Patents by Inventor Benjamin Butler

Benjamin 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).

  • Publication number: 20250109675
    Abstract: Some implementations may include a downhole oil-water separation (DOWS) system configured to be positioned downhole in a well. The DOWS system may include a perturbation device configured to be positioned in a borehole of the well and configured to perturb a fluid having turbulent flow to collapse the turbulent flow to a laminar flow, and a fluid separator configured to be disposed in the borehole and configured to separate the fluid.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 2, 2024
    Publication date: April 3, 2025
    Inventors: David J. Steele, Benjamin Butler, Matthew Bradley Stokes
  • Publication number: 20250109676
    Abstract: In some implementations, a system includes a cartridge configured for insertion into a flow path in a well, wherein the cartridge includes one or more devices to separate fluids. The system also may include an elongated Y-block including a working space configured to enable a tool to remove the cartridge from the flow path.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 6, 2024
    Publication date: April 3, 2025
    Inventors: Benjamin Butler, David J. Steele, Matthew Bradley Stokes
  • Publication number: 20240151120
    Abstract: Provided is a downhole tool. The downhole tool, in one aspect, includes an isolation system for placement at a junction between a first wellbore and a secondary wellbore. In at least one aspect, the isolation system includes an elongated tubular, the elongated tubular having an opening connecting an interior of the elongated tubular and an exterior of the elongated tubular; and a slot located in the elongated tubular, the slot spanning the opening. In at least one aspect, the isolation system further includes an isolation sleeve located within the isolation system, the isolation sleeve configured to slide within the slot to either isolate the interior of the elongated tubular from the exterior of the elongated tubular or provide access between the interior of the elongated tubular and the exterior of the elongated tubular, and an I-shaped seal located in an annulus between the elongated tubular and the isolation sleeve.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 4, 2024
    Publication date: May 9, 2024
    Inventors: Benjamin Butler, Leonque Jose Rondon, David Joe Steele
  • Patent number: 11867030
    Abstract: Provided is a downhole tool. The downhole tool, in one aspect, includes an isolation system for placement at a junction between a first wellbore and a secondary wellbore. In at least one aspect, the isolation system includes an elongated tubular, the elongated tubular having an opening connecting an interior of the elongated tubular and an exterior of the elongated tubular; and a slot located in the elongated tubular, the slot spanning the opening. In at least one aspect, the isolation system further includes an isolation sleeve located within the isolation system, the isolation sleeve configured to slide within the slot to either isolate the interior of the elongated tubular from the exterior of the elongated tubular or provide access between the interior of the elongated tubular and the exterior of the elongated tubular, and an I-shaped seal located in an annulus between the elongated tubular and the isolation sleeve.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2024
    Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
    Inventors: Benjamin Butler, Leonque Jose Rondon, David Joe Steele
  • Patent number: 11851992
    Abstract: Provided, in one aspect, are a downhole tool and a well system including a downhole tool. The downhole tool, in one aspect, includes a tubular, the tubular having an opening connecting an interior of the tubular and an exterior of the tubular. The downhole tool, in at least this aspect, includes first and second I-shaped seals on opposing sides of the opening, each of the first and second I-shaped seals including first and second opposing members, and a central member separating the first and second opposing members, the central member defining first and second fluid cavities.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2023
    Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
    Inventors: Benjamin Butler, Leonque Jose Rondon, David Joe Steele
  • Publication number: 20230167714
    Abstract: Provided is a downhole tool. The downhole tool, in one aspect, includes an isolation system for placement at a junction between a first wellbore and a secondary wellbore. In at least one aspect, the isolation system includes an elongated tubular, the elongated tubular having an opening connecting an interior of the elongated tubular and an exterior of the elongated tubular; and a slot located in the elongated tubular, the slot spanning the opening. In at least one aspect, the isolation system further includes an isolation sleeve located within the isolation system, the isolation sleeve configured to slide within the slot to either isolate the interior of the elongated tubular from the exterior of the elongated tubular or provide access between the interior of the elongated tubular and the exterior of the elongated tubular, and an I-shaped seal located in an annulus between the elongated tubular and the isolation sleeve.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 29, 2021
    Publication date: June 1, 2023
    Inventors: Benjamin Butler, Leonque Jose Rondon, David Joe Steele
  • Publication number: 20230167713
    Abstract: Provided, in one aspect, are a downhole tool and a well system including a downhole tool. The downhole tool, in one aspect, includes a tubular, the tubular having an opening connecting an interior of the tubular and an exterior of the tubular. The downhole tool, in at least this aspect, includes first and second I-shaped seals on opposing sides of the opening, each of the first and second I-shaped seals including first and second opposing members, and a central member separating the first and second opposing members, the central member defining first and second fluid cavities.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 29, 2021
    Publication date: June 1, 2023
    Inventors: Benjamin Butler, Leonque Jose Rondon, David Joe Steele
  • Patent number: D299824
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 3, 1986
    Date of Patent: February 14, 1989
    Assignee: Theatervision, Inc.
    Inventors: Benjamin Butler, LeRoy S. Girson