Patents by Inventor Thomas K. Arceneaux

Thomas K. Arceneaux 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).

  • Wellbore cleanout tool and method
    Patent number: 6883605
    Abstract: A wellbore cleanup tool and method are described. In one embodiment, the fluid is displaced with a cup seal into the tubing/drill pipe as the seal is lowered into the wellbore. In another embodiment reverse circulation directs debris into the tubing/drill pipe as it is loosened on the trip into the hole. The returning fluid laden with debris can be directed to either below the cleaning equipment or above it when used with a cup seal and a return port adjacent to it.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 27, 2002
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2005
    Assignee: Offshore Energy Services, Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas K. Arceneaux, Albert Augustus Mullins
  • Wellbore cleanout tool and method
    Publication number: 20040099413
    Abstract: A wellbore cleanup tool and method are described. In one embodiment, the fluid is displaced with a cup seal into the tubing/drill pipe as the seal is lowered into the wellbore. In another embodiment reverse circulation directs debris into the tubing/drill pipe as it is loosened on the trip into the hole. The returning fluid laden with debris can be directed to either below the cleaning equipment or above it when used with a cup seal and a return port adjacent to it.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 27, 2002
    Publication date: May 27, 2004
    Inventor: Thomas K. Arceneaux