Patents by Inventor Anthony H. van Zuilekom

Anthony H. van Zuilekom 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).

  • Publication number: 20230313680
    Abstract: A method and system may include receiving, via one or more sensors in a wellbore formed in a subsurface formation, measurements of a concentration of an interactive component and a concentration of a non-interactive component in a formation fluid from the subsurface formation, wherein the non-interactive component and the interactive component comprise a component in the formation fluid that is non-interactive and interactive, respectively, with respect to a drilling fluid. The method and system may further include determining a level of contamination from a drilling fluid filtrate that contaminates the formation fluid based on the non-interactive component concentration in the formation fluid and the interactive component concentration in the formation fluid.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 6, 2023
    Publication date: October 5, 2023
    Inventors: Christopher Jones, Ralph Engel Piazza, Anthony H. Van Zuilekom, Megan Renee Pearl, Luiz Alexandre Sacorague, Alexandre Jaime Mello Vieira
  • Patent number: 11697992
    Abstract: A method and system can obtain real time property measurements of a fluid comprising a formation fluid downhole, real time measurements of an amount of an interactive component of the fluid downhole, and real time measurements of an amount of a non-interactive component of the fluid downhole. The method and system further includes determining a total amount of the interactive component in the fluid or a contamination level of the formation fluid at a time of interest based on the real time property measurements of the fluid downhole and the real time measurements of the amounts of the interactive component and non-interactive component downhole. The real time measurements of the amount of the interactive component downhole are real time measurements of the amount of the interactive component in its free form downhole, and the property can be scaled with the contamination level.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2023
    Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
    Inventors: Christopher Michael Jones, Ralph Piazza, Anthony H. Van Zuilekom, Megan Renee Pearl, Luiz Alexandre Sacorague, Alexandre Jaime Mello Vieira
  • Publication number: 20230053236
    Abstract: Disclosed are systems and methods for performing a contamination estimation of a downhole sample comprising at least a formation fluid and/or a filtrate. A plurality of downhole signals are obtained from the downhole sample and one or more of the signals are conditioned. At least two of the conditioned signals or downhole signals are fused into a multivariate dataset. From optical and density properties of the formation fluid and/or of the filtrate, a multivariate calculation is performed to generate concentration profiles of the formation fluid and the filtrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 2, 2022
    Publication date: February 16, 2023
    Applicant: HALLIBURTON ENERGY SERVICES, INC.
    Inventors: Bin DAI, Christopher Michael JONES, Anthony H. VAN ZUILEKOM
  • Patent number: 11513063
    Abstract: Systems and methods for performing a contamination estimation of a downhole sample including at least a formation fluid and a filtrate are provided. A plurality of downhole signals are obtained from the downhole sample and one or more of the signals are conditioned. At least two of the conditioned signals or downhole signals are fused into a multivariate dataset. A principle component analysis (PCA) is performed on the fused multivariate dataset to determine optical and density properties of the formation fluid. Based on at least the PCA, optical and density properties of the filtrate are determined. From the optical and density properties of the formation fluid and of the filtrate, a multivariate calculation is performed to generate concentration profiles of the formation fluid and the filtrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2022
    Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
    Inventors: Bin Dai, Christopher Michael Jones, Anthony H. Van Zuilekom
  • Publication number: 20210131951
    Abstract: Disclosed are systems and methods for performing a contamination estimation of a downhole sample comprising at least a formation fluid and a filtrate. A plurality of downhole signals are obtained from the downhole sample and one or more of the signals are conditioned. At least two of the conditioned signals or downhole signals are fused into a multivariate dataset. A principle component analysis (PCA) is performed on the fused multivariate dataset to determine optical and density properties of the formation fluid. Based on at least the PCA, optical and density properties of the filtrate are determined. From the optical and density properties of the formation fluid and of the filtrate, a multivariate calculation is performed to generate concentration profiles of the formation fluid and the filtrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2018
    Publication date: May 6, 2021
    Applicant: HALLIBURTON ENERGY SERVICES, INC.
