Patents by Inventor Patrick Schorn

Patrick Schorn 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).

  • Coiled tubing pump down system
    Patent number: 9097084
    Abstract: A system and methodology facilitates an operation utilizing coiled tubing. The technique comprises coupling a hydraulic assist device to coiled tubing. A fluid is flowed into an enclosure such as a wellbore and along the coiled tubing. The fluid is flowed against the hydraulic assist device, and the action of this fluid against the hydraulic assist device creates a pulling force on the coiled tubing. The pulling force facilitates movement of the coiled tubing along the wellbore or other enclosure to provide the coiled tubing with greater reach for a variety of intervention operations or other types of operations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2015
    Assignee: Schlumberger Technology Corporation
    Inventors: Thomas Daniel McDougall, Teoman Altinkopru, Patrick Schorn, Mustafa Mert Erbil
  • COILED TUBING PUMP DOWN SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20140116724
    Abstract: A system and methodology facilitates an operation utilizing coiled tubing. The technique comprises coupling a hydraulic assist device to coiled tubing. A fluid is flowed into an enclosure such as a wellbore and along the coiled tubing. The fluid is flowed against the hydraulic assist device, and the action of this fluid against the hydraulic assist device creates a pulling force on the coiled tubing. The pulling force facilitates movement of the coiled tubing along the wellbore or other enclosure to provide the coiled tubing with greater reach for a variety of intervention operations or other types of operations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 26, 2012
    Publication date: May 1, 2014
    Applicant: SCHLUMBERGER TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Thomas Daniel McDougall, Teoman Altinkopru, Patrick Schorn, Mustafa Mert Erbil
  • Downhole application for a backpressure valve
    Patent number: 7857067
    Abstract: A backpressure valve. The backpressure valve may be configured to maintain a substantially controlled pressure in bottom hole assembly while simultaneously being compatible with a pressure pulse tool downhole thereof. The backpressure valve includes pressure generating capacity below its internal valve assembly so as to avoid the tendency of the assembly to throttle open and closed. Furthermore, the pressure generation is achieved in a manner avoiding cavitation. As a result, once the backpressure valve is opened, the pressure pulse tool is able to reliably communicate with surface equipment at the oilfield.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 28, 2010
    Assignee: Schlumberger Technology Corporation
    Inventors: Gokturk Tunc, Zheng Rong Xu, Patrick Schorn, Lawrence J. Leising
  • Downhole Application for a Backpressure Valve
    Publication number: 20090301734
    Abstract: A backpressure valve. The backpressure valve may be configured to maintain a substantially controlled pressure in bottom hole assembly while simultaneously being compatible with a pressure pulse tool downhole thereof. The backpressure valve includes pressure generating capacity below its internal valve assembly so as to avoid the tendency of the assembly to throttle open and closed. Furthermore, the pressure generation is achieved in a manner avoiding cavitation. As a result, once the backpressure valve is opened, the pressure pulse tool is able to reliably communicate with surface equipment at the oilfield.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 17, 2008
    Publication date: December 10, 2009
    Inventors: Gokturk Tunc, Zheng Rong Xu, Patrick Schorn, Lawrence J. Leising