Patents Assigned to Cameron International Corporation
  • Patent number: 12152455
    Abstract: A wellhead assembly with a gripping device for securing multiple components of the wellhead assembly is provided. In one embodiment, a system includes a wellhead housing mounted above a hollow body, such that an axial bore extends through the wellhead housing and the hollow body, and a wellhead hanger positioned within the axial bore. The system also includes a clamp that provides a first grip that secures the wellhead housing to the hollow body and a second grip that secures the wellhead hanger within the axial bore. The second grip includes elastic deformation, via the clamp, of at least one of the wellhead housing or the hollow body into tight engagement with an exterior of the wellhead hanger to secure the wellhead hanger at the location within the axial bore. Additional systems, devices, and methods are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2023
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2024
    Assignee: Cameron International Corporation
    Inventors: Juan Carlos Gonzalez, Brandon Blake Shirley
  • Patent number: 12152470
    Abstract: A wellhead system includes a wellhead including a position sensor disposed in an inner surface of the wellhead, and a wellhead component to be installed in the wellhead, the wellhead component including a position indicator disposed in an outer surface of the wellhead component, wherein the position sensor is configured to transmit a position signal in response to the wellhead component entering into a predetermined aligned position in the wellhead.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2023
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2024
    Assignee: Cameron International Corporation
    Inventors: Jose Navar, Kythu Nguyen, Dennis Nguyen, Delbert Vanderford, Jason Busch, Haw Keat Lim
  • Patent number: 12152680
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to a choke valve that includes a choke body, a choke trim disposed in the choke body, where the choke trim is configured to adjust a cross-sectional area of a flow path in the choke body to adjust a fluid flow through the choke valve, a needle of the choke trim disposed in the flow path of the fluid flow, where the needle includes a first portion having a superhard material, a seat of the choke trim, where the needle is configured to move along an axis extending through an opening of the seat to adjust the fluid flow through the choke valve.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2023
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2024
    Assignee: Cameron International Corporation
    Inventors: Scott A. Miller, Ghulam A. Barkatally, Jerry A. Martino, Declan Elliott, Edmund Peter McHugh, Jonathan Marshall, David Hoyle, Neil Cannon
  • Patent number: 12134948
    Abstract: A system includes a hanger with a radially-outer surface with a hanger surface texture. The system also includes a sensor configured to detect vibrations induced by the hanger surface texture as the hanger moves through a housing of a wellhead. The system further includes a controller configured to receive signals indicative of the vibrations from the sensor and to process the signals to determine a position of the hanger within the housing of the wellhead.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 15, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2024
    Assignee: CAMERON INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kirk Guidry, Dennis P. Nguyen, Barret Heinrich
  • Patent number: 12134734
    Abstract: Compositions may include a corrosion inhibitor including a heterocyclic diamine prepared from the reaction of an alkyl diamine and an aldehyde, wherein the alkyl diamine has the general formula: R4NH(CH2)nNHR5, where n is an integer between 3 and 6, and R4 and R5 are independently hydrogen or a C2-C30 saturated or unsaturated hydrocarbon radical. Methods may include contacting a metal surface with a corrosion inhibitor composition, wherein the corrosion inhibitor includes a heterocyclic diamine corrosion inhibitor from the reaction of an alkyl diamine and an aldehyde, wherein the alkyl diamine has the general formula: R4NH(CH2)nNHR5, where n is an integer between 3 and 6, and R4 and R5 are independently hydrogen or a C2-C30 saturated or unsaturated hydrocarbon radical.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 2023
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2024
    Assignee: CAMERON INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Paul Barnes, Tore Nordvik, Trevor Lloyd Hughes, Lynne Patricia Crawford, Evgeny Barmatov
  • Patent number: 12128330
    Abstract: Embodiments described herein provide a method, comprising routing a bio-oil to a mixing device; routing a wash material to the mixing device; using the mixing device to form a mixture from the bio-oil and the wash material; routing the mixture to an electrostatic separator; and applying an electric field to the mixture, in the electrostatic separator, to separate the wash material from the bio-oil.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2024
    Assignee: CAMERON INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Francisco E. Vera, Gary W. Sams
  • Patent number: 12129750
    Abstract: A system includes a dispensing device having a material chamber to store an oilfield material and to fluidly couple to a wellhead, a plurality of flow control devices to control a flow of the oilfield material via the material chamber, a plurality of sensors to measure one or more properties related to the dispensing device, and a control system communicatively coupled to the dispensing device. The control system opens a first flow control device to fill the material chamber with the oilfield material, monitors a condition associated with the material chamber based on the properties measured via the plurality of sensors, opens a second flow control device to provide a high pressure fluid into the material chamber when the condition is present, and open a third flow control device, where the third flow control device fluidly couples the material chamber to the wellhead.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2023
