Patents Assigned to SCHLUMBERGER TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
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Patent number: 11829399Abstract: Systems, computer-readable media, and methods are provided. Relevant documents related to a specific entity are identified based on document metadata. Text and associated spatial coordinates are extracted based on relevant document pages. Significant document entities and associated spatial locations are identified. Page ranking is based on the extracted text and the spatial coordinates, the significant document entities, and image vector representations of the pages. A deep learning language model that utilizes the text and the spatial coordinates, layout information of the document entities, and the image vector representations of the pages is used to extract the user-defined attributes from the relevant document pages. First attribute values associated with the user-defined attributes are aggregated from the pages of one of the relevant documents into a single record. Second attribute values associated with the user-defined attributes are aggregated across the relevant documents.Type: GrantFiled: July 22, 2022Date of Patent: November 28, 2023Assignee: SCHLUMBERGER TECHNOLOGY CORPORATIONInventors: Prashanth Pillai, Purnaprajna Raghavendra Mangsuli
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Patent number: 11828167Abstract: A system can include a processor; memory operatively coupled to the processor; and processor-executable instructions stored in the memory to instruct the system to: receive a marker on a well log for a well in a geographic region; and iteratively propagate the marker automatically to a plurality of well logs for other wells in the geographic region.Type: GrantFiled: April 18, 2019Date of Patent: November 28, 2023Assignee: SCHLUMBERGER TECHNOLOGY CORPORATIONInventors: Emilien Dupont, Sergey Doronichev, Velizar Vesselinov, Valerian Guillot, Carlos Boneti, Jose Celaya Galvan
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Patent number: 11828117Abstract: A drilling assembly includes a hydraulic amplifier assembly, a driver, a bearing housing, and a shaft. The hydraulic amplifier assembly is configured to increase a pressure of a drilling fluid so as to produce a pressurized drilling fluid. The driver is driven by the pressure of the drilling fluid and is configured to rotate a drill bit. The bearing housing is coupled to the driver. The shaft extends through the bearing housing and is configured to be coupled to the drill bit. The shaft is driven to rotate by the driver. The hydraulic amplifier is configured to deliver the pressurized drilling fluid to the drill bit.Type: GrantFiled: May 5, 2020Date of Patent: November 28, 2023Assignee: SCHLUMBERGER TECHNOLOGY CORPORATIONInventors: Eric Johnson, Phillip Bailey, Daniel Nobre, Nalin Weerasinghe
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Patent number: 11828164Abstract: A rotary cutting tool for use in a wellbore has an instrumented cutter fitted into a cavity in the tool body. The instrumented cutter body has an outer end portion exposed at the open end of a cavity and is connected to the tool body through at least one connecting section having a smaller cross-section and greater compliance than the outer end portion. The outer end portion and the connecting section are slightly movable within the cavity but the cavity surrounds at least part of the outer end portion sufficiently closely to limit transverse movement to elastic strain of the compliant connecting portion. One or more sensors, which may be strain gauges, are used to measure force on the outer end portion in a plurality of directions transverse to the cavity and causing elastic strain of the at least one connecting section.Type: GrantFiled: March 27, 2020Date of Patent: November 28, 2023Assignee: SCHLUMBERGER TECHNOLOGY CORPORATIONInventors: Jonathan Robert Hird, Michael Paul Barrett, Tomas Rosinski, Jarek Rosinski
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Patent number: 11831166Abstract: A system for monitoring and optimizing fuel consumption by a genset at an oil rig is described. Gensets require large amounts of fuel to initiate and to maintain in a standby, idling position. The system accesses data in a drill plan to determine the present and future power requirements and initiates gensets if needed; otherwise gensets can be shut down. Excess power can be stored in a power storage unit such as a capacitor, battery, or a liquid air energy storage unit.Type: GrantFiled: June 3, 2019Date of Patent: November 28, 2023Assignee: SCHLUMBERGER TECHNOLOGY CORPORATIONInventors: Alejandro Camacho Cardenas, David Robert Evan Snoswell
