Patents Assigned to Petroleum Technology Company AS
  • Patent number: 11708749
    Abstract: A downhole device for installation in a petroleum well, comprising a sensor, a controller and a power source. The device further comprises an acoustic speaker configured to output a sound signal from the downhole device to a fiber optic cable in the well.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 25, 2023
    Assignee: Petroleum Technology Company AS
    Inventor: Erling Kleppa
  • Patent number: 11454086
    Abstract: A valve device having a valve with first connection elements for mounting the valve in a port of a wellhead, a spool unit having a through-channel, second connection elements arranged in the through-channel, and a flange, the flange configured for sealingly mounting the spool unit to the wellhead, aligning the through-channel with the port, and a plug comprising third connection elements configured for sealingly and removably engaging the second connection elements and attach the plug in the through-channel. A method for removing, replacing or arranging a valve located in a port of a wellhead is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2022
    Assignee: Petroleum Technology Company AS
    Inventor: Kristian Harestad
  • Patent number: 11236571
    Abstract: A wellhead port plug assembly having a sensor unit, a plug, a transmitter unit arranged in the sensor unit and comprising a wireless signal transmitter, and a receiver unit arranged on the spool unit and comprising a wireless signal receiver. There is also disclosed a method for installing, removing or replacing a sensor unit located in a port of a wellhead.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2022
    Assignee: Petroleum Technology Company AS
    Inventor: Erling Kleppa
  • Patent number: 11236592
    Abstract: A valve system for use in a wellbore, comprising a side pocket mandrel having a main bore for alignment with a wellbore tubular and a laterally offset side pocket bore separated from the main bore by an internal wall, the laterally offset side pocket bore comprising a first receptacle for a first device and a second receptacle for a second device, the internal wall having an opening through which each of the first device and the second device is independently retrievable. There is also provided a side pocket mandrel, a hydrocarbon well and a method of operating a hydrocarbon well.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2022
    Assignee: PETROLEUM TECHNOLOGY COMPANY AS
    Inventor: Kristian Korbøl Josefsen
  • Patent number: 11230893
    Abstract: A method of producing a side pocket mandrel body (1) for use in a hydrocarbon well side pocket mandrel assembly, which mandrel body comprises: a first end (2) displaying a first connection arrangement (3) for connecting the mandrel body to an up-hole section of a production tubing of the hydrocarbon well, and a second end (4) displaying a second connection arrangement (5) for connecting the mandrel body to a down-hole section of the production tubing; a longitudinal, through-going main conduit (6) for communicating with a central passageway of the production tubing; and a side pocket section (7) comprising at least one side pocket (8) for retrievably housing an injection fluid flow control device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 25, 2022
    Assignee: Petroleum Technology Company AS
    Inventors: Ståle Pettersen, Kristian Harestad
  • Patent number: 11111746
    Abstract: A well component having a main bore and a lateral opening from the main bore, the well component further comprising a deflector surface arranged adjacent the lateral opening on an inner wall of the main bore and defining a path configured to guide one or more guide taps/fingers of a downhole tool away from the opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 7, 2021
    Assignee: PETROLEUM TECHNOLOGY COMPANY AS
    Inventor: Michal Gumos
  • Patent number: 11002102
    Abstract: A downhole plug, has an elongate body, the body having a longitudinal axis; a first seal arranged on an outer surface of the elongate body; and a second seal arranged on the outer surface of the elongate body and spaced longitudinally from the first seal. A production tubing for a petroleum well, includes a pipe, at least one side pocket mandrel, and at least one plug.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 11, 2021
    Assignee: PETROLEUM TECHNOLOGY COMPANY AS
    Inventors: Ole Sevheim, Erling Kleppa
  • Publication number: 20200284103
    Abstract: A method of producing a side pocket mandrel body (1) for use in a hydrocarbon well side pocket mandrel assembly, which mandrel body comprises: a first end (2) displaying a first connection arrangement (3) for connecting the mandrel body to an up-hole section of a production tubing of the hydrocarbon well, and a second end (4) displaying a second connection arrangement (5) for connecting the mandrel body to a down-hole section of the production tubing; a longitudinal, through-going main conduit (6) for communicating with a central passageway of the production tubing; and a side pocket section (7) comprising at least one side pocket (8) for retrievably housing an injection fluid flow control device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 22, 2020
    Publication date: September 10, 2020
    Applicant: PETROLEUM TECHNOLOGY COMPANY AS
    Inventors: Ståle Pettersen, Kristian Harestad
  • Patent number: 10662723