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2024
    Assignee: Cameron International Corporation
    Inventors: Thomas G. Roesner, Bruce A. Hogg, Craig L. Cotton
  • Patent number: 12122970
    Abstract: Production chemicals and methods of selecting the production chemicals based on Hansen Solubility Parameters (HSP) are disclosed. The production chemicals selected by the methods mitigate or reduce one or more issues or problems associated with oil and gas productions and transportations. The methods measure HSP values for the production chemicals and/or crude oil and select at least one production chemical for at least one application on the crude oil based on the HSP values of the production chemicals and the crude oil.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2024
    Assignee: CAMERON INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yiyan Chen, Changping Sui
  • Patent number: 12123593
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are systems, apparatuses, and methods for using a sensed combustion zone temperature to continuously control combustion of a first (main) gas within an enclosed combustor. The combustor is in fluid communication with a first gas line carrying the first gas, a second gas line independent of the first gas line carrying a second (assist) gas having a higher heating value than the first gas, and air dampers providing draft or assist air. The first gas may be vapors from a production source or tank. A computer control system monitors the combustion zone temperature of the enclosed combustor as sensed by a sensor in electronic communication with the computer control system and controls the combustion zone temperature by changing a condition of a first gas line valve of the first gas line, a second gas line valve of the second gas line, and the air dampers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2023
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2024
    Assignee: CAMERON INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Rafiqul Khan, Herman C. Hatfield, II, Ankur D. Jariwala, Gary W. Sams
  • Patent number: 12121830
    Abstract: Electrical separators employing detection of conductive fluid excursions are described herein. A separator of this type has a separator, comprising a separation vessel; an electric field assembly extending a first distance within the separation vessel in a first direction of a density-based separation force; a plurality of detector electrodes extending a second distance within the separation vessel in the first direction; one or more power units; and one or more circuits electrically coupling the electric field electrodes and the detector electrodes with the one or more power units.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2024
    Assignee: CAMERON INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Gary W. Sams, Juan C. Alvarez
  • Patent number: 12102959
    Abstract: Systems and methods for carbon capture using produced water are provided. One such system includes a direct air capture (DAC) subsystem. The DAC subsystem includes an air inlet configured to receive a flow of air comprising carbon dioxide, a water inlet configured to receive a flow of produced water from a production system. The DAC subsystem also includes one or more air-water contactors configured to contact the flow of air with the flow of produced water to dissolve carbon dioxide from the air into the produced water to produce a treated air and a water output, where the water output includes a carbon rich aqueous solution including dissolved carbon dioxide, carbonic acid, carbonate anions, bicarbonate anions, or a combination thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2024
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2024
    Assignee: CAMERON INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION
    Inventor: Gary W. Sams
  • Patent number: 12092228
    Abstract: A diverter valve assembly includes a diverter valve. The diverter valve includes a housing having an inlet, multiple destination outlets, and a subsequent diverter valve outlet. The diverter valve also includes a rotary element disposed within the housing. The rotary element has an inlet, one or more target destination outlets, and a subsequent diverter valve outlet. Furthermore, the inlet of the rotary element is fluidly coupled to the inlet of the housing, the subsequent diverter valve outlet of the rotary element is fluidly coupled to the subsequent diverter valve outlet of the housing, and the rotary element is configured to rotate to selectively fluidly couple the one or more target destination outlets of the rotary element to one or more respective destination outlets of the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 1, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2024
    Assignee: CAMERON INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION
    Inventor: Aleem Aman Khokhar
  • Patent number: 12095376
    Abstract: A power supply device includes a power conversion circuit configured to convert an input voltage into an output voltage, a controller, and an output switch. The controller is coupled to the power conversion circuit and configured to control the power conversion circuit to generate the output voltage for causing electrical coalescence of a multi-phase liquid mixture when the output voltage is applied to the multi-phase liquid mixture. The output switch is coupled between an output of the power conversion circuit and a terminal of the power supply device. The output switch is switchable among a first position at which the output of the power conversion circuit is coupled to the terminal, a second position at which the output of the power conversion circuit is grounded, and a third position at which the output of the power conversion circuit is electrically isolated from the terminal and the ground.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 18, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2024
    Assignee: CAMERON INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION
    Inventor: Pavan Kumar B. Mandewalkar
  • Patent number: 12092226
