Patents by Inventor Anders Sandnes

Anders Sandnes 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: 11836164
    Abstract: A method for recording data relating to the performance of an oil and gas flow network uses statistical data to represent raw data in a compact form. Categories are assigned to time intervals in the data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2023
    Assignee: SOLUTION SEEKER AS
    Inventors: Vidar Gunnerud, Anders Sandnes, Vidar Thune Uglane, Stine Ursin-Holm, Bjarne Grimstad
  • Patent number: 11795787
    Abstract: An oil and gas network comprises multiple branched flow paths, such as in multi-zonal wells and/or multibranched wells and/or networks including multiple wells, and multiple control points at different branches, wherein the multiple control points may include multiple valves and/or pumps for controlling the flow rate through respective flow paths of the multiple branched flow network. The network is modelled to model the variation of one or more flow parameter(s) in one or more flow path(s) of the network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2023
    Assignee: SOLUTION SEEKER AS
    Inventors: Anders Sandnes, Bjarne Grimstad, Vidar Gunnerud
  • Publication number: 20230167717
    Abstract: A method of modelling one of a plurality of hydrocarbon production wells, wherein each production well is associated with at least one control point in a flow path associated therewith. The method comprises: (i) generating a first model capable of describing for any one of the first plurality of production wells a relationship between flow parameters, well parameters and/or an associated status of the at least one control point, wherein the first model is parameterised by a set of first parameters representative of properties common to all of the first plurality of production wells. The model can be applied to estimate well parameters, flow parameters and/or the status of control points. In addition, the resultant models can be used to optimise production of the production well.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 8, 2021
    Publication date: June 1, 2023
    Applicant: SOLUTION SEEKER AS
    Inventors: Vidar GUNNERUD, Anders SANDNES, Bjarne GRIMSTAD
  • Publication number: 20230140617
    Abstract: A method for recording data relating to the performance of an oil and gas flow network uses statistical data to represent raw data in a compact form. Categories are assigned to time intervals in the data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2022
    Publication date: May 4, 2023
    Inventors: Vidar Gunnerud, Anders Sandnes, Vidar Thune Uglane, Stine Ursin-Holm
  • Patent number: 11542803
    Abstract: A method for recording data relating to the performance of an oil and gas flow network uses statistical data to represent raw data in a compact form. Categories are assigned to time intervals in the data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2023
    Assignee: SOLUTION SEEKER AS
    Inventors: Vidar Gunnerud, Anders Sandnes, Vidar Thune Uglane, Stine Ursin-Holm
  • Publication number: 20220162937
    Abstract: A method for assessment of an oil and gas flow network comprises: (1) gathering historical data and/or live data relating to the status of multiple control points at different branches within the flow network and to one or more flow parameter(s) of interest in one or more flow path(s) of the flow network d; (2) identifying time intervals in the data during which the control points and the flow parameters are in a steady state; and (3) extracting statistical data representative of some or all steady state intervals identified in step (2) to thereby represent the original data from step (1) in a compact form.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 8, 2022
    Publication date: May 26, 2022
    Inventors: Vidar Gunnerud, Anders Sandnes, Vidar Thune Uglane, Stine Ursin-Holm
  • Patent number: 11286770
    Abstract: A method for assessment of an oil and gas flow network comprises: gathering historical data and/or live data relating to the status of multiple control points at different branches within the flow network and to one or more flow parameter(s) of interest in one or more flow path(s) of the flow network d; identifying time intervals in the data during which the control points and the flow parameters are in a steady state; and extracting statistical data representative of some or all steady state intervals identified in step to thereby represent the original data from step in a compact form.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2022
    Assignee: SOLUTION SEEKER AS
    Inventors: Vidar Gunnerud, Anders Sandnes, Vidar Thune Uglane, Stine Ursin-Holm
  • Publication number: 20210181374
    Abstract: An oil and gas network comprises multiple branched flow paths, such as in multi-zonal wells and/or multibranched wells and/or networks including multiple wells, and multiple control points at different branches, wherein the multiple control points may include multiple valves and/or pumps for controlling the flow rate through respective flow paths of the multiple branched flow network. The network is modelled to model the variation of one or more flow parameter(s) in one or more flow path(s) of the network.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2018
    Publication date: June 17, 2021
    Inventors: Anders Sandnes, Bjarne Grimstad, Vidar Gunnerud
  • Publication number: 20200080407
    Abstract: A method for recording data relating to the performance of an oil and gas flow network uses statistical data to represent raw data in a compact form. Categories are assigned to time intervals in the data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 3, 2018
    Publication date: March 12, 2020
    Applicant: SOLUTION SEEKER AS
    Inventors: Vidar Gunnerud, Anders Sandnes, Vidar Thune Uglane, Stine Ursin-Holm
  • Publication number: 20180320504
    Abstract: A method for assessment of an oil and gas flow network comprises: (1) gathering historical data and/or live data relating to the status of multiple control points at different branches within the flow network and to one or more flow parameter(s) of interest in one or more flow path(s) of the flow network d; (2) identifying time intervals in the data during which the control points and the flow parameters are in a steady state; and (3) extracting statistical data representative of some or all steady state intervals identified in step (2) to thereby represent the original data from step (1) in a compact form.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 4, 2016
    Publication date: November 8, 2018
    Applicant: SOLUTION SEEKER AS
    Inventors: Vidar Gunnerud, Anders Sandnes, Vidar Thune Uglane, Stine Ursin-Holm