    Abstract: A method of producing a side pocket mandrel body for use in a hydrocarbon well side pocket mandrel assembly includes providing a continuous, solid piece of material with the through-going main conduit; in the solid piece of material, forming said at least one side pocket by machining a bore, displaying an external entrance opening, into a laterally offset section of the solid piece of material generally parallel to the main conduit such that an internal wall section of the solid piece of material is brought to separate the main conduit from the machined bore; plugging the entrance opening of the machined bore with a fluid-tight plug; providing at least one opening from an outside of the mandrel body into the at least one side pocket; providing at least one opening in the wall section; and providing the solid piece of material with the first and the second connection arrangements, thereby rendering the mandrel body connectable to the up-hole and down-hole sections of the production tubing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2020
    Assignee: Petroleum Technology Company AS
    Inventors: Ståle Pettersen, Kristian Harestad
  • Patent number: 10597990
    Abstract: A gas lift valve for use in a hydrocarbon well includes an elongated valve housing including an inlet port for receiving a fluid from an annulus of a hydrocarbon well, and an outlet port for delivering the fluid to a production tubing of the hydrocarbon well, and an elongated, internal valve body, which is movable along a longitudinal, central axis of the valve housing between a first end position and a second end position. In the first end position, a sealing surface of the valve body is in sealing contact with a valve seat surface of the valve housing prohibiting the fluid to flow from the inlet port to the outlet port, and in the second end position the sealing surface is separated from the valve seat surface allowing the fluid to flow from the inlet port to the outlet port. The outlet port is positioned at a terminal end of the valve housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2020
    Assignee: PETROLEUM TECHNOLOGY COMPANY AS
    Inventors: Erling Kleppa, Ståle Pettersen
  • Patent number: 10450821
    Abstract: A wellhead port plug assembly includes a first plug body including connection elements allowing the first plug body to be sealingly and removably mounted in a port of a wellhead of a hydrocarbon well. The plug assembly includes a spool unit displaying an axial through-channel extending between a first end and a second end of the spool unit, which spool unit includes a first flange section arranged at the first end for sealingly mounting the spool unit to the wellhead aligning the through-channel with the port, and a second flange section arranged at the second end; a second plug body including connection elements allowing the second plug body to be sealingly and removably mounted in the through-channel; and a blind flange which is sealingly and removably mounted to the second flange section allowing the second plug body and the first plug body to be removed from the wellhead via the through-channel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2019
    Assignee: PETROLEUM TECHNOLOGY COMPANY AS
    Inventors: Lino Guedes, Andre Bolager, Erling Kleppa, Kristian Harestad, Trond Kvasnes
  • Patent number: 10294763
    Abstract: A bellows valve includes a first bellows connected to a first cap member at one end and to a support member at the other end, and a second bellows connected to a second cap member at one end and to said support member at the other end. Respective first and second bellows cavities are thus formed inside each bellows. An orifice is arranged to fluidly interconnect the first and second bellows cavities, and a bellows-internal valve device is arranged to selectively open and close the orifice. The bellows-internal valve device includes first and second resilient members arranged on respective first and second sides of the support member and having respective portions being coupled to respective first and second holding members on the valve device. The bellows valve is useful in injection valves, such as gas lift valves.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2019
    Assignee: PETROLEUM TECHNOLOGY COMPANY AS
    Inventor: Erling Kleppa
  • Publication number: 20180149001
    Abstract: A gas lift valve for use in a hydrocarbon well includes an elongated valve housing including an inlet port for receiving a fluid from an annulus of a hydrocarbon well, and an outlet port for delivering the fluid to a production tubing of the hydrocarbon well, and an elongated, internal valve body, which is movable along a longitudinal, central axis of the valve housing between a first end position and a second end position. In the first end position, a sealing surface of the valve body is in sealing contact with a valve seat surface of the valve housing prohibiting the fluid to flow from the inlet port to the outlet port, and in the second end position the sealing surface is separated from the valve seat surface allowing the fluid to flow from the inlet port to the outlet port. The outlet port is positioned at a terminal end of the valve housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 22, 2015
    Publication date: May 31, 2018
    Applicant: Petroleum Technology Company AS
    Inventors: Erling KLEPPA, Ståle PETTERSEN
  • Publication number: 20170356277
    Abstract: A bellows valve includes a first bellows connected to a first cap member at one end and to a support member at the other end, and a second bellows connected to a second cap member at one end and to said support member at the other end. Respective first and second bellows cavities are thus formed inside each bellows. An orifice is arranged to fluidly interconnect the first and second bellows cavities, and a bellows-internal valve device is arranged to selectively open and close the orifice. The bellows-internal valve device includes first and second resilient members arranged on respective first and second sides of the support member and having respective portions being coupled to respective first and second holding members on the valve device. The bellows valve is useful in injection valves, such as gas lift valves.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2015