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Patent number: 11828985Abstract: Optical fiber connections and their applications in downhole assemblies are described herein. The downhole assembly includes a well completion element with an end that couples with a corresponding well completion element. An optical fiber extends along at least a portion of the well completion element and transmits an optical signal using a first mode. The well completion element includes an optical fiber connector that is coupled to the optical fiber. The connector also includes a mode converter that receives the optical signal from the optical fiber and converts the optical signal from the first mode to a second larger mode. This second larger mode may be more robustly communicated to a corresponding optical fiber connector affixed to the corresponding well completion element.Type: GrantFiled: February 28, 2022Date of Patent: November 28, 2023Assignee: SCHLUMBERGER TECHNOLOGY CORPORATIONInventors: Irfan Bulu, Francois M. Auzerais, Robert Graham, Mohamed Aly Sadek
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Patent number: 11827838Abstract: Wellbore fluids may include an oleaginous continuous phase; a non-oleaginous discontinuous phase; and a polymeric amidoamine emulsifier stabilizing the non-oleaginous discontinuous phase in the oleaginous continuous phase, wherein the polymeric amidoamine emulsifier has at least 5 repeating units. Wellbore fluids may include an oleaginous continuous phase; a non-oleaginous discontinuous phase; and a polymeric amidoamine emulsifier stabilizing the non-oleaginous discontinuous phase in the oleaginous continuous phase, wherein the polymeric amidoamine emulsifier includes at least 3 repeating units selected from allylamine, polyaminopolyamide, N-alkyl acrylamides, (meth)acrylic acid, alkyleneamine reacted with a dicarboxylic acid, alpha-olefin-alt-maleic anhydride, styrene maleic anhydride, alkylene oxide, wherein one or more amine or acid group on the repeating unit is amidized.Type: GrantFiled: May 15, 2020Date of Patent: November 28, 2023Assignee: SCHLUMBERGER TECHNOLOGY CORPORATIONInventors: Dimitri M. Khramov, Stephen Cliffe, Reda Karoum
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Patent number: 11828900Abstract: A method can include performing an operation using a system where the operation depends on a decision made via a digital decision model stored in memory of the system; responsive to a decision state of the digital decision model, transmitting a request to update the digital decision model; and responsive to the request, receiving an updated digital decision model, where the updated digital decision model includes at least one new decision state that improves performance of the operation of the system.Type: GrantFiled: September 27, 2019Date of Patent: November 28, 2023Assignee: SCHLUMBERGER TECHNOLOGY CORPORATIONInventors: Yiqiao Tang, Yi-Qiao Song, Martin Hurlimann, Yanxian Lin
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Patent number: 11822039Abstract: In a drill bit which has hard-faced cutting or gauge protection elements positioned to be in direct contact with subterranean formation as the bit is rotated, at least one of these elements includes a window positioned to be in direct contact with the formation or cuttings from the formation as the bit rotates and moves forward to drill into the formation. Electromagnetic radiation with wavelength in the range from 100 nm to 2600 nm is transmitted through the window to the formation in contact with the window. Electromagnetic radiation such as fluorescence that returns through the same window is received by a spectrometer. The source and receiver of electromagnetic radiation are both accommodated within the downhole drilling equipment but spaced from the windowed element. The electromagnetic radiation travels along light guides from the source to the window and from the window to the receiver.Type: GrantFiled: October 8, 2020Date of Patent: November 21, 2023Assignee: SCHLUMBERGER TECHNOLOGY CORPORATIONInventors: Jonathan Robert Hird, Ashley Bernard Johnson, John Mervyn Cook
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Patent number: 11819810Abstract: A mixer and method for mixing are provided. The mixer includes a housing including a fluid inlet, an additive inlet, and an outlet. The housing defines a mixing chamber in fluid communication with the fluid inlet, the additive inlet, and the outlet. The mixer also includes an impeller disposed in the mixing chamber. When rotated, the impeller pumps fluid through the fluid inlet. The mixer also includes a slinger disposed in the mixing chamber and configured to receive the fluid from the impeller and to receive an additive from the additive inlet. When rotated, the slinger slings the fluid and the additive radially outwards. The mixer further includes a flush line extending between the mixing chamber and the additive inlet. The flush line is receives, from the mixing chamber, a portion of the fluid pumped by the impeller and to deliver the portion of the fluid to the additive inlet.Type: GrantFiled: February 27, 2014Date of Patent: November 21, 2023Assignee: Schlumberger Technology CorporationInventors: Rajesh Luharuka, Gocha Chochua, Hau Nguyen-Phuc Pham, Mark Ayyad
