Patents by Inventor Benjamin Luke Butler
Benjamin 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).
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Patent number: 11448051Abstract: A main well bore is drilled. The main well bore is completed and stimulated. The main well bore is sealed. A lateral well bore is drilled off the main well bore. A junction that allows communication with the lateral well bore and that connects the main well bore is inserted. The lateral well bore is stimulated through the junction. The main well bore is unsealed, allowing comingled flow from the main bore and the lateral bore.Type: GrantFiled: March 21, 2019Date of Patent: September 20, 2022Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.Inventors: Brian Williams Cho, Benjamin Luke Butler, Andreas Grossmann
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Patent number: 11268339Abstract: Methods and apparatus for milling a window for a lateral wellbore in a casing string. An example method introduces a milling assembly into a primary wellbore, the milling assembly comprising: a whipstock, a guide bar coupled to the whipstock, and a wash pipe coupled to the guide bar. The method further includes running the milling assembly to a depth at which it is adjacent to the window in the casing string; securing the whipstock in the casing string; decoupling the wash pipe from the guide bar; guiding the wash pipe to mill the guide bar without milling the whipstock; and milling the window in the casing string with the wash pipe.Type: GrantFiled: June 29, 2020Date of Patent: March 8, 2022Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.Inventors: Benjamin Luke Butler, Aihua Liang, Loc Phuc Lang
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Publication number: 20210404279Abstract: Methods and apparatus for milling a window for a lateral wellbore in a casing string. An example method introduces a milling assembly into a primary wellbore, the milling assembly comprising: a whipstock, a guide bar coupled to the whipstock, and a wash pipe coupled to the guide bar. The method further includes running the milling assembly to a depth at which it is adjacent to the window in the casing string; securing the whipstock in the casing string; decoupling the wash pipe from the guide bar; guiding the wash pipe to mill the guide bar without milling the whipstock; and milling the window in the casing string with the wash pipe.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 29, 2020Publication date: December 30, 2021Inventors: Benjamin Luke Butler, Aihua Liang, Loc Phuc Lang
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Publication number: 20210355803Abstract: A main well bore is drilled. The main well bore is completed and stimulated. The main well bore is sealed. A lateral well bore is drilled off the main well bore. A junction that allows communication with the lateral well bore and that connects the main well bore is inserted. The lateral well bore is stimulated through the junction. The main well bore is unsealed, allowing comingled flow from the main bore and the lateral bore.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 21, 2019Publication date: November 18, 2021Applicant: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.Inventors: Brian Williams Cho, Benjamin Luke Butler, Andreas Grossmann
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Patent number: 10989001Abstract: A plug deflector includes a body having a first end and a second end opposite the first end, a tool receptacle provided at the first end and defining an internal bore having a first coupling mechanism defined on the internal bore, at least one plug provided at the second end, and a deflector surface provided at an intermediate location between the first and second ends. A system includes a Y-block positioned within a multi-lateral wellbore at a junction of a first wellbore and a second wellbore extending from the first wellbore, the Y-block having a first leg fluidly coupled to the first wellbore and a second leg fluidly coupled to the second wellbore, and a plug deflector coupled to the Y-block.Type: GrantFiled: September 16, 2016Date of Patent: April 27, 2021Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.Inventors: David Joe Steele, Benjamin Luke Butler, Stuart Alexander Telfer, Neil Hepburn
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Patent number: 10989006Abstract: This disclosure may generally relate to drilling operations and, more particularly, to systems and methods for sidetracking an existing well. A bottom hole assembly may comprise a milling assembly, a whipstock coupled to the milling assembly, wherein the whipstock comprises an inclined ramp configured for diverting the milling assembly toward a casing string, and a downhole subassembly coupled to the whipstock, wherein the downhole subassembly comprises a body portion and one or more components on the body portion operable to weaken and/or remove material from the casing string.Type: GrantFiled: February 22, 2018Date of Patent: April 27, 2021Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.Inventors: Douglas Glenn Durst, Loyd Eddie East, Jr., Benjamin Luke Butler
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Publication number: 20210054707Abstract: This disclosure may generally relate to drilling operations and, more particularly, to systems and methods for sidetracking an existing well. A bottom hole assembly may comprise a milling assembly, a whipstock coupled to the milling assembly, wherein the whipstock comprises an inclined ramp configured for diverting the milling assembly toward a casing string, and a downhole subassembly coupled to the whipstock, wherein the downhole subassembly comprises a body portion and one or more components on the body portion operable to weaken and/or remove material from the casing string.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 22, 2018Publication date: February 25, 2021Applicant: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.Inventors: Douglas Glenn Durst, Loyd Eddie East, Jr., Benjamin Luke Butler
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Publication number: 20190186222Abstract: A plug deflector includes a body having a first end and a second end opposite the first end, a tool receptacle provided at the first end and defining an internal bore having a first coupling mechanism defined on the internal bore, at least one plug provided at the second end, and a deflector surface provided at an intermediate location between the first and second ends. A system includes a Y-block positioned within a multi-lateral wellbore at a junction of a first wellbore and a second wellbore extending from the first wellbore, the Y-block having a first leg fluidly coupled to the first wellbore and a second leg fluidly coupled to the second wellbore, and a plug deflector coupled to the Y-block.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 16, 2016Publication date: June 20, 2019Applicant: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.Inventors: David Joe Steele, Benjamin Luke Butler, Stuart Alexander Telfer, Neil Hepburn
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Patent number: 9617832Abstract: Disclosed are expandable bullnose assemblies. One bullnose assembly includes a body and a bullnose tip arranged at a distal end of the body, a compression ring arranged about an exterior of the body and configured to axially translate with respect to the body upon being actuated, and a plurality of collet fingers coupled to and extending between the compression ring and the bullnose tip, each collet finger being pre-compressed such that each collet finger is predisposed to bow radially outwards, wherein, when the compression ring is actuated, the plurality of collet fingers move radially outward from a first diameter to a second diameter that is greater than the first diameter.Type: GrantFiled: December 9, 2013Date of Patent: April 11, 2017Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.Inventors: Benjamin Luke Butler, Cole Alexander Benson
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Publication number: 20160245046Abstract: Disclosed are expandable bullnose assemblies. One bullnose assembly includes a body and a bullnose tip arranged at a distal end of the body, a compression ring arranged about an exterior of the body and configured to axially translate with respect to the body upon being actuated, and a plurality of collet fingers coupled to and extending between the compression ring and the bullnose tip, each collet finger being pre-compressed such that each collet finger is predisposed to bow radially outwards, wherein, when the compression ring is actuated, the plurality of collet fingers move radially outward from a first diameter to a second diameter that is greater than the first diameter.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 9, 2013Publication date: August 25, 2016Applicant: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.Inventors: Benjamin Luke Butler, Cole Alexander Benson