Patents Assigned to Shell International Exploration and Production B.V.
  • Patent number: 7267174
    Abstract: A method of servicing a wellbore, comprising preparing a sealant composition comprising a crosslinkable material, a crosslinking agent, a fluid loss control additive, and water, placing the sealant composition in a permeable zone in the wellbore, and allowing the sealant composition to set. A method of servicing a wellbore, comprising preparing a sealant composition by combining a crosslinkable material, a crosslinking agent, a fluid loss control additive, water, and a cement, wherein an amount of the cement is reduced to an effective amount to increase a gel time of the sealant composition to greater than or equal to about 4 hours when the sealant composition is exposed to ambient temperatures in the wellbore, placing the sealant composition in a permeable zone in the wellbore, and allowing the sealant composition to gel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2005
    Date of Patent: September 11, 2007
    Assignees: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc., Shell International Exploration and Production B.V.
    Inventors: Jan Gonsveld, Fred Arkestiejn, Diederik W. van Batenburg, Jip van Eijden
  • Patent number: 7216738
    Abstract: A method for generating acoustic waves, the method having the steps of: extending a tine from a support structure so that a proximal end of the tine is attached to the support structure and a distal end of the tine is uninhibited; positioning an oscillator so as to be supported by the support structure and to mechanically communicate with the tine; and oscillating the tine with the oscillator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 16, 2005
    Date of Patent: May 15, 2007
    Assignees: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc., Shell International Exploration and Production B.V.
    Inventors: James R. Birchak, Thomas E. Ritter, Ali I. Mese, Diederik van Batenburg, William Trainor, Wei Han, Kwang Yoo, Daniel P. Kusmer, Mark A. Proett, Ferdinand van der Bas, Peter van der Sman, Jeroen Groenenboom, Pedro Zuiderwijk
  • Patent number: 7213681
    Abstract: An apparatus for generating acoustic waves, the apparatus having: a support structure; two tines extending from the support structure so that proximal ends of the two tines are attached to the support structure so that distal ends of the two tines are positioned with standoffs relative to a dimension of the support structure and the distal ends of the two tines are uninhibited, wherein the two tines each comprise a moment arm; and an oscillator in mechanical communication with the two tines.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 16, 2005
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2007
    Assignees: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc., Shell International Exploration and Production B.V.
    Inventors: James R. Birchak, Thomas E. Ritter, Ali I. Mese, Diederik van Batenburg, William Trainor, Wei Han, Kwang Yoo, Daniel P. Kusmer, Mark A. Proett, Ferdinand van der Bas, Peter van der Sman, Jeroen Groenenboom, Pedro Zuiderwijk
  • Patent number: 6926504
    Abstract: An improved electrical pump is first provided for use in a wellbore. The pump comprises a stator and a stator housing, and an armature and an armature housing. The stator housing and the armature housing define concentrically nested tubular bodies. The armature housing is configured to permit production fluids to flow therethrough. In one aspect, the stator and armature are assembled in connectible and interchangeable sections called “modules” that can be attached in series. In one aspect, the electrical operation of coils within the stator is protected from individual coil short-circuiting or failure by wiring them in parallel, rather than in series. In addition, each module may be wired in parallel. In this way, a failure of one stator module will not result in the failure of another stator module. In an embodiment of the present invention, the valves of the pump are capable of being retrieved by a wireline, without pulling the entire production string.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2002
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2005
    Assignees: Total Fiza Elf, Eni S.p.A., Shell International Exploration & Production B.V.
    Inventor: William F. Howard