    Inventors: Bin DAI, Christopher Michael JONES, Anthony H. VAN ZUILEKOM
  • Patent number: 10724355
    Abstract: Downhole tools for isolating and analyzing one or more gases include a gas separation assembly in fluid communication with a gas specific analyzer. The gas separation assembly includes a piston disposed within a housing and a separation volume defined between the piston and the housing. The piston is movable to separate a gas component and a liquid component from a downhole formation fluid within the separation volume. The gas specific analyzer is operable to measure one or more properties of the gas component. In some configurations, the gas specific analyzer is an optical assembly containing a light source, an optical detector, and a gas cell that contains an observation volume. The optical assembly is operable to measure one or more properties of the gas component within the observation volume via the light source and the optical detector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 28, 2020
    Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
    Inventors: Christopher M. Jones, Darren Gascooke, Anthony H. van Zuilekom, Michael T. Pelletier, Bin Dai, James M. Price
  • Patent number: 10718747
    Abstract: Systems and methods for subterranean formation testing. A method may include lowering a formation testing tool into a subterranean formation, wherein the formation testing tool may comprise a plurality of chambers, a pump and a probe channel; extracting a fluid from the subterranean formation into the probe channel; determining fluid properties at different depths; generating a fluid property-depth gradient; moving the fluid into the plurality of chambers; and determining a concentration of an inorganic portion of a downhole flashed gas.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 21, 2020
    Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael T. Pelletier, Christopher Michael Jones, Darren Gascooke, Anthony H. Van Zuilekom
  • Publication number: 20200157937
    Abstract: A method and system can obtain real time property measurements of a fluid comprising a formation fluid downhole, real time measurements of an amount of an interactive component of the fluid downhole, and real time measurements of an amount of a non-interactive component of the fluid downhole. The method and system further includes determining a total amount of the interactive component in the fluid or a contamination level of the formation fluid at a time of interest based on the real time property measurements of the fluid downhole and the real time measurements of the amounts of the interactive component and non-interactive component downhole. The real time measurements of the amount of the interactive component downhole are real time measurements of the amount of the interactive component in its free form downhole, and the property can be scaled with the contamination level.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 18, 2018
    Publication date: May 21, 2020
    Inventors: Christopher Michael Jones, Ralph Piazza, Anthony H. Van Zuilekom, Megan Renee Pearl, Luiz Alexandre Sacorague, Alexandre Jaime Mello Vieira
  • Patent number: 10648328
    Abstract: Systems and methods for subterranean formation testing. A method may include: lowering a formation testing tool into a subterranean formation, wherein the formation testing tool may include memory, a pump, a formation probe, at least two sample chambers, wherein the at least two sample chambers may include probes to measure pressure and temperature; extracting a fluid from the subterranean formation with the pump and the formation probe; flowing the fluid into the at least two sample chambers with the pump; storing pressure and temperature data of the fluid in the memory; and removing the at least two sample chambers from the formation testing tool.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2020
    Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael T. Pelletier, Christopher Michael Jones, Darren Gascooke, Anthony H. Van Zuilekom
  • Publication number: 20200003053
    Abstract: Systems and methods for subterranean formation testing. A method may include: lowering a formation testing tool into a subterranean formation, wherein the formation testing tool may include memory, a pump, a formation probe, at least two sample chambers, wherein the at least two sample chambers may include probes to measure pressure and temperature; extracting a fluid from the subterranean formation with the pump and the formation probe; flowing the fluid into the at least two sample chambers with the pump; storing pressure and temperature data of the fluid in the memory; and removing the at least two sample chambers from the formation testing tool.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 29, 2016
    Publication date: January 2, 2020
    Applicant: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael T. Pelletier, Christopher Michael Jones, Darren Gascooke, Anthony H. Van Zuilekom
  • Publication number: 20190353632
    Abstract: Systems and methods for subterranean formation testing. A method may include lowering a formation testing tool into a subterranean formation, wherein the formation testing tool may comprise a plurality of chambers, a pump and a probe channel; extracting a fluid from the subterranean formation into the probe channel; determining fluid properties at different depths; generating a fluid property-depth gradient; moving the fluid into the plurality of chambers; and determining a concentration of an inorganic portion of a downhole flashed gas.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 23, 2017
    Publication date: November 21, 2019
    Applicant: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael T. Pelletier, Christopher Michael Jones, Darren Gascooke, Anthony H. Van Zuilekom
  • Publication number: 20190284919
