Patents by Inventor Andrea Alba
Andrea Alba 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).
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Publication number: 20240078101Abstract: In one embodiment, a computer-implemented method comprises using a script automation processor that is hosted using a virtual compute instance and a virtual storage instance associated with one or more second non-transitory computer-readable storage media storing one or more second sequences of instructions defining an API implementation of the API, a graph server, and one or more programming language runtime interpreters, receiving a user pipeline automation script comprising one or more first sequences of instructions specifying one or more API calls to an application programming interface (API), and a user application; using the script automation processor, creating and storing one or more programmatic containers in memory of the script automation processor, the containers corresponding to functions that user pipeline automation script and user application invoke; using the script automation processor, creating and storing a directed acyclic graph (DAG) in the memory of the script processor, the DAG compriType: ApplicationFiled: March 3, 2023Publication date: March 7, 2024Inventors: Solomon Hykes, Andrea Luzzardi, Erik Sipsma, Sam Alba
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Patent number: 8731890Abstract: A method for determining a maximum volume of drilling cuttings disposal in a formation, the method including inputting formation parameters into a simulator, simulating a formation during waste injection based on the formation parameters, determining a net pressure based on the simulating, determining a closure pressure increase based on the simulating, calculating a disposal volume based on the net pressure and the closure pressure, calculating a time interval of waste injection based on the calculated injection volume, and outputting at least one of the disposal volume and the time interval is disclosed. A method of optimizing a waste injection process, the method including simulating a formation based on input parameters, determining a closure pressure increase per unit slurry volume based on the simulation, calculating a disposal capacity of the selected formation, and outputting the disposal capacity is also disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: February 3, 2009Date of Patent: May 20, 2014Assignee: M-I L.L.C.Inventors: Francisco Fragachan, Adriana P. Ovalle, Talgat A. Shokanov, Vyacheslav Anokhin, Andrea Alba, Kenneth G. Nolte
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Publication number: 20100332204Abstract: A method for determining a maximum volume of drilling cuttings disposal in a formation, the method including inputting formation parameters into a simulator, simulating a formation during waste injection based on the formation parameters, determining a net pressure based on the simulating, determining a closure pressure increase based on the simulating, calculating a disposal volume based on the net pressure and the closure pressure, calculating a time interval of waste injection based on the calculated injection volume, and outputting at least one of the disposal volume and the time interval is disclosed. A method of optimizing a waste injection process, the method including simulating a formation based on input parameters, determining a closure pressure increase per unit slurry volume based on the simulation, calculating a disposal capacity of the selected formation, and outputting the disposal capacity is also disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 3, 2009Publication date: December 30, 2010Applicant: M-I L.L.C.Inventors: Francisco Fragachan, Adriana P. Ovalle, Talgat A. Shokanov, Vyacheslav Anokhin, Andrea Alba, Kenneth G. Nolte
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Patent number: 7721594Abstract: A method to inject a slurry into a subterranean formation includes measuring characteristic data from a well in communication with the subterranean formation, estimating downhole properties of the slurry using the measured characteristic data, measuring surface properties of the slurry with a measurement apparatus, determining optimal surface properties for the slurry from the estimated downhole properties, comparing the measured surface properties with the determined optimal surface properties, modifying the slurry until the measured surface properties are within tolerance values of the determined optimal surface properties, and injecting the modified slurry into the subterranean formation through the well.Type: GrantFiled: April 24, 2006Date of Patent: May 25, 2010Assignee: M-I L.L.C.Inventors: Brian Rogers, Andrea Alba, Shrinivas Peri, Shannon Stocks, Lingo Chang
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Patent number: 7721595Abstract: A method to inject a slurry into a subterranean formation includes measuring characteristic data from a well in communication with the subterranean formation, estimating downhole properties of the slurry using the measured characteristic data, measuring surface properties of the slurry with a measurement apparatus, determining optimal surface properties for the slurry from the estimated downhole properties, comparing the measured surface properties with the determined optimal surface properties, modifying the slurry until the measured surface properties are within tolerance values of the determined optimal surface properties, and injecting the modified slurry into the subterranean formation through the well.Type: GrantFiled: April 23, 2007Date of Patent: May 25, 2010Assignee: M-I L.L.C.Inventors: Brian Rogers, Andrea Alba, Shrinivas Peri, Lingo Chang, Shannon Stocks
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Patent number: 7721596Abstract: A method to inject a slurry into a subterranean formation includes measuring characteristic data from a well in communication with the subterranean formation, estimating downhole properties of the slurry using the measured characteristic data, measuring surface properties of the slurry with a measurement apparatus, determining optimal surface properties for the slurry from the estimated downhole properties, comparing the measured surface properties with the determined optimal surface properties, modifying the slurry until the measured surface properties are within tolerance values of the determined optimal surface properties, and injecting the modified slurry into the subterranean formation through the well.Type: GrantFiled: April 23, 2007Date of Patent: May 25, 2010Assignee: M-I L.L.C.Inventors: Brian Rogers, Andrea Alba, Shrinivas Peri, Lingo Chang, Shannon Stocks
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Publication number: 20070197851Abstract: A method to inject a slurry into a subterranean formation includes measuring characteristic data from a well in communication with the subterranean formation, estimating downhole properties of the slurry using the measured characteristic data, measuring surface properties of the slurry with a measurement apparatus, determining optimal surface properties for the slurry from the estimated downhole properties, comparing the measured surface properties with the determined optimal surface properties, modifying the slurry until the measured surface properties are within tolerance values of the determined optimal surface properties, and injecting the modified slurry into the subterranean formation through the well.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 23, 2007Publication date: August 23, 2007Applicant: M-I LLCInventors: Brian Rogers, Andrea Alba, Shrinivas Peri, Shannon Stocks, Lingo Chang
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Publication number: 20070186625Abstract: A method to inject a slurry into a subterranean formation includes measuring characteristic data from a well in communication with the subterranean formation, estimating downhole properties of the slurry using the measured characteristic data, measuring surface properties of the slurry with a measurement apparatus, determining optimal surface properties for the slurry from the estimated downhole properties, comparing the measured surface properties with the determined optimal surface properties, modifying the slurry until the measured surface properties are within tolerance values of the determined optimal surface properties, and injecting the modified slurry into the subterranean formation through the well.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 23, 2007Publication date: August 16, 2007Applicant: M-I LLCInventors: Brian Rogers, Andrea Alba, Shrinivas Peri, Shannon Stocks, Lingo Chang
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Publication number: 20070022802Abstract: A method to inject a slurry into a subterranean formation includes measuring characteristic data from a well in communication with the subterranean formation, estimating downhole properties of the slurry using the measured characteristic data, measuring surface properties of the slurry with a measurement apparatus, determining optimal surface properties for the slurry from the estimated downhole properties, comparing the measured surface properties with the determined optimal surface properties, modifying the slurry until the measured surface properties are within tolerance values of the determined optimal surface properties, and injecting the modified slurry into the subterranean formation through the well.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 24, 2006Publication date: February 1, 2007Applicant: M-I L.L.C.Inventors: Brian Rogers, Andrea Alba, Shrinivas Peri, Shannon Stocks, Lingo Chang