Patents by Inventor Alan Pace

Alan Pace 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).

  • Patent number: 12624614
    Abstract: A downhole tool for cleaning a wellbore, the tool including a tool body having a flowpath therethrough. A liquid is configured to flow through the flowpath and may have an intermittent flow pattern. An inner sleeve positioned within the tool body includes a recess having a recess pattern. In response to the intermittent flow pattern, a shift pin positioned in the recess of the inner sleeve traverses through the recess pattern. The downhole tool includes at least one scraper blade. The scraper blade is movable between a retracted position and a radially expanded position. In response to the shift pin traversing the recess pattern of the recess, the scraper blade can be expanded radially outward toward a wall of the wellbore from the retracted position to the expanded position and/or retracted inward away from the wall of the wellbore from the expanded position to the retracted position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2025
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2026
    Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
    Inventors: Jon-Howard Elliott Hanson, Kyle Wayne Davis, Peter Reid Maher, Timothy Simmonds, Alan Pace, Gavin Munro
  • Publication number: 20250198257
    Abstract: A downhole tool for cleaning a wellbore, the tool including a tool body having a flowpath therethrough. A liquid is configured to flow through the flowpath and may have an intermittent flow pattern. An inner sleeve positioned within the tool body includes a recess having a recess pattern. In response to the intermittent flow pattern, a shift pin positioned in the recess of the inner sleeve traverses through the recess pattern. The downhole tool includes at least one scraper blade. The scraper blade is movable between a retracted position and a radially expanded position. In response to the shift pin traversing the recess pattern of the recess, the scraper blade can be expanded radially outward toward a wall of the wellbore from the retracted position to the expanded position and/or retracted inward away from the wall of the wellbore from the expanded position to the retracted position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 26, 2025
    Publication date: June 19, 2025
    Inventors: Jon-Howard Elliott Hanson, Kyle Wayne Davis, Peter Reid Maher, Timothy Simmonds, Alan Pace, Gavin Munro
  • Patent number: 12258841
    Abstract: A downhole tool for cleaning a wellbore includes a tool body having a passage therein. A liquid is to flow through the passage of the tool body and have an intermittent flow pattern. An inner sleeve positioned within the tool body includes a recess having a recess pattern. In response to the intermittent flow pattern of the flow of fluid, a shift pin positioned in the recess of the inner sleeve is to traverse through the recess pattern. The downhole tool includes at least one scraper blade. The scraper blade is movable between a retracted position and a radially expanded position. In response to the shift pin traversing the recess pattern of the recess, the scraper blade can be expanded radially outward toward a wall of the wellbore from the retracted position to the expanded position and/or retracted inward away from the wall of the wellbore from the expanded position to the retracted position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2025
    Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
    Inventors: Jon-Howard Elliott Hanson, Kyle Wayne Davis, Peter Reid Maher, Timothy Simmonds, Alan Pace, Gavin Munro
  • Patent number: 12188332
    Abstract: A selective scraper tool configured to clean an inner surface of a downhole tubular comprising a scraper actuator configured to generate an activation force to deploy one or more scraper blades from corresponding windows on a blade assembly to contact the inner surface of the downhole tubular. A control device located between the scraper actuator and the blade assembly comprises a lug located within a control pattern with a first position and a second position. The first position configures the blade assembly in a retracted position. The second position deploys the scraper blades from the blade assembly. A pumping operation can direct the lug within the control pattern to travel from the first position to the second position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2023
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2025
    Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
    Inventors: HÃ¥kon Rasmus Berdines Kaltveit, Alan Pace
  • Publication number: 20230021731
    Abstract: A downhole tool for cleaning a wellbore includes a tool body having a passage therein. A liquid is to flow through the passage of the tool body and have an intermittent flow pattern. An inner sleeve positioned within the tool body includes a recess having a recess pattern. In response to the intermittent flow pattern of the flow of fluid, a shift pin positioned in the recess of the inner sleeve is to traverse through the recess pattern. The downhole tool includes at least one scraper blade. The scraper blade is movable between a retracted position and a radially expanded position. In response to the shift pin traversing the recess pattern of the recess, the scraper blade can be expanded radially outward toward a wall of the wellbore from the retracted position to the expanded position and/or retracted inward away from the wall of the wellbore from the expanded position to the retracted position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 20, 2021
    Publication date: January 26, 2023
    Inventors: Jon-Howard Elliott Hanson, Kyle Wayne Davis, Peter Reid Maher, Timothy Simmonds, Alan Pace, Gavin Munro
  • Patent number: 11480036
    Abstract: Certain aspects and examples of the present disclosure relate to an assembly for positioning a liner hanger and conducting a test on the liner hanger in the same trip downhole. The assembly can include a liner hanger, a setting control module, a test packer, and a stop. The setting control module can control a setting for the test packer. The test packer can be positioned with the liner hanger in the wellbore to allow a negative-pressure-test on liner hanger on the same trip downhole in which the liner hanger is set. The stop can engage with the liner hanger to allow the setting control module to control the test packer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2022
    Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
    Inventor: Alan Pace
  • Publication number: 20210062622
    Abstract: Certain aspects and examples of the present disclosure relate to an assembly for positioning a liner hanger and conducting a test on the liner hanger in the same trip downhole. The assembly can include a liner hanger, a setting control module, a test packer, and a stop. The setting control module can control a setting for the test packer. The test packer can be positioned with the liner hanger in the wellbore to allow a negative-pressure-test on liner hanger on the same trip downhole in which the liner hanger is set. The stop can engage with the liner hanger to allow the setting control module to control the test packer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 26, 2019
    Publication date: March 4, 2021
    Inventor: Alan Pace