Patents by Inventor Renato S. Rodrigues

Renato S. Rodrigues 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: 5040607
    Abstract: A subsea structure for oil well drilling, completion and production and specially designed for utilization in water depths of 1,000 m or more. The structure includes a template having radially extending structures and which extends radially from a central foundation, on top of which the template shall be set and where a central manifold for controlling the production of wells is located. Each structure arm is provided in its extremity with an opening for adaptation of a guide-base for well drilling, and one of the arms of the template (1) is intended to receive connectors (6) of export and well control lines.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 1989
    Date of Patent: August 20, 1991
    Assignee: Petroleo Brasileiro S.A. - PETROBRAS
    Inventors: Andre L. Cordeiro, Helio L. M. Falcao, Renato S. Rodrigues, Samir P. Awad
  • Patent number: 4960174
    Abstract: A system for oil well drilling and completing operations in deep water which allows an oil well drilled in deep water to start producing, the operations being conducted from a dynamically placed vessel, comprising: providing a permanent guide base (9) on the sea bottom containing a high pressure housing (13) having an upper free end (15) adapted to receive safety, drilling, and production (completion) equipment, the upper free end of the high pressure housing being covered by a protective cover (17) having an external conical part (18), the permanent guide base (9) also having attached thereto, by means of a releasing device, a releasable guide-funnel (10) which covers and protects the upper free end of the high pressure housing during drilling of the well but which prevents the production equipment from being installed because of its size and shape; withdrawing the releasable guide-funnel, after drilling operations are finished, by means of a remote control vehicle which activates the releasing device, thus
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 1989
    Date of Patent: October 2, 1990
    Assignee: Petroleo Brasileiro S.A. - PETROBRAS
    Inventors: Renato S. Rodrigues, Jayme H. Ogura
  • Patent number: 4877088
    Abstract: A process for oil well drilling and completing operations in deep water which allows an oil well drilled in deep water to start producing, the operations being conducted from a dynamically placed vessel, comprising: providing a permanent guide base (9) on the sea bottom containing a high pressure housing (13) having an upper free end (15) adapted to receive safety, drilling, and production (completion) equipment, the upper free end of the high pressure housing being covered by a protective cover (17) having an external conical part (18), the permanent guide base (9) also having attached thereto, by means of a releasing device, a releasable guide-funnel (10) which covers and protects the upper free end of the high pressure housing during drilling of the well but which prevents the production equipment from being installed because of its size and shape; withdrawing the releasable guide-funnel, after drilling operations are finished, by means of a remote control vehicle which activates the releasing device, thus
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 1988
    Date of Patent: October 31, 1989
    Assignee: Petroleo Brasileiro S.A. - Petrobras
    Inventors: Renato S. Rodrigues, Jayme H. Ogura