Patents by Inventor Michael B. CAPEHART

Michael B. CAPEHART 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).

  • EXPANDABLE LINER
    Publication number: 20210071504
    Abstract: An expandable liner includes an expandable tubular having a threaded connection and a support layer comprising polyurea disposed around an exterior of the expandable tubular.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 10, 2020
    Publication date: March 11, 2021
    Inventors: Richard W. DELANGE, John Richard SETTERBERG, JR., Scott H. OSBURN, Michael B. CAPEHART, Feng GAO
  • Expandable liner
    Patent number: 10865625
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a method of completing a wellbore (10) includes positioning an expandable tubular having a support layer (121) disposed on an exterior of the expandable tubular inside a casing (15); mechanically expanding the tubular and the support layer, wherein a distance between an outer diameter of the support layer and the inner diameter of the casing is sufficient to prevent burst of the tubular; and hydraulically expanding the support layer into contact with the casing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2020
    Assignee: Weatherford Technology Holdings, LLC
    Inventors: Richard W. Delange, John Richard Setterberg, Jr., Scott H. Osburn, Michael B. Capehart, Feng Gao
  • EXPANDABLE LINER
    Publication number: 20180371882
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a method of completing a wellbore (10) includes positioning an expandable tubular having a support layer (121) disposed on an exterior of the expandable tubular inside a casing (15); mechanically expanding the tubular and the support layer, wherein a distance between an outer diameter of the support layer and the inner diameter of the casing is sufficient to prevent burst of the tubular; and hydraulically expanding the support layer into contact with the casing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 13, 2016
    Publication date: December 27, 2018
    Inventors: Richard W. DELANGE, John Richard SETTERBERG, Jr., Scott H. OSBURN, Michael B. CAPEHART, Feng GAO