Patents by Inventor Paul Hazel
Paul Hazel 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).
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Patent number: 10202819Abstract: An annular barrier system for expanding an annular barrier in an annulus between a well tubular structure and an inside wall of a borehole downhole includes an annular barrier having a tubular part for mounting as part of the well tubular structure. The annular barrier further includes an expandable sleeve surrounding the tubular part, at least one end of the expandable sleeve being fastened in a fastener of a connection part in the tubular part. The annular barrier system also has a tool for expanding the expandable sleeve by letting a pressurized fluid through a passage in the tubular part into a space between the expandable sleeve and the tubular part.Type: GrantFiled: August 4, 2017Date of Patent: February 12, 2019Assignee: Welltec Oilfield Solutions AGInventors: Jørgen Hallundbæk, Paul Hazel
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Publication number: 20190035147Abstract: A set of plural primitives to be processed (140) for a frame for output in a graphics processing system is divided into plural subsets of primitives (141), such that each primitive is allocated into one subset of primitives only, and each subset of primitives contains only contiguous primitives. For each subset of primitives that the set of primitives has been divided into, data representative of the primitives of the subset of primitives, and data indicating the volume of space that the subset of primitives falls within, is generated and stored (143). This data is stored as a tree representation of the set of primitives with each leaf node of the tree representing a respective sub-set of primitives that the set of primitives has been divided into (142). The tree representation of the subsets of primitives is then used, e.g., to determine respective sets of subsets of primitives that could cast a shadow from a light source for respective regions of an output frame to be generated.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 10, 2017Publication date: January 31, 2019Applicant: Arm LimitedInventor: Graham Paul Hazel
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Patent number: 10100599Abstract: The present invention relates to a downhole system for completing a well with wireless power and communication downhole, comprising: a first well tubular structure, a second well tubular structure arranged partly inside the first well tubular structure, a first electrical unit comprising a first inductive coupler part and being arranged on an outer face of the first well tubular structure and electrically connected with an electrical conductor, an annular barrier for being expanded in an annulus between a first well tubular structure and a wall of a borehole or another well tubular structure downhole for providing zone isolation between a first zone having a first pressure and a second zone, the annular barrier comprising: a tubular metal part for mounting as part of the first well tubular structure, the tubular metal part having a first expansion opening, an axial extension and an outer face, an expandable sleeve surrounding the tubular metal part and having an inner face facing the tubular metal part and anType: GrantFiled: November 22, 2016Date of Patent: October 16, 2018Assignee: Welltec A/SInventors: Ricardo Reves Vasques, Paul Hazel
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Publication number: 20180274356Abstract: The present invention relates to a downhole plug and abandonment system comprising a well tubular structure having an inside and a wall and being arranged in a borehole, a first plug arranged in the well tubular structure for sealing off a lower part of the well tubular structure, a second plug arranged in the well tubular structure at a distance and above the first plug isolating a confined space having a space pressure between the first plug and the second plug, wherein an abandonment device is arranged in the confined space, the abandonment device comprising: a unit configured to increase the space pressure, a sensor configured to measure a temperature and/or a pressure in the confined space, and a device communication module configured to receive an input from the sensor and to communicate signals from the abandonment device. Furthermore, the present invention relates to a downhole plug and abandonment method.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 20, 2018Publication date: September 27, 2018Inventor: Paul HAZEL
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Patent number: 9976368Abstract: The present invention relates to a downhole punch for insertion into a wall of a casing. The downhole punch comprises a body having a first end and a second end and a through-bore forming an inner face of the body and an outer face of the body, wherein the first end comprises at least one cutting edge at least forming a leading tip or a leading edge for punching an opening in the casing, and a component is arranged in the through-bore. The present invention also relates to a downhole valve for insertion into a wall of a casing. The downhole valve comprises a housing having a first end and a second end and an inner face and an outer face. Furthermore, the invention relates to a downhole tool for inserting a downhole valve into a wall of a casing, to a downhole system comprising the downhole tool as well as to a downhole method for insertion of a downhole unit into a casing downhole.Type: GrantFiled: November 25, 2011Date of Patent: May 22, 2018Assignee: WELLTEC A/SInventors: Jørgen Hallundbæk, Paul Hazel