    Abstract: A seat assembly for a choke valve assembly includes a housing having an internal passage, in which the housing is formed from a non-superhard material. The seat assembly also includes a seat disposed within the internal passage of the housing. The seat is configured to engage a needle of the choke valve assembly while the choke valve assembly is in a closed state, and the seat is formed from a first superhard material. In addition, the seat assembly includes an annular insert disposed within the internal passage of the housing downstream from the seat. The annular insert is formed from a second superhard material, and a maximum cross-sectional area of the seat along a longitudinal axis of the seat assembly is greater than a maximum cross-sectional area of the annular insert along the longitudinal axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2024
    Assignee: CAMERON INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Declan Elliott, Scott Dahlgren, Edmund Peter McHugh, Abinesh Gnanavelu, Jerry Allen Martino, David C. Hoyle
  • Patent number: 12065898
    Abstract: Techniques for positioning and setting a barrier within a well string are provided. In one embodiment, a method includes securing a barrier device at a lubricator extension of a lubricator assembly and positioning the lubricator assembly at a wellhead assembly having a wellhead from which a well string is suspended. The method also includes advancing the lubricator extension to advance the barrier device into the well string. The barrier device may be set within the well string to block flow. Additional methods, systems, and devices are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2024
    Assignee: Cameron International Corporation
    Inventors: Brandon Blake Shirley, Kenneth Reed, Pheng Aun Soh, Edward Ganzinotti, III
  • Patent number: 12044092
    Abstract: A fracturing tree with valves and a junction of vertical and horizontal bores located within a shared, single block of metal is provided. In one embodiment, a system includes a hydraulic fracturing tree mounted over an onshore wellhead. The hydraulic fracturing tree includes a vertical bore and a horizontal bore that meet. A junction of the vertical bore with the horizontal bore is located in a single block of metal of the hydraulic fracturing tree. The hydraulic fracturing tree also includes a first valve positioned along the vertical bore and a second valve positioned along the horizontal bore. Both of the first and second valves can be located in the single block of metal having the junction of the vertical bore with the horizontal bore. Additional systems, devices, and methods are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2024
    Assignee: Cameron International Corporation
    Inventors: Kirk Paul Guidry, Stefan Marek Radwanski
  • Patent number: 12037308
    Abstract: A MEG recovery process is described, in which a MEG stream is processed by performing a divalent treatment to reduce dissolved divalent cations in the portion of the stream; performing a sulfate treatment to reduce dissolved sulfate ions in the stream, the sulfate treatment comprising adding an underdose of one or more calcium halides, one or more lower calcium carboxylates, or a mixture thereof to a treatment stream; and precipitating calcium sulfate from the treatment stream; performing a solids removal treatment to reduce solids in the stream; and returning the treated stream, depleted in divalent cations, sulfate ions, and solids, to the MEG recovery process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 18, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2024
    Assignee: CAMERON INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION
    Inventor: Brian Edward Messenger
  • Patent number: 12037540
    Abstract: Corrosion inhibition compositions and methods useful for inhibiting corrosion are provided. The corrosion inhibition compositions comprise at least one coupling agent and at least one corrosion inhibitor, wherein the at least one coupling agent is at least one of one or more ether amines, one or more ether amine oxides, and at least one combination thereof, and the at least one corrosion inhibitor is at least one selected from one or more thiophosphates, one or more polyphosphate esters, one or more imidazolines, one or more quinolines, one or more alkynols, one or more alkynol derivatives, and at least one combination thereof. The methods for inhibiting corrosion on metal surfaces utilize the disclosed corrosion inhibiting compositions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2024
    Assignee: Cameron International Corporation
    Inventors: Yiyan Chen, William Brett Cardwell, Alyn Jenkins
  • Patent number: 12031643
    Abstract: A ball valve assembly includes a ball configured to rotate between an open position and a closed position. The ball valve assembly also includes an annular seat configured to engage the ball and a rotatable ring having a first engagement feature. In addition, the ball valve assembly includes a non-rotatable ring positioned adjacent to the rotatable ring. The ball valve assembly also includes a drive plate non-rotatably coupled to the ball. The drive plate includes a second engagement feature, and the second engagement feature is configured to engage the first engagement feature to drive the rotatable ring to rotate in response to rotation of the drive plate. Furthermore, the ball valve assembly includes a bearing element configured to drive the rotatable ring and the non-rotatable ring away from one another to compress the annular seat against the ball in response to rotation of the rotatable ring.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2024
    Assignee: CAMERON INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Diego Agosti, Federico Ricotti
  • Patent number: 12024675
    Abstract: Corrosion inhibition compositions and methods useful for inhibiting corrosion are provided. The corrosion inhibition compositions comprise at least one filming agent and at least one promoting agent and the methods for inhibiting corrosion on metal surfaces utilize the disclosed corrosion inhibiting compositions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2024
    Assignee: CAMERON INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yiyan Chen, William Brett Cardwell, Alyn Jenkins