Patents by Inventor Alex Arzoumanidis

Alex Arzoumanidis 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).

  • Apparatus and method for drilling a branch borehole from an oil well
    Patent number: 7401665
    Abstract: A wireline drill train is used to drill an elongated, small diameter, lateral branch borehole from near the base of a main well. The drill train, includes a drill module, a first self-propelled thrust module coupled to the drill module, and a second self-propelled thrust module pivotally coupled to the first self-propelled thrust module. Each thrust module includes at least two extendible thrusters. Each extendible thruster includes a six-bar mechanism and a traction tread. The drill train further includes a first articulated linkage linking the first self-propelled thrust module to the drill module, and a second articulated linkage linking the second thrust module to the first thrust module. The second articulated linkage includes a thrust-transmission bar and three retractable stiffener bars.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 1, 2004
    Date of Patent: July 22, 2008
    Assignee: Schlumberger Technology Corporation
    Inventors: Julio C. Guerrero, Demos Pafitis, Alex Arzoumanidis
  • Apparatus and method for drilling a branch borehole from an oil well
    Publication number: 20060042835
    Abstract: A wireline drill train is used to drill an elongated, small diameter, lateral branch borehole from near the base of a main well. The drill train, includes a drill module, a first self-propelled thrust module coupled to the drill module, and a second self-propelled thrust module pivotally coupled to the first self-propelled thrust module. Each thrust module includes at least two extendible thrusters. Each extendible thruster includes a six-bar mechanism and a traction tread. The drill train further includes a first articulated linkage linking the first self-propelled thrust module to the drill module, and a second articulated linkage linking the second thrust module to the first thrust module. The second articulated linkage includes a thrust-transmission bar and three retractable stiffener bars.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 1, 2004
    Publication date: March 2, 2006
    Applicant: SCHLUMBERGER TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Julio Guerrero, Demos Pafitis, Alex Arzoumanidis