Patents by Inventor Benjamin Ames Leonard

Benjamin Ames Leonard 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: 11578587
    Abstract: Sensors may be located remotely from a rig of a well. The sensors may operate independently of the rig, and generate remote sensor information that characterizes operating characteristics of the well independent of the rig. The operation of the well may be analyzed based on the remote sensor information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2023
    Assignee: Chevron U.S.A. Inc.
    Inventors: Caleb Kimbrell Carroll, Jay Patrick Painter, Douglas Ryan Nally, Sarvesh Kumar Tyagi, Benjamin Ames Leonard
  • Patent number: 11313216
    Abstract: Real-time data of drilling operations may be utilized to automatically fingerprint and evaluate their values to create enhanced information of interest. Enhanced information of interest may be comparable to given procedure and may facilitate generation of actionable insight and validation of procedural compliance. Real-time data of drilling operations may be analyzed to generate analysis and graphical comparison of specific sub-step operations that make up activities of interest. These operations may correspond to specific actions a driller on a rig may take to manipulate equipment and may be documented as procedural steps.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2022
    Assignee: Chevron U.S.A. Inc.
    Inventors: Vladimir Crkvenjakov, Benjamin Ames Leonard, Ian S. Smith, Kevin Kaczorowski
  • Publication number: 20210348505
    Abstract: Sensors may be located remotely from a rig of a well. The sensors may operate independently of the rig, and generate remote sensor information that characterizes operating characteristics of the well independent of the rig. The operation of the well may be analyzed based on the remote sensor information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 5, 2020
    Publication date: November 11, 2021
    Inventors: Caleb Kimbrell Carroll, Jay Patrick Painter, Douglas Ryan Nally, Sarvesh Kumar Tyagi, Benjamin Ames Leonard
  • Publication number: 20210131257
    Abstract: Real-time data of drilling operations may be utilized to automatically fingerprint and evaluate their values to create enhanced information of interest. Enhanced information of interest may be comparable to given procedure and may facilitate generation of actionable insight and validation of procedural compliance. Real-time data of drilling operations may be analyzed to generate analysis and graphical comparison of specific sub-step operations that make up activities of interest. These operations may correspond to specific actions a driller on a rig may take to manipulate equipment and may be documented as procedural steps.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2020
    Publication date: May 6, 2021
    Inventors: Vladimir Crkvenjakov, Benjamin Ames Leonard, Ian S. Smith, Kevin Kaczorowski
  • Patent number: 8271246
    Abstract: A system and method is provided for minimizing lost circulation associated with the operation of a subterranean reservoir. The system includes one or more sources, such as earth modeling and fracture analysis tools, for providing data representative of a fracture formation in the reservoir, and a computer processor in communication with the data sources for determining an appropriate blend of lost circulation material products for application to the fracture formation. The computer processor is programmed with computer readable code for selecting a plurality of candidate products for application to the fracture formation, and for mathematically determining an optimized blend of the selected products. By applying the optimized blend, material and labor costs associated with well operation can be significantly reduced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 18, 2012
    Assignee: Chevron U.S.A. Inc.
    Inventors: Benjamin Ames Leonard, Catalin D. Ivan
  • Publication number: 20100250204
    Abstract: A system and method is provided for minimizing lost circulation associated with the operation of a subterranean reservoir. The system includes one or more sources, such as earth modeling and fracture analysis tools, for providing data representative of a fracture formation in the reservoir, and a computer processor in communication with the data sources for determining an appropriate blend of lost circulation material products for application to the fracture formation. The computer processor is programmed with computer readable code for selecting a plurality of candidate products for application to the fracture formation, and for mathematically determining an optimized blend of the selected products. By applying the optimized blend, material and labor costs associated with well operation can be significantly reduced.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2009
    Publication date: September 30, 2010
    Inventors: Benjamin Ames Leonard, Catalin D. Ivan