Patents by Inventor Steve Wehrenberg

Steve Wehrenberg 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).

  • EXTERNAL WELLHEAD SEALING AND CLAMPING SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20240068317
    Abstract: A seal and clamping system for a wellhead assembly having a housing with a first end configured to seal to the outer adapter surface above an upper outward-projecting shoulder on the wellhead assembly, a second end configured to seal to the tubing head below a lower outward-projecting shoulder, and a clamping system configured to hold the housing in position about the wellhead assembly so as to ensure sealing contact at the upper end and lower end with the wellhead assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 1, 2023
    Publication date: February 29, 2024
    Applicant: KLX Energy Services LLC
    Inventors: Steve Wehrenberg, Shane Ramsfield, Bernt Olsen
  • Method for sealing perforation tunnels with swelling elastomer material
    Patent number: 10787880
    Abstract: A method for sealing perforation tunnels in a well includes steps of pumping an initial volume of fluid into the well, mixing expandable material into a carrier fluid to form an expandable fluid mixture, pumping the expandable fluid mixture into the well to force the expandable material into the perforation tunnels in the well, and holding the expandable material under a hold pressure in the perforation tunnels for a cure period to form perforation plugs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 29, 2020
    Inventor: Steve Wehrenberg
  • Method for Sealing Perforation Tunnels with Swelling Elastomer Material
    Publication number: 20180371868
    Abstract: A method for sealing perforation tunnels in a well includes steps of pumping an initial volume of fluid into the well, mixing expandable material into a carrier fluid to form an expandable fluid mixture, pumping the expandable fluid mixture into the well to force the expandable material into the perforation tunnels in the well, and holding the expandable material under a hold pressure in the perforation tunnels for a cure period to form perforation plugs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 26, 2018
    Publication date: December 27, 2018
    Inventor: Steve Wehrenberg