Patents by Inventor Miroslav Slapal

Miroslav Slapal 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: 11732581
    Abstract: A method includes positioning a downhole acquisition tool in a wellbore in a geological formation. The method includes operating a pump module to gather information for a fluid outside of the downhole acquisition tool that enters the downhole acquisition tool from a first flowline, a second flowline, or both while the downhole acquisition tool is within the wellbore. Operating the pump module includes controlling a valve assembly to a first valve configuration that enables the fluid to flow into the downhole tool via the first flowline fluidly coupled to a first pump module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2023
    Assignee: SCHLUMBERGER TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Miroslav Slapal, Christopher Albert Babin, Daniel Palmer, Kai Hsu, Anthony Robert Holmes Goodwin, Julian Pop, Nathan Mathew Landsiedel, Adriaan Gisolf
  • Publication number: 20220003114
    Abstract: A method includes positioning a downhole acquisition tool in a wellbore in a geological formation. The method includes operating a pump module to gather information for a fluid outside of the downhole acquisition tool that enters the downhole acquisition tool from a first flowline, a second flowline, or both while the downhole acquisition tool is within the wellbore. Operating the pump module includes controlling a valve assembly to a first valve configuration that enables the fluid to flow into the downhole tool via the first flowline fluidly coupled to a first pump module.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 20, 2021
    Publication date: January 6, 2022
    Inventors: Miroslav Slapal, Christopher Albert Babin, Daniel Palmer, Kai Hsu, Anthony Robert Holmes Goodwin, Julian Pop, Nathan Mathew Landsiedel, Adriaan Gisolf
  • Patent number: 11125081
    Abstract: A method includes positioning a downhole acquisition tool in a wellbore in a geological formation. The method includes operating a pump module to gather information for a fluid outside of the downhole acquisition tool that enters the downhole acquisition tool from a first flowline, a second flowline, or both while the downhole acquisition tool is within the wellbore. Operating the pump module includes controlling a valve assembly to a first valve configuration that enables the fluid to flow into the downhole tool via the first flowline fluidly coupled to a first pump module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 21, 2021
    Assignee: SCHLUMBERGER TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Miroslav Slapal, Christopher Albert Babin, Daniel Palmer, Kai Hsu, Anthony Robert Holmes Goodwin, Julian Pop, Nathan Mathew Landsiedel, Adriaan Gisolf
  • Publication number: 20180119547
    Abstract: A method includes positioning a downhole acquisition tool in a wellbore in a geological formation. The method includes operating a pump module to gather information for a fluid outside of the downhole acquisition tool that enters the downhole acquisition tool from a first flowline, a second flowline, or both while the downhole acquisition tool is within the wellbore. Operating the pump module includes controlling a valve assembly to a first valve configuration that enables the fluid to flow into the downhole tool via the first flowline fluidly coupled to a first pump module.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 23, 2017
    Publication date: May 3, 2018
    Inventors: Miroslav Slapal, Christopher Albert Babin, Daniel Palmer, Kai Hsu, Anthony Robert Holmes Goodwin, Julian Pop, Nathan Mathew Landsiedel, Adriaan Gisolf
  • Patent number: 9146333
    Abstract: A system and method collects one or more measurements within a borehole formed in a subsurface reservoir. The system and method provides a first downhole component having an expandable element and a first port formed in a layer of the expandable element. A wireless transceiver is connected to the first downhole component, wherein the wireless transceiver is adapted to transmit one or more wireless signals within the borehole. A first wireless sensor located at the first port and remotely with respect to the wireless transceiver, wherein the first wireless sensor is configure to receive the one or more wireless signals and collect at least one measurement within the borehole or perform at least one task related to the borehole or subsurface reservoir about the borehole.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 29, 2015
    Assignee: Schlumberger Technology Corporation
    Inventors: Miroslav Slapal, Julian Pop, Jean Louis Pessin, Stephen Yeldell, Ramon Hernandez-Marti
  • Publication number: 20140111347
    Abstract: A system and method collects one or more measurements within a borehole formed in a subsurface reservoir. The system and method provides a first downhole component having an expandable element and a first port formed in a layer of the expandable element. A wireless transceiver is connected to the first downhole component, wherein the wireless transceiver is adapted to transmit one or more wireless signals within the borehole. A first wireless sensor located at the first port and remotely with respect to the wireless transceiver, wherein the first wireless sensor is configure to receive the one or more wireless signals and collect at least one measurement within the borehole or perform at least one task related to the borehole or subsurface reservoir about the borehole.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 23, 2012
    Publication date: April 24, 2014
    Applicant: SCHLUMBERGER TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Miroslav Slapal, Julian Pop, Jean Louis Pessin, Stephen Yeldell, Ramon Hernandez-Marti