Patents by Inventor Baris Guner

Baris Guner 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: 12326389
    Abstract: Systems and methods for obtaining a calibrated permittivity dispersion measurements of a subsurface formation by measuring an impedance of the subsurface formation using a borehole imager at a first one or more frequencies; measuring a permittivity of the subsurface formation using a reference tool at a second one or more frequencies; calculating a first dispersion curve of the permittivity of the subsurface formation based at least in part on the measured impedance of the subsurface formation at the first one or more frequencies; extrapolating the permittivity of the subsurface formation to the second one or more frequencies using the calculated first dispersion curve of the permittivity of the subsurface formation; calibrating the permittivity of the subsurface formation based at least in part on the extrapolated permittivity of the subsurface formation and the measured permittivity of the subsurface formation; and generating a second dispersion curve of the permittivity of the subsurface formation based at
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 10, 2025
    Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
    Inventors: Ahmed Fouda, Baris Guner, Mahmoud Eid Hussein Selim
  • Publication number: 20250164661
    Abstract: A programmable and reconfigurable antenna that is equivalent in functionality to a coil antenna and thus capable of performing various measurements based on induction or propagation principles within a wellbore environment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 17, 2023
    Publication date: May 22, 2025
    Inventors: Ahmed Fouda, Baris Guner
  • Patent number: 12299846
    Abstract: A method for correcting borehole images may include acquiring a raw data image of a formation using a downhole tool that takes one or more measurements and processing the raw data image through a machine learning model to form a corrected image. The method may further include displaying the corrected image and identifying one or more formation properties based at least in part on the corrected image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 13, 2025
    Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
    Inventors: Baris Guner, Ahmed E. Fouda
  • Publication number: 20250085449
    Abstract: A method comprising: disposing a tool into a borehole, wherein the tool comprises: one or more guard electrodes configured to transmit a current into at least a formation surrounding the borehole; and one or more monitor electrodes configured to obtain one or more measurements from at least the formation surrounding the borehole. The method may be further configured to perform a first and second inversion on the one or more measurements to form a first inversion set; forming a misfit of the first inversion and a misfit of the second inversion based at least on the first inversion set and second inversion set; determining a weighting inversion coefficient based at least on the misfit of the first inversion and the misfit of the second inversion; and combining the first invasion set, the second invasion set, and/or weighting inversion coefficient to form one or more inversion products.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 8, 2023
    Publication date: March 13, 2025
    Applicant: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
    Inventors: Xusong Wang, Baris Guner, Ahmed Fouda
  • Publication number: 20240360750
    Abstract: Aspects of the subject technology relate to systems, methods, and computer readable media for simulating a tool response. A synthetic formation can be generated based on one or more imaging properties. A tool response of an imaging tool operating according to one or more operational parameters can be simulated to generate a synthetic tool response. A change to at least one of the one or more imaging properties and the one or more operational parameters can be identified. The tool response of the imaging tool operating according to the change can be simulated to generate a modified synthetic tool response. A representation of the modified synthetic tool response can be reproduced to show an effect of the change to at least one of the one or more imaging properties and the one or more operational parameters on the tool response of the imaging tool.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 28, 2023
    Publication date: October 31, 2024
    Applicant: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
    Inventors: Ahmed Elsayed FOUDA, Baris Guner
  • Publication number: 20240201162
    Abstract: A method and system for downhole sampling. The system may include a downhole fluid sampling tool that may include one or more probes configured to extend into a formation, and a pump configured to collect a fluid from the formation through the one or more probes. The method may further comprise a flowline configured to transport the fluid from the formation through the one or more probes and through the downhole fluid sampling tool and a fluid analysis module comprising a resonator antenna disposed on the flowline and configured to measure at least one property of the fluid. Additionally, the method may comprise measuring at least one property of the fluid with at least one resonator antennas that are disposed on or within an outer surface of the flowline.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2022
    Publication date: June 20, 2024
    Applicant: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
    Inventors: Ahmed Fouda, Baris Guner
  • Patent number: 11914098