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Publication number: 20180130253Abstract: To simulate the effect of shadows on specular lighting in an image being rendered, a specular volume is determined for a region of the image being rendered and used to determine the region of a light source that could provide a specular lighting contribution in the frame region. A set of geometry that could cast a shadow in the frame region is then determined and used, together with the determined region of the light source that could provide a specular lighting contribution, to determine a specular light source visibility parameter for sampling positions in the frame region. The determined specular light source visibility parameters are then used to modulate the specular lighting from the light source when shading the geometry in the frame region to produce the rendered output image for the frame region.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 6, 2017Publication date: May 10, 2018Applicant: Geomerics LtdInventor: Graham Paul Hazel
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Publication number: 20180119519Abstract: The present invention relates to a downhole well tubular structure configured to be arranged in a borehole in a formation, comprising a well tubular part having an opening and an inner face, the well tubular part having an axial extension, a first sleeve configured to slide within the well tubular part along at least part of the inner face, the first sleeve having a first end face and a second end face, the first sleeve having a first sleeve groove facing away from the well tubular part, the first sleeve groove of the first sleeve having a first groove face extending radially and facing away from the first end face, and the first sleeve groove of the first sleeve having a second groove face inclining away from the first groove face, wherein the well tubular part has a first inclined face facing the first end face of the first sleeve, the first inclined face inclining from the inner face away from the first sleeve, wherein the well tubular part comprises a second inclined face facing the first inclined face, tType: ApplicationFiled: March 23, 2016Publication date: May 3, 2018Inventors: Paul HAZEL, Ricardo Reves VASQUES, Satish KUMAR
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Publication number: 20180106124Abstract: The present invention relates to a downhole tubular assembly configured to be mounted as part of a well tubular structure in a borehole of a well having a top. The downhole tubular assembly comprises a well metal tubing configured to be mounted as part of the well tubular structure, the well metal tubing having a longitudinal extension, a tubing length along the longitudinal extension, an inner diameter and an outer diameter defining a wall, an inner face and an outer face.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 29, 2016Publication date: April 19, 2018Inventor: Paul HAZEL
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Publication number: 20180010414Abstract: The present invention relates to an annular barrier for isolating a production zone, the annular barrier having a first end and a second end, comprising: a tubular metal part for mounting as part of a well tubular metal structure, the tubular metal part having an outer face, an expandable metal sleeve surrounding the tubular metal part and having an outer face facing a wall of a borehole, each end of the expandable metal sleeve being connected with the tubular metal part, an annular space arranged between the expandable metal sleeve and the tubular metal part, the expandable metal sleeve being configured to expand by pressurised fluid entering the annular space, a first tubular metal connection assembly surrounding the tubular metal part connecting one end of the expandable metal sleeve with the tubular metal part and a second tubular metal connection assembly surrounding the tubular metal part connecting the other end of the expandable metal sleeve with the tubular metal part, each tubular metal connection aType: ApplicationFiled: July 6, 2017Publication date: January 11, 2018Inventor: Paul HAZEL
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Publication number: 20170365090Abstract: When rendering a scene for output that includes a light source that could cast shadows in a graphics processing system, the world-space volume for the scene to be rendered is first partitioned into a plurality of sub-volumes, and then a set of geometry to be processed for the scene that could cast a shadow from a light source to be considered for the scene in the sub-volume is determined for any sub-volume that is lit by a light source. The determined sets of geometry for the sub-volumes are then used to determine light source visibility parameters for output samples, such as vertex positions and/or screen space sampling positions, for the scene. The determined light source visibility parameter for an output sample is then used to modulate the effect of the light source at the output sample when rendering an output version of the output sample.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 16, 2017Publication date: December 21, 2017Applicant: GEOMERICS LTDInventor: Graham Paul Hazel
