Patents by Inventor Aurelien Chauviere

Aurelien Chauviere 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).

  • Sponge pressure equalization system
    Patent number: 10584550
    Abstract: A system for obtaining a core sample from a wellbore includes a housing having a core opening at a first end of the housing and an end wall at a second end of the housing. A balancing piston is positioned within the housing to define a sample chamber between the balancing piston and the core opening. An equalization chamber is defined between the balancing piston and the end wall. A core piston is sealingly positioned in the core opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2020
    Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
    Inventors: Ludovic Delmar, Khac Nguyen Che, Aurelien Chauviere
  • Methods and apparatus for coring
    Patent number: 9869146
    Abstract: Described herein is an inner tube for a core barrel which has a structure adapted to retain lubricant for lubricating a sampled core. The internal surface of the inner tube includes a plurality of structures to retain lubricant adjacent a core received in the inner tube. An example structure is multiple alveoli in which lubricant is retained.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2018
    Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
    Inventors: Olivier Mageren, Aurelien Chauviere, Khac Nguyen Che
  • Sponge Pressure Equalization System
    Publication number: 20160194928
    Abstract: A system for obtaining a core sample from a wellbore includes a housing having a core opening at a first end of the housing and an end wall at a second end of the housing. A balancing piston is positioned within the housing to define a sample chamber between the balancing piston and the core opening. An equalization chamber is defined between the balancing piston and the end wall. A core piston is sealingly positioned in the core opening.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 13, 2013
    Publication date: July 7, 2016
    Applicant: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
    Inventors: Ludovic Delmar, Khac Nguyen Che, Aurelien Chauviere
  • METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR CORING
    Publication number: 20140311805
    Abstract: Described herein is an inner tube for a core barrel which has a structure adapted to retain lubricant for lubricating a sampled core. In one embodiment, the internal surface of the inner tube includes a plurality of alveoli in which lubricant is retained.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 17, 2013
    Publication date: October 23, 2014
    Applicant: Halliburton
    Inventors: Olivier Mageren, Aurelien Chauviere, Khac Nguyen Che