one well of interest proximate a reference well comprises at least one sensor in a drill string in the at least one well of interest to detect at least one parameter of interest related to a distance and a direction to the reference well. A controller is operatively coupled to the at least one sensor to determine the distance and the direction from the sensor to the reference well based at least in part on the at least one detected parameter of interest. A steerable assembly is operatively coupled to the controller to receive commands from the controller to adjust the path of the at least one well of interest being drilled based at least in part on the distance and direction from the sensor to the reference well.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 17, 2010
    Publication date: December 26, 2013
    Applicant: HALLIBURTON ENERGY SERVICES, INC.
    Inventors: Richard T. Hay, Malcolm R. Upshall