    Abstract: A borehole imaging tool may include a plurality of resonator antennas for taking one or more downhole measurements disposed on a supporting structure of the borehole imaging tool. Additionally, each of the plurality of resonator antennas are separated into two or more groups of resonator antennas and each of the two or more groups of resonator antennas operate at a resonance frequency different from one another.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2024
    Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
    Inventors: Ahmed Fouda, Baris Guner, Michael S. Bittar
  • Patent number: 11914097
    Abstract: A method and system for resistivity imaging may comprise disposing a downhole tool into a borehole, wherein the downhole tool comprises a pad and a plurality of electrodes disposed on the pad, taking an impedance measurement with the plurality of electrodes, applying a correction to the measured impedance by using a relaxation constant of the measured impedance to find a corrected impedance for each electrode of the plurality of electrodes, and constructing an image from the corrected impedance, wherein the image maps formation impedance. The system for resistivity imaging may comprise a downhole tool, a conveyance for disposing the downhole tool in a borehole, and an information handling system. The downhole tool may further comprise an arm and a pad wherein the pad comprises a plurality of electrodes and at least one return electrode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2024
    Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
    Inventors: Baris Guner, Burkay Donderici
  • Patent number: 11892586
    Abstract: Methods for determining water-filled porosity using a general volumetric mixing law and the measurements of a dielectric tool are described. The water-filled porosity estimates are used to obtain water salinity estimates and the optimal parameters of the volumetric mixing law. These estimates are in turn used to generate novel quality indicators.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2024
    Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
    Inventors: Junsheng Hou, Baris Guner, Ahmed Fouda
  • Publication number: 20240027644
    Abstract: A method and system for azimuthal direction detection of a cable. The method may comprise disposing an electromagnetic logging tool into a wellbore, transmitting a primary electromagnetic field from the one or more transmitters, recording one or more secondary electromagnetic fields at the one or more receivers, and identifying a direction to the cable from the one or more secondary electromagnetic fields. The system may comprise one or more transmitters disposed on the electromagnetic logging tool and configured to transmit a primary electromagnetic field. The system may further comprise one or more receivers disposed on the electromagnetic logging tool and configured to record one or more secondary electromagnetic fields. Additionally, the system may further comprise an information handling system configured to identify a direction to an azimuthally localized reduction in metal of the conductor or increase in the metal of the conductor from the secondary electromagnetic fields.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 24, 2023
    Publication date: January 25, 2024
    Applicant: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
    Inventors: Baris Guner, Ahmed Fouda, Kristoffer Thomas Walker, Stuart Michael Wood
  • Publication number: 20230374896
    Abstract: Systems and methods to generate radial resistivity profiles of formations using combined measurements from omni-directional and pad-type tools are described. Measurements from a pad-type resistivity tool are obtained along a wellbore drilled through a subsurface formation. Measurements from an omni-directional resistivity tool (e.g., a dual laterolog) are also obtained. The measurements from the pad-type and omni-directional tools are then combined and used to generate a radial resistivity profile of the formation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 19, 2022
    Publication date: November 23, 2023
    Inventors: Baris Guner, Ahmed E. Fouda
  • Publication number: 20230358914
    Abstract: A borehole imaging tool may include a plurality of resonator antennas for taking one or more downhole measurements disposed on a supporting structure of the borehole imaging tool. Additionally, each of the plurality of resonator antennas are separated into two or more groups of resonator antennas and each of the two or more groups of resonator antennas operate at a resonance frequency different from one another.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 4, 2022
    Publication date: November 9, 2023
    Applicant: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
    Inventors: Ahmed Fouda, Baris Guner, Michael S. Bittar
  • Patent number: 11762119
    Abstract: Aspects of the subject technology relate to systems and methods for identifying values of mud and formation parameters based on measurements gathered by an electromagnetic imager tool through machine learning. One or more regression functions that model mud and formation parameters capable of being identified through an electromagnetic imager tool as a function of possible tool measurements of the electromagnetic imager tool can be generated using a known dataset associated with the electromagnetic imager tool. One or more tool measurements obtained by the electromagnetic imager tool operating to log a wellbore can be gathered. As follows, one or more values of the mud and formation parameters can be identified by applying the one or more regression functions to the one or more tool measurements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2023
    Assignee: HALLIBURTON ENERGY SERVICES, INC.