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Patent number: 11821269Abstract: Systems and methods presented herein include a downhole well tool having an electromechanical joint configured to connect to a downhole well tool component within a wellbore of an oil and gas well system. The electromechanical joint is configured to rotate to facilitate connection of the electromechanical joint to the downhole well tool component. For example, the electromechanical joint includes a main body portion, a rotating ring configured to rotate relative to the main body portion to facilitate connection of the electromechanical joint to the downhole well tool component, and a sealed electrical connection configured to couple with a mating electrical connection of the downhole well tool component.Type: GrantFiled: May 3, 2022Date of Patent: November 21, 2023Assignee: SCHLUMBERGER TECHNOLOGY CORPORATIONInventor: Mark Callister Oettli
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Patent number: 11821277Abstract: Examples described herein include systems and methods associated with a mechanical service tool. In one example, the service tool includes a power jar, an accelerator, and a linear actuator. The accelerator can be coupled to the power jar and provide assistance to the power jar. The linear actuator can be coupled to the accelerator and configured such to pull the accelerator spring within the accelerator with a force sufficient to fire the power jar. When the power jar is in a released state, the linear actuator can also be used to push or pull the entire accelerator and power jar assembly, which in turn can push or pull the target object within the wellbore. The linear actuator can also be used to move the power jar from a released state to a set state.Type: GrantFiled: August 31, 2022Date of Patent: November 21, 2023Assignee: SCHLUMBERGER TECHNOLOGY CORPORATIONInventors: Rodrigo Feliu, Matthew Billingham, Robert Kyle Wiesenborn
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Patent number: 11820664Abstract: A fluid system component can include a body that includes a multidimensional shape defined in orthogonal directions and layers stacked along one of the orthogonal directions, where at least one of the layers includes polymeric material and graphene nanoplatelets formed in situ from the polymeric material, and where the graphene nanoplatelets increase stiffness of the polymeric material.Type: GrantFiled: August 3, 2021Date of Patent: November 21, 2023Assignee: Schlumberger Technology CorporationInventors: Manuel Marya, Alireza Zolfaghari, Srinand Sreedharan Karuppoor
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Patent number: 11821280Abstract: A remote locking system for a blowout preventer (BOP) includes a locking mechanism configured to move to adjust the remote locking system between an unlocked configuration in which the remote locking system enables movement of a ram of the BOP and a locked configuration in which the remote locking system blocks movement of the ram of the BOP. The remote locking system also includes a gear assembly coupled to the locking mechanism, a motor coupled to the gear assembly, and an electronic controller configured to provide a control signal to activate the motor to drive the locking mechanism to move via the gear assembly.Type: GrantFiled: February 20, 2020Date of Patent: November 21, 2023Assignee: SCHLUMBERGER TECHNOLOGY CORPORATIONInventors: Sebastien Poveda, Jean-Luc Pujol, Nathaniel Pettibone
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Patent number: 11820934Abstract: A method includes admixing an aqueous polysaccharide solution into an oleaginous base fluid, and adding a divalent ion source to produce one or more polysaccharide microspheres.Type: GrantFiled: March 10, 2020Date of Patent: November 21, 2023Assignee: SCHLUMBERGER TECHNOLOGY CORPORATIONInventor: Anders Grinrod