    Abstract: Downhole tools for isolating and analyzing one or more gases include a gas separation assembly in fluid communication with a gas specific analyzer. The gas separation assembly includes a piston disposed within a housing and a separation volume defined between the piston and the housing. The piston is movable to separate a gas component and a liquid component from a downhole formation fluid within the separation volume. The gas specific analyzer is operable to measure one or more properties of the gas component. In some configurations, the gas specific analyzer is an optical assembly containing a light source, an optical detector, and a gas cell that contains an observation volume. The optical assembly is operable to measure one or more properties of the gas component within the observation volume via the light source and the optical detector.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2016
    Publication date: September 19, 2019
    Applicant: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
    Inventors: Christopher M. Jones, Darren Gascooke, Anthony H. van Zuilekom, Michael T. Pelletier, Bin Dai, James M. Price
  • Patent number: 9752433
    Abstract: Apparatus and methods for downhole formation testing including use of a probe having inner and outer channels adapted to collect or inject injecting fluids from or to a formation accessed by a borehole. The probe straddles one or more layers in laminated or fractured formations and uses the inner channels to collect fluid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2017
    Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
    Inventors: Mark A. Proett, Anthony H. van Zuilekom, Gregory N. Gilbert
  • Patent number: 9587489
    Abstract: A pumping system includes a probe to suction a fluid from a fluid reservoir, a pump in fluid communication with the probe, and a sensor for detecting phase changes in said pumping system. The sensor is in fluid communication with the probe or pump and is operable to generate a sensor signal. The pumping system also includes a fluid exit from the pumping system that is in fluid communication with said pump, and a variable force check valve that is located between the probe and fluid exit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2017
    Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
    Inventors: Anthony H. van Zuilekom, Michael T. Pelletier, Li Gao
  • Publication number: 20160146005
    Abstract: Apparatus and methods for downhole formation testing including use of a probe having inner and outer channels adapted to collect or inject injecting fluids from or to a formation accessed by a borehole. The probe straddles one or more layers in laminated or fractured formations and uses the inner channels to collect fluid.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 29, 2016
    Publication date: May 26, 2016
    Inventors: Mark A. Proett, Anthony H. van Zuilekom, Gregory N. Gilbert
  • Patent number: 9284837
    Abstract: Apparatus and methods for downhole formation testing including use of a probe having inner and outer channels adapted to collect or inject injecting fluids from or to a formation accessed by a borehole. The probe straddles one or more layers in laminated or fractured formations and uses the inner channels to collect fluid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2016
    Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
    Inventors: Mark A. Proett, Anthony H. van Zuilekom, Gregory N Gilbert
  • Patent number: 9243494
    Abstract: In some embodiments, apparatus and systems, as well as methods, may operate to measure formation fluid and obtain data, the data having measurement levels that vary over a parameter. The data is grouped in one or more categories, each category having data falling within a range, and the grouped data is analyzed as a function of the parameter. In some embodiments, the grouped data is used to identify at least one fluid type of the formation fluid using the grouped data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2016
    Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
    Inventors: Anthony H. van Zuilekom, Mark A. Proett, Bruce H Storm, Jr., George Kveton
  • Publication number: 20140332280
    Abstract: In some embodiments, apparatus and systems, as well as methods, may operate to measure formation fluid and obtain data, the data having measurement levels that vary over a parameter. The data is grouped in one or more categories, each category having data falling within a range, and the grouped data is analyzed as a function of the parameter. In some embodiments, the grouped data is used to identify at least one fluid type of the formation fluid using the grouped data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 21, 2014
    Publication date: November 13, 2014
    Applicant: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
    Inventors: Anthony H. van Zuilekom, Mark A. Proett, Bruce H. Storm, JR., George Kveton
  • Patent number: 8775089
    Abstract: In some embodiments, apparatus and systems, as well as methods, may operate to measure formation fluid and obtain data, the data having measurement levels that vary over a parameter. The data is grouped in one or more categories, each category having data falling within a range, and the grouped data is analyzed as a function of the parameter. In some embodiments, the grouped data is used to identify at least one fluid type of the formation fluid using the grouped data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 8, 2014
    Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
    Inventors: Anthony H. van Zuilekom, Mark A. Proett, Bruce H Storm, George Kveton
  • Patent number: 8731848
    Abstract: Various embodiments include apparatus and methods to monitor flow of single and multiple phase fluids. Sensors of a tool can be dispersed along the tool to collect measurements to be processed using an autocorrelation operation on the collected measurements to provide information relative to the phases of the fluid. Additional apparatus, systems, and methods are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 20, 2014
    Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
    Inventors: Christopher M. Jones, Anthony H. van Zuilekom, Michael T. Pelletier, Mark A. Proett, Robert Atkinson