Patents by Inventor Rory Archibald Napier
Rory Archibald Napier 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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Publication number: 20230193721Abstract: A debris barrier for protecting a hydrocarbon reservoir in a downhole well environment includes a filter securely positioned within a production tubing section of the downhole well environment. The production tubing section is couple-able with an isolation valve downstream of the isolation valve. The production tubing section includes a first set of members securely positioned along a first circumferential surface of the production tubing section and a second set of members securely positioned along a second circumferential surface of the production tubing section, wherein the first set and the second set of members extend radially. The members can be angled in a downstream direction. The first set of members and the second set of members can be offset axially from each other. The production tubing section can comprise at least one flow hole positioned near the bristles and a debris collection chamber. The filter can be dissolvable, displaceable, and removable.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 31, 2019Publication date: June 22, 2023Inventors: Rory Archibald NAPIER, Bryon David MULLEN
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Patent number: 11536110Abstract: This disclosure may generally relate to additive manufacturing operations and, more particularly, to systems and methods for three dimensional (3D) printing a sealing element. Specifically, examples of the present disclosure may be implemented to manufacture a sealing element which may be disposed in a wellbore to seal off a portion of a well.Type: GrantFiled: January 28, 2019Date of Patent: December 27, 2022Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.Inventors: Rory Archibald Napier, Winston James Webber, Chad William Glaesman, Timothy Alan Freeney
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Patent number: 11306546Abstract: An indexing apparatus for use with a downhole tool may include a tubular body and a mandrel. The tubular body may have a first end and a second end. The tubular body may also have a plurality of body detents on the second end of the tubular body and a recess in a surface of the tubular body. The mandrel may include a plurality of mandrel detents on a surface of the mandrel. The mandrel detents may be sized and shaped to engage with the body detents on the second end of the tubular body. The indexing apparatus may also include a cam sized to be received in the recess of the surface of the tubular body and a spring coupled to the first end of the tubular body.Type: GrantFiled: June 28, 2017Date of Patent: April 19, 2022Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.Inventor: Rory Archibald Napier
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Publication number: 20210207442Abstract: An indexing apparatus for use with a downhole tool may include a tubular body and a mandrel. The tubular body may have a first end and a second end. The tubular body may also have a plurality of body detents on the second end of the tubular body and a recess in a surface of the tubular body. The mandrel may include a plurality of mandrel detents on a surface of the mandrel. The mandrel detents may be sized and shaped to engage with the body detents on the second end of the tubular body. The indexing apparatus may also include a cam sized to be received in the recess of the surface of the tubular body and a spring coupled to the first end of the tubular body.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 28, 2017Publication date: July 8, 2021Inventor: Rory Archibald Napier
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Patent number: 10724335Abstract: In accordance with some embodiments of the present disclosure, a high pressure regulation system for a ball valve used in a wellbore is disclosed. The high pressure ball valve includes an outer wall, an inner wall disposed in the outer wall, a tubing defined by an inner diameter of the inner wall, an annulus defined by an outer diameter of the inner wall and an inner diameter of the outer wall, a lower chamber formed in the annulus, and a relief valve fluidically coupled to the lower chamber. The relief valve is to control a pressure differential between a pressure in the lower chamber and a pressure in the tubing.Type: GrantFiled: July 14, 2015Date of Patent: July 28, 2020Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.Inventors: Steven Alistair Ledingham, Peter D W Inglis, Rory Archibald Napier
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Publication number: 20200199966Abstract: This disclosure may generally relate to additive manufacturing operations and, more particularly, to systems and methods for three dimensional (3D) printing a sealing element. Specifically, examples of the present disclosure may be implemented to manufacture a sealing element which may be disposed in a wellbore to seal off a portion of a well.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 28, 2019Publication date: June 25, 2020Applicant: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.Inventors: Rory Archibald Napier, Winston James Webber, Chad William Glaesman, Timothy Alan Freeney
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Patent number: 10591068Abstract: A ball and seat valve for high temperature and pressure applications, such as those used in isolation barrier valves in subterranean wells, is disclosed. The valve incorporates thermally fitted sleeve into the ball and/or the seat to allow for greater pressures and temperatures due to resultant stresses left with the parts due to interference. Additionally, the materials making up the sleeves may be chosen to allow for greater resistance to corrosive and erosive wellbore fluids.Type: GrantFiled: May 14, 2015Date of Patent: March 17, 2020Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.Inventor: Rory Archibald Napier
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Publication number: 20180187515Abstract: In accordance with some embodiments of the present disclosure, a high pressure regulation system for a ball valve used in a wellbore is disclosed. The high pressure ball valve includes an outer wall, an inner wall disposed in the outer wall, a tubing defined by an inner diameter of the inner wall, an annulus defined by an outer diameter of the inner wall and an inner diameter of the outer wall, a lower chamber formed in the annulus, and a relief valve fluidically coupled to the lower chamber. The relief valve is to control a pressure differential between a pressure in the lower chamber and a pressure in the tubing.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 14, 2015Publication date: July 5, 2018Inventors: Steven Alistair Ledingham, Peter DW Inglis, Rory Archibald Napier
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Publication number: 20180119824Abstract: A ball and seat valve for high temperature and pressure applications, such as those used in isolation barrier valves in subterranean wells, is disclosed. The valve incorporates thermally fitted sleeve into the ball and/or the seat to allow for greater pressures and temperatures due to resultant stresses left with the parts due to interference. Additionally, the materials making up the sleeves may be chosen to allow for greater resistance to corrosive and erosive wellbore fluids.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 14, 2015Publication date: May 3, 2018Applicant: HALLIBURTON ENERGY SERVICES, INC.Inventor: Rory Archibald NAPIER
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Patent number: 8905145Abstract: A well tool having an actuator sleeve in a housing. The actuator sleeve has an internal shifting tool engaging profile. The tool has an actuator in the housing that is responsive to a remote signal to change from an unactuated state to an actuated state and shift the actuator sleeve from a first position to a second position. A collet in the housing is supported to couple the actuator sleeve to the actuator while the actuator changes from the unactuated state to the actuated state and is unsupported to allow the actuator sleeve to move relative to the actuator when the actuator is in the actuated state.Type: GrantFiled: June 26, 2012Date of Patent: December 9, 2014Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.Inventor: Rory Archibald Napier
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Publication number: 20140096976Abstract: A well tool having an actuator sleeve in a housing. The actuator sleeve has an internal shifting tool engaging profile. The tool has an actuator in the housing that is responsive to a remote signal to change from an unactuated state to an actuated state and shift the actuator sleeve from a first position to a second position. A collet in the housing is supported to couple the actuator sleeve to the actuator while the actuator changes from the unactuated state to the actuated state and is unsupported to allow the actuator sleeve to move relative to the actuator when the actuator is in the actuated state.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 26, 2012Publication date: April 10, 2014Inventor: Rory Archibald Napier