Patents by Inventor Ben Luke Butler

Ben Luke Butler 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).

  • Multilateral junction with wellbore isolation using degradable isolation components
    Patent number: 11506025
    Abstract: A wellbore isolation system is disclosed. The wellbore isolation system includes a junction positioned at an intersection of a first wellbore and a second wellbore, and a deflector disposed in the junction such that a path into the first leg of the junction is obstructed and engaged with the first leg of the junction to form a fluid and pressure tight seal. The junction includes a first leg extending downhole into the first wellbore, and a second leg extending downhole into the second wellbore. The deflector includes a channel extending axially through the deflector, and a degradable plug disposed in the channel and engaged with the channel to prevent fluid flow through the channel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2022
    Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
    Inventors: Neil Hepburn, Stuart Alexander Telfer, Ben Luke Butler, David Joe Steele
  • MULTILATERAL JUNCTION WITH WELLBORE ISOLATION USING DEGRADABLE ISOLATION COMPONENTS
    Publication number: 20200270970
    Abstract: A wellbore isolation system is disclosed. The wellbore isolation system includes a junction positioned at an intersection of a first wellbore and a second wellbore, and a deflector disposed in the junction such that a path into the first leg of the junction is obstructed and engaged with the first leg of the junction to form a fluid and pressure tight seal. The junction includes a first leg extending downhole into the first wellbore, and a second leg extending downhole into the second wellbore. The deflector includes a channel extending axially through the deflector, and a degradable plug disposed in the channel and engaged with the channel to prevent fluid flow through the channel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 8, 2020
    Publication date: August 27, 2020
    Inventors: Neil Hepburn, Stuart Alexander Telfer, Ben Luke Butler, David Joe Steele
  • Multilateral junction with wellbore isolation using degradable isolation components
    Patent number: 10655433
    Abstract: A wellbore isolation system includes a junction positioned at an intersection of a first wellbore and a second wellbore, and a deflector disposed in the junction such that a path into the first leg of the junction is obstructed and engaged with the first leg of the junction to form a fluid and pressure tight seal. The junction includes a first leg extending downhole into the first wellbore, and a second leg extending downhole into the second wellbore. The deflector includes a channel extending axially through the deflector, and a degradable plug disposed in the channel and engaged with the channel to prevent fluid flow through the channel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2020
    Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
    Inventors: Neil Hepburn, Stuart Alexander Telfer, Ben Luke Butler, David Joe Steele
  • MULTILATERAL JUNCTION WITH WELLBORE ISOLATION USING DEGRADABLE ISOLATION COMPONENTS
    Publication number: 20160341010
    Abstract: A wellbore isolation system is disclosed. The wellbore isolation system includes a junction positioned at an intersection of a first wellbore and a second wellbore, and a deflector disposed in the junction such that a path into the first leg of the junction is obstructed and engaged with the first leg of the junction to form a fluid and pressure tight seal. The junction includes a first leg extending downhole into the first wellbore, and a second leg extending downhole into the second wellbore. The deflector includes a channel extending axially through the deflector, and a degradable plug disposed in the channel and engaged with the channel to prevent fluid flow through the channel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 29, 2014
    Publication date: November 24, 2016
    Inventors: Neil Hepburn, Stuart Alexander Telfer, Ben Luke Butler, David Joe Steele