Patents by Inventor Neil Alan OSTERMANN

Neil Alan OSTERMANN 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: 11761324
    Abstract: A vibration-damping sub is provided to mitigate shock and other sources of vibration in a tool string. In examples, a tubular damping body is rigidly coupled between a vibration-sensitive tool and a vibration source. The tubular damping body includes a tubular wall defining a plurality of shaped holes configured to dampen the mechanical vibration to below the design threshold for the vibration-sensitive tool. The tubular damping body may also include different portions having different materials and impedances to further disrupt the propagation of mechanical waveforms.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2023
    Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
    Inventor: Neil Alan Ostermann
  • Publication number: 20230065177
    Abstract: A vibration-damping sub is provided to mitigate shock and other sources of vibration in a tool string. In examples, a tubular damping body is rigidly coupled between a vibration-sensitive tool and a vibration source. The tubular damping body includes a tubular wall defining a plurality of shaped holes configured to dampen the mechanical vibration to below the design threshold for the vibration-sensitive tool. The tubular damping body may also include different portions having different materials and impedances to further disrupt the propagation of mechanical waveforms.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 27, 2021
    Publication date: March 2, 2023
    Applicant: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
    Inventor: Neil Alan Ostermann
  • Patent number: 10428643
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and computer-readable media for downhole line detection. A system can send an electrical signal down an electric line that runs down an outside of a downhole casing of a wellbore. A downhole sensor system located at a downhole location inside the downhole casing can detect a magnetic field generated by a current of the electrical signal. Next, the system can identify a one or more characteristics of the magnetic field and/or the electrical signal. Based on the one or more characteristics, the system can determine a first position of the electric line relative to the downhole casing or the downhole sensor system. The system can then infer, based on the first position of the electric line, a second position of a non-electroconductive cable that runs alongside the electric line outside of the downhole casing of the wellbore.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2019
    Assignee: HALLIBURTON ENERGY SERVICES, INC.
    Inventor: Neil Alan Ostermann
  • Publication number: 20180066511
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and computer-readable media for downhole line detection. A system can send an electrical signal down an electric line that runs down an outside of a downhole casing of a wellbore. A downhole sensor system located at a downhole location inside the downhole casing can detect a magnetic field generated by a current of the electrical signal. Next, the system can identify a one or more characteristics of the magnetic field and/or the electrical signal. Based on the one or more characteristics, the system can determine a first position of the electric line relative to the downhole casing or the downhole sensor system. The system can then infer, based on the first position of the electric line, a second position of a non-electroconductive cable that runs alongside the electric line outside of the downhole casing of the wellbore.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 19, 2016
    Publication date: March 8, 2018
    Applicant: HALLIBURTON ENERGY SERVICES, INC.
    Inventor: Neil Alan OSTERMANN