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Publication number: 20170356267Abstract: The present invention relates to a downhole straddle assembly for straddling over a zone downhole in a well, the straddle assembly comprising a plurality of tubular sections mounted end to end in succession to form one tubular pipe having a first end tubular section forming a first open end of the tubular pipe, and a second end tubular section forming a second open end of the tubular pipe, said tubular pipe having an outer diameter, wherein the tubular section mounted to the first end tubular section is a first expandable metal sleeve being more pliant than the first end tubular section, and the tubular section mounted with the second end tubular section is a second expandable metal sleeve being more pliant than the second end tubular section. Furthermore, the present invention relates to a downhole straddle system for straddling over a zone downhole in a well and to a downhole straddle method.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 9, 2017Publication date: December 14, 2017Inventor: Paul HAZEL
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Patent number: 9835023Abstract: The present invention relates to a barrier testing method for testing a production casing in a borehole (4).Type: GrantFiled: October 30, 2013Date of Patent: December 5, 2017Assignee: Welltec A/SInventors: Jørgen Hallundbæk, Ricardo Reves Vasques, Paul Hazel
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Publication number: 20170328173Abstract: Downhole completion system (100) arranged in a borehole, comprising a production casing (2) having an axial extension with an opening (4) for providing fluid communication between the borehole and the inside of the casing, a sleeve (5) arranged at least partly movably along or rotatably around the axial extension for opening, choking or closing the fluid communication and a sleeve control (7) for moving the sleeve (5) to open, choke or close the opening (4), wherein the sleeve control comprises a first part having at least one member (9) engaging the profile, a second part having a fixation unit (11) fixating the sleeve control in the casing, an actuator (12) for moving the first part in relation to the second part, a power supply (14), such as a battery, supplying power to the actuator (12), and a first communication module (15) for receiving control signals from surface.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 1, 2015Publication date: November 16, 2017Inventors: Ricardo Reves VASQUES, Paul HAZEL
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Publication number: 20170328170Abstract: The present invention relates to an annular barrier system for expanding an annular barrier in an annulus between a well tubular structure and an inside wall of a borehole downhole. The annular barrier system comprises an annular barrier having a tubular part for mounting as part of the well tubular structure, the annular barrier further comprising an expandable sleeve surrounding the tubular part, at least one end of the expandable sleeve being fastened in a fastening means of a connection part in the tubular part. The annular barrier system also comprises a tool for expanding the expandable sleeve by letting a pressurised fluid through a passage in the tubular part into a space between the expandable sleeve and the tubular part.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 4, 2017Publication date: November 16, 2017Inventors: Jørgen HALLUNDBÆK, Paul HAZEL
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Patent number: 9803465Abstract: An annular barrier system for proving a testable annular barrier arranged between a first metal casing or borehole and a second metal casing. The annular barrier system has a first annular barrier and a second annular barrier, each barrier including a tubular part made of metal extending in a longitudinal direction for mounting as part of the second metal casing, an expandable metal sleeve surrounding and connected with the tubular part and defining an annular barrier space, and a first fluid passage in the tubular part for letting fluid into the annular barrier space to expand the sleeve. The annular barrier system further includes a sensor, and when the expandable sleeves are expanded to abut the first metal casing or borehole, a first annular space is at least partly defined between the annular barriers. The sensor is arranged to determine a condition of the annular space in order to test the isolation ability of at least one of the annular barriers.Type: GrantFiled: November 29, 2012Date of Patent: October 31, 2017Assignee: Welltec A/SInventors: Jørgen Hallundbæk, Paul Hazel
