Patents by Inventor Tomas Sune Andersen

Tomas Sune Andersen 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).

  • Patent number: 9523257
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a downhole system (100) for sealing an opening (2) in a wall of a well tubular structure in a borehole (4) downhole by means of a downhole tubular assembly (1), comprising the downhole tubular assembly comprising an expandable tubular part (5) having an inner face (6) and an unexpanded expandable tubular thickness in an unexpanded state, and a helical spring (7) having a helical inner diameter, a radial helical spring thickness and a helical outer diameter in an unexpanded state, the helical spring being arranged inside the expandable tubular part and substantially concentrically with the expandable tubular part, an expansion tool (9) for expanding the tubular assembly inside the well tubular structure (3) in one direction, the expansion tool comprising an expansion part having a diameter, and the expansion tool being arranged substantially on an axis which is concentric and longitudinal with the tubular assembly, and positioned in a first position, wherein the expandable tubu
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2016
    Assignee: WELLTEC A/S
    Inventors: Jørgen Hallundbæk, Tomas Sune Andersen
  • Patent number: 9422775
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a casing module for being part of a downhole casing system, comprising a base pipe extending in a longitudinal direction and having a circumference, a functional assembly mounted over the base pipe to define a casing module flow path between the functional assembly and the base pipe, and a main flow path arranged substantially in a center of the base pipe and extending in a longitudinal direction of the casing system, wherein at least a part of the casing module flow path is an annular flow path extending both in the longitudinal direction of the base pipe and continuously around the entire circumference of the base pipe, and the base pipe has end sections at which a plurality of supporting structures protrude from an outer surface to provide support for the functional assembly, the supporting structures defining a plurality of casing module flow paths extending in the longitudinal direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2016
    Assignee: WELLTEC A/S
    Inventors: Jørgen Hallundbæk, Tomas Sune Andersen
  • Publication number: 20160215564
    Abstract: Drilling tool (1) for drilling openings in a cement ballast tank (3) of an oil rig in order to gain access to an internal space in the ballast tank comprising an electrical motor (6) driving a first shaft (7); a pump (8) driven by the motor for pumping well fluid in through an inlet (9) and out through an outlet (10); a gear (11) driven by the first shaft extending through the pump for reducing rotation of a second shaft (12); and a drilling head (14) having bits and at least one drilling head fluid channel and being driven by the second shaft (12), the outlet of the pump being fluidly connected with the fluid channel to pump well fluid out through the fluid channel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2014
    Publication date: July 28, 2016
    Inventors: Tomas Sune ANDERSEN, Sven Karsten JENSEN
  • Publication number: 20160201456
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a downhole tool (10) to be submerged into a well fluid from a top of a well, comprising a first tool section (21), a tool housing (3) having an inner face (4), a downhole communication module (1) for communicating through a well fluid in a downhole well to operate the downhole tool, comprising a piezoelectric transceiver (5) having a first face (6) and a second face (7) and being arranged in the tool housing, wherein an element (8) is arranged between the piezoelectric transceiver and the tool housing, and the element is arranged in abutment with the first face of the piezoelectric transceiver and the inner face of the housing, so that the tool housing acts as a transducer when the piezoelectric transceiver is activated and enlarges in a radial direction of the tool housing, forcing the tool housing outwards and sending a signal through the well fluid. The present invention also relates to a downhole system and a communication method.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 3, 2014
    Publication date: July 14, 2016
    Inventors: Tomas Sune ANDERSEN, Brian Engelbricht THOMSEN
  • Patent number: 9359860
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an annular barrier for being expanded in an annulus between a well tubular structure and an inside wall of a borehole downhole. The annular barrier comprises a tubular part for mounting as part of the well tubular structure; an expandable sleeve made of a first metal, surrounding the tubular part and defining a space being in fluid communication with an inside of the tubular part, the expandable sleeve having a longitudinal extension, an inner face facing the tubular part and two ends; a connection part made of a second metal, connecting the expandable sleeve with the tubular part; an opening for letting fluid into the space to expand the sleeve, and a transition area comprising a connection of the sleeve with the connection part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2016
    Assignee: WELLTEC A/S
    Inventors: Jorgen Hallundbæk, Paul Hazel, Tomas Sune Andersen
  • Publication number: 20160130904
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a downhole machining system (1) for machining a casing (2) in a borehole in a well having a top. The downhole machining system comprises a first tool part (4) having an axial extension (5) and an anchoring section (6); a second tool part (7) adapted to rotate and move axially in relation to the first tool part, the second tool part comprising a machining bit (8) being movable in a direction radial in relation to the axial extension; a first actuator (10) comprising an electrical motor (11A) for axially moving the second tool part in relation to the first tool part; a second actuator (12) comprising an electrical motor (13) for rotating the second tool part in relation to the first tool part; and a third actuator (14) comprising an electrical motor (11b) for rotating the bit. At least one of the actuators comprises a gear (15) for changing a rotational speed of a rotor of the motor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 13, 2014
