Patents by Inventor Wasim Azem

Wasim Azem 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).

  • Automated choke control apparatus and methods
    Patent number: 11091968
    Abstract: Automated choke control apparatus and methods are disclosed herein. An apparatus for automatically controlling a choke valve comprises a controller. The controller is to control a choke position of the choke valve via a first control loop in response to selection of a first one of a plurality of operation modes being detected. The controller is further to control a wellhead pressure of a wellhead via a second control loop in response to selection of a second one of the plurality of operation modes being detected, the wellhead being operatively coupled to the choke valve.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 17, 2021
    Assignee: SCHLUMBERGER TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Luis Astudillo, Tiago Albrecht de Freitas, Henrique Duarte Moser, Wasim Azem
  • AUTOMATED CHOKE CONTROL APPARATUS AND METHODS
    Publication number: 20200325742
    Abstract: Automated choke control apparatus and methods are disclosed herein. An apparatus for automatically controlling a choke valve comprises a controller. The controller is to control a choke position of the choke valve via a first control loop in response to selection of a first one of a plurality of operation modes being detected. The controller is further to control a wellhead pressure of a wellhead via a second control loop in response to selection of a second one of the plurality of operation modes being detected, the wellhead being operatively coupled to the choke valve.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2018
    Publication date: October 15, 2020
    Inventors: Luis Astudillo, Tiago Albrecht de Freitas, Henrique Duarte Moser, Wasim Azem