    Inventors: Etienne M. Samson, Baris Guner, Ahmed E. Fouda
  • Patent number: 11754741
    Abstract: A method and system for resistivity imaging. A method may comprise disposing a downhole tool into a borehole, applying a voltage difference between the array of injector electrodes, constructing a first set of formation images for each of the plurality of frequencies, applying a mud effect removal algorithm to produce a second set of formation images for each of the plurality of frequencies, applying a dielectric correction algorithm to each of the plurality of frequencies to produce a third set of formation images for each of the plurality of frequencies, and combining the first set of formation images, the second set of formation images, and the third set of formation images to obtain a blended image. A system for resistivity imaging may comprise a downhole tool. The downhole tool may comprises a pad, an array of injector electrodes, and one or more return electrodes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2023
    Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
    Inventors: Baris Guner, Luis Emilio San Martin
  • Patent number: 11746642
    Abstract: A method for identifying an operating frequency may comprise performing a frequency sweep using one or more injector electrodes disposed on a downhole tool, recording one or more measurements from the frequency sweep, identifying one or more stable frequencies from the frequency sweep, and identifying one or more operating frequencies from the one or more stable frequencies. A system for electrical isolation may comprise a downhole tool, a pad, an arm, wherein the arm is attached to the mounting bracket and the mandrel, and an information handling system connected to the pad through the first set of electronics and the second set of electronics. The downhole tool may comprise a mandrel, a chassis disposed in the mandrel, and a first set of electronics disposed in the chassis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2023
    Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
    Inventors: Baris Guner, Luis Emilio San Martin, Gary Wayne Kainer
  • Publication number: 20230245278
    Abstract: A method for correcting borehole images may include acquiring a raw data image of a formation using a downhole tool that takes one or more measurements and processing the raw data image through a machine learning model to form a corrected image. The method may further include displaying the corrected image and identifying one or more formation properties based at least in part on the corrected image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 23, 2022
    Publication date: August 3, 2023
    Applicant: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
    Inventors: Baris Guner, Ahmed E. Fouda
  • Publication number: 20230221456
    Abstract: Methods for determining water-filled porosity using a general volumetric mixing law and the measurements of a dielectric tool are described. The water-filled porosity estimates are used to obtain water salinity estimates and the optimal parameters of the volumetric mixing law. These estimates are in turn used to generate novel quality indicators.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 11, 2022
    Publication date: July 13, 2023
    Inventors: Junsheng Hou, Baris Guner, Ahmed Fouda
  • Patent number: 11635542
    Abstract: A method and system for estimating a mud angle. A method may include disposing a downhole tool into a borehole, energizing a button array, transmitting a current from the electrode into a formation, recording the current from the formation with a return electrode to obtain a plurality of measurements, identifying at least one low resistivity zone from the plurality of measurements to produce a measurement set, inverting the measurement set to find a mud angle vector, removing the mud angle vector from the measurement set to obtain a corrected measurement, and obtaining an electrical image using the corrected measurement. A system may include a downhole tool, a conveyance, and an information handling system. The downhole tool may further include at least one electrode and at least one return electrode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2023
    Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
    Inventors: Baris Guner, Luis Emilio San Martin
  • Publication number: 20230092035
    Abstract: Systems and methods for obtaining a calibrated permittivity dispersion measurements of a subsurface formation by measuring an impedance of the subsurface formation using a borehole imager at a first one or more frequencies; measuring a permittivity of the subsurface formation using a reference tool at a second one or more frequencies; calculating a first dispersion curve of the permittivity of the subsurface formation based at least in part on the measured impedance of the subsurface formation at the first one or more frequencies; extrapolating the permittivity of the subsurface formation to the second one or more frequencies using the calculated first dispersion curve of the permittivity of the subsurface formation; calibrating the permittivity of the subsurface formation based at least in part on the extrapolated permittivity of the subsurface formation and the measured permittivity of the subsurface formation; and generating a second dispersion curve of the permittivity of the subsurface formation based at
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 23, 2021
    Publication date: March 23, 2023
    Inventors: Ahmed Fouda, Baris Guner, Mahmoud Eid Hussein Selim
  • Publication number: 20230091767
    Abstract: A method and assembly for calibrating downhole imaging tools includes a calibrator mechanism with a known electromagnetic response, whereby the calibrator mechanism is simultaneously engaged with a plurality of injector electrodes and the at least one return electrode carried on a pad of the downhole imaging tool. A current is injected into the calibrator mechanism by the injector electrodes and the response of the tool is measured. The calibrator mechanism if formed of a homogenous material or fluid so that the electromagnetic response is uniform throughout. The measured electromagnetic response can be compared to the known electromagnetic response and a calibration adjustment can be determined. The calibration adjustment can then be applied to future downhole measurements obtained during an imaging operation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 23, 2021
    Publication date: March 23, 2023
    Inventors: Baris Guner, Ahmed Fouda