    Publication date: May 12, 2016
    Applicant: WELLTEC A/S
    Inventor: Tomas Sune ANDERSEN
  • Patent number: 9322244
    Abstract: An inflow assembly for controlling fluid flow between a hydrocarbon reservoir and a production casing in a well, comprising a first tubular having an axial extension and at least one inlet and a first wall with at least a first axial channel extending in the first wall from the inlet, a second tubular having a first and a second end and at least one outlet, the second tubular being rotatable within the first tubular and having a second wall with at least a second axial channel extending in the second wall from the first end to the outlet. The assembly is configured to control a fluid flow between a hydrocarbon reservoir and a production casing in a well. The inflow assembly may also be utilized in a downhole completion comprising a casing string.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2016
    Assignee: WELLTEC A/S
    Inventors: Jørgen Hallundbæk, Tomas Sune Andersen
  • Patent number: 9206666
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an annular barrier to be expanded in an annulus between a well tubular structure and an inside wall of a borehole downhole, comprising a tubular part for mounting as part of the well tubular structure, said tubular part having a longitudinal axis, an expandable sleeve surrounding the tubular part and having an outer face, each end of the expandable sleeve being fastened by means of a connection part to the tubular part, and an aperture in the expandable sleeve or the connection part, wherein a first connection and a second connection are fastened on the outer face of the expandable sleeve, and a safety sleeve having an opening is fastened to the expandable sleeve by means of the first and the second connections, the safety sleeve and the expandable sleeve defining a space being in fluid communication with the annulus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2015
    Assignee: WELLTEC A/S
    Inventors: Jørgen Hallundbæk, Paul Hazel, Tomas Sune Andersen
  • Publication number: 20150315850
    Abstract: A downhole tool (1) for insertion into a casing (2) having a lateral (3) extending from a main casing, the ma in casing having a first diameter (D1) and the lateral having a second diameter (D2), the first diameter being larger than the second diameter, the downhole tool comprising a tool body having a first tool end and a second tool end and a tool width, a wire-line (8) connected with the first end of the tool body, a wireline guide device (9) arranged at least partly around the wireline, wherein the wireline is movably arranged with in the wireline guide device, and the guide device is releasably connected (activated by 25) with the tool body. The present invention furthermore relates to a downhole system and to a method for guiding a wireline of a downhole tool as described above.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 6, 2013
    Publication date: November 5, 2015
    Inventors: Jørgen HALLUNDBÆK, Tomas Sune ANDERSEN, Lars MANGAL
  • Patent number: 9038737
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an inflow control device for controlling the flow of fluid into a well tubular structure arranged in a borehole, comprising a tubular part for mounting as part of the well tubular structure, an aperture provided in a wall of the tubular part, and a hollow valve member rotatably received inside the tubular part, the hollow valve member comprising an orifice in a wall thereof, and an outer surface of the hollow valve member being spherical and the orifice being adapted to fluidly communicate with the aperture when the inflow control device is in an open position, whereby the aperture is in fluid communication with an inside of the tubular part, wherein the hollow valve member comprises a spherical first valve part and a spherical second valve part adapted to be assembled inside the tubular part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2015
    Assignee: WELLTEC A/S
    Inventors: Jørgen Hallundbæk, Tomas Sune Andersen
  • Publication number: 20150041154
    Abstract: An annular barrier (1) for providing a barrier between a casing (3) and a borehole (5) or between a casing and a surrounding casing, comprising:—a tubular part (6) for forming part of the casing, having an axial extension,—an expandable metal sleeve (7) connected with and surrounding the tubular part and defining an expandable space (13), and—an opening (11) fluidly connected with the expandable space for letting fluid from within the tubular part to the expandable space to expand the sleeve, wherein the annular barrier further comprises a tubular metal element (20, 20A) connecting the sleeve with the tubular part, having an extension in the axial extension and a first end part (21) connected with the tubular part and a second end part (22) connected with the expandable sleeve, and wherein the first end part is arranged closer to the opening along the axial extension of the tubular part than the second end part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2013
    Publication date: February 12, 2015
    Inventors: Jørgen Hallundbæk, Tomas Sune Andersen
  • Publication number: 20150034316
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an annular barrier (1) for mounting as part of a well tubular structure (3), the annular barrier being adapted to be expanded in an annulus (2) between the well tubular structure and an inside wall (41) of a borehole (4). The annular barrier comprises a tubular part (6) extending in a longitudinal direction, one or more an expandable tube(s) (7) each having a centre axis (72) extending outside the tubular part in the longitudinal direction, and a sealing element (8) in the form of an expandable sleeve provided on an outer surface of the one or more expandable tube(s) for providing sealing against the inside wall of the borehole, the expandable sleeve extending on the outside of the one or more expandable tube (s). Furthermore, the invention relates to a method of expanding an annular barrier in an annulus and to a downhole system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2013
