Patents by Inventor William Ryan HUFFER

William Ryan HUFFER 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).

  • Internal adjustments to autonomous inflow control devices
    Patent number: 9790766
    Abstract: Disclosed are wellbore flow control devices that allow on-site field adjustments to flow characteristics. One autonomous inflow control device (AICD) assembly includes a base pipe defining one or more flow ports and an interior, at least one AICD arranged on the base pipe and having at least one fluid inlet and an outlet in fluid communication with one of the one or more flow ports, and a fluid barrier configured to be arranged about the at least one AICD by a well operator on-site and configured to isolate the at least one AICD from an influx of fluid during operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2017
    Assignee: HALLIBURTON ENERGY SERVICES, INC.
    Inventors: William Ryan Huffer, Aaron Bonner, Gregory Scott Cunningham
  • Flow rings for regulating flow in autonomous inflow control device assemblies
    Patent number: 9765602
    Abstract: Disclosed are wellbore flow control devices that allow on-site field adjustments to flow characteristics. One autonomous inflow control device (AICD) assembly includes a base pipe defining one or more flow ports and an interior, a first end ring and a second end ring each arranged about the base pipe, the second end ring being axially-offset from the first end ring such that a fluid compartment is defined therebetween, an AICD arranged within the fluid compartment and having at least one fluid inlet and an outlet configured to be in fluid communication with one of the one or more flow ports, and a flow ring arranged about the base pipe and in fluid communication with the AICD, the flow ring being operable to regulate a fluid flow into the interior of the base pipe and being accessible and manipulatable by a well operator on-site.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2017
    Assignee: HALLIBURTON ENERGY SERVICES, INC.
    Inventors: David Alexander Smart, William Ryan Huffer, Aaron Bonner, Jean Marc Lopez, John Benjamin Cox
  • INTERNAL ADJUSTMENTS TO AUTONOMOUS INFLOW CONTROL DEVICES
    Publication number: 20150376980
    Abstract: Disclosed are wellbore flow control devices that allow on-site field adjustments to flow characteristics. One autonomous inflow control device (AICD) assembly includes a base pipe defining one or more flow ports and an interior, at least one AICD arranged on the base pipe and having at least one fluid inlet and an outlet in fluid communication with one of the one or more flow ports, and a fluid barrier configured to be arranged about the at least one AICD by a well operator on-site and configured to isolate the at least one AICD from an influx of fluid during operation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2013
    Publication date: December 31, 2015
    Applicant: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
    Inventors: William Ryan Huffer, Aaron Bonner, Gregory Scott Cunningham
  • FLOW RINGS FOR REGULATING FLOW IN AUTONOMOUS INFLOW CONTROL DEVICE ASSEMBLIES
    Publication number: 20150337627
    Abstract: Disclosed are wellbore flow control devices that allow on-site field adjustments to flow characteristics. One autonomous inflow control device (AICD) assembly includes a base pipe defining one or more flow ports and an interior, a first end ring and a second end ring each arranged about the base pipe, the second end ring being axially-offset from the first end ring such that a fluid compartment is defined therebetween, an AICD arranged within the fluid compartment and having at least one fluid inlet and an outlet configured to be in fluid communication with one of the one or more flow ports, and a flow ring arranged about the base pipe and in fluid communication with the AICD, the flow ring being operable to regulate a fluid flow into the interior of the base pipe and being accessible and manipulatable by a well operator on-site.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 14, 2013
    Publication date: November 26, 2015
    Applicant: HALLIBURTON ENERGY SERVICES, INC.
    Inventors: David Alexander SMART, William Ryan HUFFER, Aaron BONNER, Jean Marc LOPEZ, John Benjamin COX