Patents by Inventor Ronald Wayne Courville

Ronald Wayne Courville 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).

  • Methods and systems for identifying and plugging subterranean conduits
    Patent number: 11474272
    Abstract: A method includes collecting seismic survey data and processing the seismic survey data to identify subterranean conduit coordinates. The method also includes performing a conduit plugging operations using the identified subterranean conduit coordinates. A related system includes at least one seismic source and at least one seismic receiver to collect seismic survey data in response to at least one shot fired by the at least one seismic source. The system also includes a processing unit in communication with the at least one seismic receiver. The processing unit analyzes the collected seismic survey data to identify subterranean conduit coordinates for use with conduit plugging operations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2022
    Assignee: HALLIBURTON ENERGY SERVICES, INC.
    Inventors: Joe Eli Hess, Andrew John Cuthbert, Arash Haghshenas, Ronald Wayne Courville
  • Riser isolation tool for deepwater wells
    Patent number: 9605490
    Abstract: In a subsea drilling operation, a riser isolation tool may be installed inside a marine riser between the subsea wellhead and the rig floor to provide a conduit having a higher pressure rating than the original riser itself. In some embodiments, the riser isolation tool includes a tubular body and, extending therefrom, a seal stinger sized to be slidably received in a receptacle seated in the wellhead. Additional apparatus, systems, and methods are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 3, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2017
    Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
    Inventors: Joe E. Hess, Andrew John Cuthbert, Ronald Wayne Courville
  • METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR IDENTIFYING AND PLUGGING SUBTERRANEAN CONDUITS
    Publication number: 20170082768
    Abstract: A method includes collecting seismic survey data and processing the seismic survey data to identify subterranean conduit coordinates. The method also includes performing a conduit plugging operations using the identified subterranean conduit coordinates. A related system includes at least one seismic source and at least one seismic receiver to collect seismic survey data in response to at least one shot fired by the at least one seismic source. The system also includes a processing unit in communication with the at least one seismic receiver. The processing unit analyzes the collected seismic survey data to identify subterranean conduit coordinates for use with conduit plugging operations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 16, 2014
    Publication date: March 23, 2017
    Applicant: HALLIBURTON ENERGY SERVICES, INC.
    Inventors: Joe Eli HESS, Andrew John CUTHBERT, Arash HAGHSHENAS, Ronald Wayne COURVILLE
  • RISER ISOLATION TOOL FOR DEEPWATER WELLS
    Publication number: 20160230474
    Abstract: In a subsea drilling operation, a riser isolation tool may be installed inside a marine riser between the subsea wellhead and the rig floor to provide a conduit having a higher pressure rating than the original riser itself. In some embodiments, the riser isolation tool includes a tubular body and, extending therefrom, a seal stinger sized to be slidably received in a receptacle seated in the wellhead. Additional apparatus, systems, and methods are disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 3, 2014
    Publication date: August 11, 2016
    Inventors: Joe E. Hess, Andrew John Cuthbert, Ronald Wayne Courville