    Publication date: February 5, 2015
    Applicant: WELLTEC A/S
    Inventors: Jørgen Hallundbæk, Tomas Sune Andersen
  • Publication number: 20150034334
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an inflow control device for controlling the flow of fluid into a well tubular structure arranged in a borehole, comprising a tubular part for mounting as part of the well tubular structure, an aperture provided in a wall of the tubular part, and a hollow valve member rotatably received inside the tubular part, the hollow valve member comprising an orifice in a wall thereof, and an outer surface of the hollow valve member being spherical and the orifice being adapted to fluidly communicate with the aperture when the inflow control device is in an open position, whereby the aperture is in fluid communication with an inside of the tubular part, wherein the hollow valve member comprises a spherical first valve part and a spherical second valve part adapted to be assembled inside the tubular part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 26, 2012
    Publication date: February 5, 2015
    Inventors: Jørgen Hallundbæk, Tomas Sune Andersen
  • Publication number: 20140367123
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a downhole system (100) for sealing an opening (2) in a wall of a well tubular structure in a borehole (4) downhole by means of a downhole tubular assembly (1), comprising the downhole tubular assembly comprising an expandable tubular part (5) having an inner face (6) and an unexpanded expandable tubular thickness in an unexpanded state, and a helical spring (7) having a helical inner diameter, a radial helical spring thickness and a helical outer diameter in an unexpanded state, the helical spring being arranged inside the expandable tubular part and substantially concentrically with the expandable tubular part, an expansion tool (9) for expanding the tubular assembly inside the well tubular structure (3) in one direction, the expansion tool comprising an expansion part having a diameter, and the expansion tool being arranged substantially on an axis which is concentric and longitudinal with the tubular assembly, and positioned in a first position, wherein the expandable tubu
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2012
    Publication date: December 18, 2014
    Inventors: Jørgen Hallundbæk, Tomas Sune Andersen
  • Publication number: 20140060846
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a casing module for being part of a downhole casing system, comprising a base pipe extending in a longitudinal direction and having a circumference, a functional assembly mounted over the base pipe to define a casing module flow path between the functional assembly and the base pipe, and a main flow path arranged substantially in a centre of the base pipe and extending in a longitudinal direction of the casing system, wherein at least a part of the casing module flow path is an annular flow path extending both in the longitudinal direction of the base pipe and continuously around the entire circumference of the base pipe, and the base pipe has end sections at which a plurality of supporting structures protrude from an outer surface to provide support for the functional assembly, the supporting structures defining a plurality of casing module flow paths extending in the longitudinal direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 27, 2012
    Publication date: March 6, 2014
    Applicant: WELLTEC A/S
    Inventors: Jørgen Hallundbæk, Tomas Sune Andersen
  • Publication number: 20130277043
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a an inflow assembly (1) for controlling fluid flow between a hydrocarbon reservoir (2) and a production casing in a well, comprising a first tubular (4) having an axial extension and at least one inlet (5) and a first wall (6) with at least a first axial channel (7) extending in the first wall from the inlet, a second tubular (8) having a first (9) and a second end (10) and at least one outlet (11), the second tubular being rotatable within the first tubular and having a second wall (12) with at least a second axial channel extending in the second wall from the first end to the outlet. The invention further relates to an assembly for controlling fluid flow between a hydrocarbon reservoir and a production casing in a well. Finally, the present invention relates to a downhole completion comprising a casing string and one or more of the inflow assembly/assemblies according the invention.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2011
    Publication date: October 24, 2013
    Applicant: WELLTEC A/S
    Inventors: Jørgen Hallundbæk, Tomas Sune Andersen
  • Publication number: 20130186615
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an annular barrier for being expanded in an annulus between a well tubular structure and an inside wall of a borehole downhole. The annular barrier comprises a tubular part for mounting as part of the well tubular structure; an expandable sleeve made of a first metal, surrounding the tubular part and defining a space being in fluid communication with an inside of the tubular part, the expandable sleeve having a longitudinal extension, an inner face facing the tubular part and two ends; a connection part made of a second metal, connecting the expandable sleeve with the tubular part; an opening for letting fluid into the space to expand the sleeve, and a transition area comprising a connection of the sleeve with the connection part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 6, 2011
    Publication date: July 25, 2013
    Inventors: Jorgen Hallunbæk, Paul Hazel, Tomas Sune Andersen