    Publication date: December 14, 2017
    Applicant: PETROLEUM TECHNOLOGY COMPANY AS
    Inventor: Erling KLEPPA
  • Publication number: 20170241216
    Abstract: A method of producing a side pocket mandrel body for use in a hydrocarbon well side pocket mandrel assembly includes providing a continuous, solid piece of material with the through-going main conduit; in the solid piece of material, forming said at least one side pocket by machining a bore, displaying an external entrance opening, into a laterally offset section of the solid piece of material generally parallel to the main conduit such that an internal wall section of the solid piece of material is brought to separate the main conduit from the machined bore; plugging the entrance opening of the machined bore with a fluid-tight plug; providing at least one opening from an outside of the mandrel body into the at least one side pocket; providing at least one opening in the wall section; and providing the solid piece of material with the first and the second connection arrangements, thereby rendering the mandrel body connectable to the up-hole and down-hole sections of the production tubing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2015
    Publication date: August 24, 2017
    Applicant: PETROLEUM TECHNOLOGY COMPANY AS
    Inventors: Ståle PETTERSEN, Kristian HARESTAD
  • Patent number: 9611720
    Abstract: A valve arrangement for controlling the flow of an injection fluid from a well annulus into a hydrocarbon well, includes a valve body being insertable into a side pocket mandrel, an injection fluid valve for controlling the flow of the injection fluid through the valve arrangement and a bellows arrangement including a first pressure member, a second pressure member and at least one bellows element. A control line port is arranged in the valve body for fluid communication with a control line of the well and a control fluid chamber in fluid communication with the control line port comprises a hydraulic control fluid for biasing the injection fluid valve towards the open position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2017
    Assignee: PETROLEUM TECHNOLOGY COMPANY AS
    Inventors: Ole Sevheim, Erling Kleppa, Kristian Harestad
  • Patent number: 9587463
    Abstract: A valve system for use in a wellbore includes a side pocket mandrel and one or more well tools, where the side pocket mandrel includes an elongated body section provided with a connector at its ends, the elongated body section being provided with a substantially fully open main bore for alignment with the well tubing and an offset side pocket bore. At least one through opening is provided in the side pocket mandrel, leading into the side pocket bore, and at least one through opening is provided in the internal wall, leading into the main bore, where the at least two openings are in fluid communication through the side pocket bore, in which side pocket bore at least two valves are arranged in series to form a double fluid barrier between the main bore and an outside of the pocket mandrel, the at least two valves being independently retrievable through at least one installation opening arranged in the internal wall of the side pocket mandrel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2017
    Assignee: PETROLEUM TECHNOLOGY COMPANY AS
    Inventors: Magnar Tveiten, Erling Kleppa, Øyvind Stokka, Ole Sevheim
  • Patent number: 9580991
    Abstract: A shear valve (1) for use in a downhole tool between the annulus and tubing in a well comprises an outer housing (11) and an internal body (13) movable in a longitudinal direction within the housing when the valve is activated, and at least one obstruction device (16, 10) which can be arranged to obstruct the internal body from moving. The obstruction device is capable of being deactivated by pressure from the tubing side of the valve.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2017
    Assignee: PETROLEUM TECHNOLOGY COMPANY AS
    Inventors: Kristian Harestad, Helge Skorve, Magnar Tveiten
  • Publication number: 20170044861
    Abstract: A wellhead port plug assembly includes a first plug body including connection elements allowing the first plug body to be sealingly and removably mounted in a port of a wellhead of a hydrocarbon well. The plug assembly includes a spool unit displaying an axial through-channel extending between a first end and a second end of the spool unit, which spool unit includes a first flange section arranged at the first end for sealingly mounting the spool unit to the wellhead aligning the through-channel with the port, and a second flange section arranged at the second end; a second plug body including connection elements allowing the second plug body to be sealingly and removably mounted in the through-channel; and a blind flange which is sealingly and removably mounted to the second flange section allowing the second plug body and the first plug body to be removed from the wellhead via the through-channel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 24, 2015
    Publication date: February 16, 2017
    Applicant: PETROLEUM TECHNOLOGY COMPANY AS
    Inventors: Lino GUEDES, Andre BOLAGER, Erling KLEPPA, Kristian HARESTAD, Trond KVASNES
  • Patent number: 9500062
    Abstract: A valve (1) having at least one flange portion (2, 3) for securing to a wellhead Christmas tree (5) for shutting off a pipe outlet (50) from the wellhead Christmas tree (5). At least one of the flange portions (2) includes integrated devices (6a, 6b, 6, 14, 15) for operation of a second unit (10) mounted outside the valve (1).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2016
    Assignee: PETROLEUM TECHNOLOGY COMPANY AS
    Inventors: Magnar Tveiten, Erling Kleppa, Øyvind Stokka