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Patent number: 11821283Abstract: A technique facilitates use of a liner hanger in a borehole. A port free hydraulic unibody system including an outer structure having a tubing hanger portion and a packer portion mounted about a mandrel may be constructed so as to avoid the creation of leak paths. A seal system may be employed between the mandrel and the surrounding outer structure to ensure sealing engagement therebetween. The mandrel has a port free section on the downhole side of the seal system, and this port free section is maintained during, for example, actuation of the tubing hanger portion so as to prevent formation of leak paths. An actuator may be located along the mandrel and may be configured to initiate actuation of hanger slips mounted along the tubing hanger portion. An anti-preset mechanism positioned along the mandrel works in cooperation with the actuator to prevent premature actuation of the hanger slips.Type: GrantFiled: July 17, 2020Date of Patent: November 21, 2023Assignee: SCHLUMBERGER TECHNOLOGY CORPORATIONInventors: Michael Underbrink, Farhan Ahmed Omer, Susan Wu
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Patent number: 11821284Abstract: A method may include obtaining, by a computer processor, a request to initiate a cementing procedure. The method may further include determining, by the computer processor, an automated sequence for the cementing procedure. The method may further include transmitting, by the computer processor and based on the automated sequence, a cementing management command that triggers the cementing procedure for cementing equipment in a cementing system. The method may further include obtaining, by the computer processor, sensor data regarding the cementing equipment. The method may further include determining, by the computer processor and in response to the sensor data, whether to perform a next procedure in the automated sequence.Type: GrantFiled: May 17, 2019Date of Patent: November 21, 2023Assignee: SCHLUMBERGER TECHNOLOGY CORPORATIONInventors: Carlos Urdaneta, Rajnarayanan Balsamy, Quy Nguyen
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Patent number: 11821299Abstract: Methods, computing systems, and computer-readable media for interpreting drilling dynamics data are described herein. The method can include receiving drilling dynamics data simulated by a processor or collected by a sensor positioned in a drilling tool. The method can further include extracting a feature map from the drilling dynamics data, and determining that a feature zone from the feature map corresponds to a predetermined dynamic state. The feature zone can be determined using a neural network trained to associate feature zones with dynamic states. Additionally, the method can include selecting a drilling parameter for a drill string based on the feature zone.Type: GrantFiled: May 14, 2019Date of Patent: November 21, 2023Assignee: Schlumberger Technology CorporationInventors: Wei Chen, Yingwei Yu, Yuelin Shen, Zhengxin Zhang, Velizar Vesselinov
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Patent number: 11822038Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure relate to a method for determining a contact angle, a wettability, or both, of one or more types of solid particles within a geological formation. The method may include identifying a relative conductive of the type of solid particles and identifying a frequency range for one or more EM measurements. The method may also include determining a contact angle associated with at least one type of solid particles within the geological formation using the electromagnetic measurements corresponding to the frequency range.Type: GrantFiled: February 15, 2021Date of Patent: November 21, 2023Assignee: SCHLUMBERGER TECHNOLOGY CORPORATIONInventors: Siddharth Misra, Dean Homan, Yuteng Jin, John Rasmus
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Patent number: 11822864Abstract: Systems and methods provide a platform for a digital avatar that represents a particular physical device or a process using one or more processors and memory storing instructions. The instructions that, when executed by one or more processors, are configured to implement the digital avatar. The digital avatar includes a system model for the particular physical device or the process configured to receive data and to process the data to model other parameters or behaviors of the particular physical device or process. The digital avatar includes a model calibration module configured to calibrate the system model during operation of the particular physical device or process to provide an up-to-date evergreen model that is customized for the particular physical device or process due to changes in characteristics of the particular physical device or the process.Type: GrantFiled: December 18, 2019Date of Patent: November 21, 2023Assignee: Schlumberger Technology CorporationInventors: Luis Felipe Lopez, Mehul Yesminkumar, Clare Schoene, Obinna Ilochonwu