Patents by Inventor Sojwal Manoorkar

Sojwal Manoorkar 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).

  • Determining flow through a fracture junction in a complex fracture network
    Patent number: 9418184
    Abstract: Determining flow through a fracture junction in a complex fracture network. A flow of a fracturing fluid through a fracture junction of a complex fracture network is modeled using a fluid flow model that models flow based, in part, on mass balance and momentum balance. The fracture junction includes a first outlet to flow a first portion of the fracturing fluid and a second outlet to flow a second portion of the fracturing fluid. A ratio of a first volumetric flow rate of the first portion and a second volumetric flow rate of the second portion, and the pressure drop across the junction are determined in response to modeling the flow of the fracturing fluid through the fracture junction according to the fluid flow model. The determined ratio of flow rates and/or the determined pressure drop is provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2016
    Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
    Inventors: Pandurang Manohar Kulkarni, Sojwal Manoorkar, Jeffrey Morris, Narongsak Tonmukayakul
  • Determining Flow Through A Fracture Junction In A Complex Fracture Network
    Publication number: 20150032425
    Abstract: Determining flow through a fracture junction in a complex fracture network. A flow of a fracturing fluid through a fracture junction of a complex fracture network is modeled using a fluid flow model that models flow based, in part, on mass balance and momentum balance. The fracture junction includes a first outlet to flow a first portion of the fracturing fluid and a second outlet to flow a second portion of the fracturing fluid. A ratio of a first volumetric flow rate of the first portion and a second volumetric flow rate of the second portion, and the pressure drop across the junction are determined in response to modeling the flow of the fracturing fluid through the fracture junction according to the fluid flow model. The determined ratio of flow rates and/or the determined pressure drop is provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 25, 2013
    Publication date: January 29, 2015
    Applicant: HALLIBURTON ENERGY SERVICES, INC.
    Inventors: Pandurang Manohar Kulkarni, Sojwal Manoorkar, Jeffrey Morris, Narongsak Tonmukayakul