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Patent number: 9745819Abstract: An annular barrier system for expanding an annular barrier in an annulus between a well tubular structure and an inside wall of a borehole downhole includes an annular barrier having a tubular part for mounting as part of the well tubular structure, the annular barrier further comprising an expandable sleeve surrounding the tubular part, at least one end of the expandable sleeve being fastened in a fastener of a connection part in the tubular part. The annular barrier system also comprises a tool for expanding the expandable sleeve by letting a pressurized fluid through a passage in the tubular part into a space between the expandable sleeve and the tubular part.Type: GrantFiled: June 30, 2014Date of Patent: August 29, 2017Assignee: Welltec A/SInventors: Jørgen Hallundbæk, Paul Hazel
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Patent number: 9725980Abstract: The present invention relates to an annular barrier to be expanded in an annulus between a well tubular structure and an inside wall of a borehole for providing zone isolation between a first zone and a second zone of the borehole, comprising a tubular part for mounting as part of the well tubular structure and having an expansion opening, an expandable sleeve surrounding the tubular part, each end of the expandable sleeve being connected with the tubular part, and an annular barrier space between the tubular part and the expandable sleeve, wherein the annular barrier further comprises a pressure intensifying means having an inlet in a first end in fluid communication with the expansion opening and having an outlet in a second end in fluid communication with the annular barrier space.Type: GrantFiled: August 30, 2012Date of Patent: August 8, 2017Assignee: Welltec A/SInventors: Jørgen Hallundbæk, Paul Hazel, Ricardo Reves Vasques
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Publication number: 20170159405Abstract: The present invention relates to a downhole well system for producing hydrocarbon-containing fluid from a reservoir downhole, comprising a well tubular structure having an inside, a first and a second annular barrier for isolating an annulus outside the well tubular structure, each annular barrier comprising a tubular part adapted to be mounted as part of the well tubular structure, the tubular part having an outer face, an expandable metal sleeve surrounding the tubular part and having an inner sleeve face facing the tubular part and an outer sleeve face facing a wall of a borehole, each end of the expandable sleeve being connected with the tubular part, and an annular space between the inner sleeve face of the expandable sleeve and the tubular part, the first and second annular barriers being adapted to isolate a production zone when expanded, and an inflow valve assembly arranged between the first and the second annular barriers opposite the production zone for providing fluid communication between the proType: ApplicationFiled: June 29, 2015Publication date: June 8, 2017Applicant: WELLTEC A/SInventor: Paul HAZEL
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Publication number: 20170145801Abstract: The present invention relates to a downhole stimulation system for stimulating production. The system has first and second inflatable packers (6) for isolating a production zone (10), the packers being inflated through aperture (15), a sliding sleeve valve (17) arranged between the two packers, the sleeve having an opening (19) to provide fluid communication between the inside of the well tubular and the production zone. In operation the inflatable device is set downstream of the inflation aperture of the lower packer, the well is pressurized to move the tool downstream to open the sliding sleeve valve, whereafter fracturing fluid with proppants having a size which is smaller than that of the sliding sleeve opening (19) and larger than the packer inflation aperture (15), is pumped downhole using a displacement means such as a piston element.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 22, 2015Publication date: May 25, 2017Applicant: WELLTEC A/SInventors: Paul HAZEL, Ricardo Reves VASQUES
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Publication number: 20170145779Abstract: The present invention relates to a downhole completion system comprising a production casing installed in a bore-hole and an annular barrier system to be expanded in an annulus between a production casing and a wall of a borehole or another well tubular structure downhole for providing zone isolation between a first zone having a first pressure and a second zone having a second pressure of the borehole, the downhole completion system comprising an annular barrier comprising a tubular metal part adapted to be mounted as part of the production casing, the tubular metal part having an outer face, an expandable metal sleeve surrounding the tubular metal part and having an inner sleeve face facing the tubular metal part and an outer sleeve face facing the wall of the borehole, each end of the expandable metal sleeve being connected with the tubular metal part, and an annular space between the inner sleeve face of the expandable metal sleeve and the tubular metal part, the annular space having a space pressure, wheType: ApplicationFiled: May 8, 2015Publication date: May 25, 2017Inventors: Paul HAZEL, Ricardo Reves VASQUES