Patents by Inventor Brandon Thomas Least
Brandon Thomas Least 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: 12338705Abstract: Provided, in at least one aspect, is a displacement plug for us in a wellbore tubular, a method for entering a well system, and a related well system. The displacement plug, in one aspect, includes a plug body for landing in a wellbore tubular, wherein at least a portion of the plug body comprises a metal configured to expand in response to hydrolysis to seal against the wellbore tubular. The displacement plug, in one or more aspects, additionally includes one or more displacement features engaged with the plug body for displacing the plug body downhole.Type: GrantFiled: August 6, 2021Date of Patent: June 24, 2025Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.Inventors: Luke William Holderman, Brandon Thomas Least
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Patent number: 11891874Abstract: A system for a wellbore can include a tubing string positioned downhole in a wellbore and a porous gravel pack. The porous gravel pack can be positioned in an annulus defined at least in part by a surface of the tubing string. The porous gravel pack can be made up of a plurality of grains. Each grain can include a core surrounded at least in part by a sheath. The core can comprise an expandable material that can expand in response to coming in contact with a fluid. The sheath can surround the core and can be deformable in response to the core expanding in response being exposed to a fluid.Type: GrantFiled: July 8, 2022Date of Patent: February 6, 2024Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.Inventors: Michael Linley Fripp, Cem Sonat, Stephen Michael Greci, Brandon Thomas Least
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Publication number: 20240011365Abstract: A system for a wellbore can include a tubing string positioned downhole in a wellbore and a porous gravel pack. The porous gravel pack can be positioned in an annulus defined at least in part by a surface of the tubing string. The porous gravel pack can be made up of a plurality of grains. Each grain can include a core surrounded at least in part by a sheath. The core can comprise an expandable material that can expand in response to coming in contact with a fluid. The sheath can surround the core and can be deformable in response to the core expanding in response being exposed to a fluid.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 8, 2022Publication date: January 11, 2024Inventors: Michael Linley Fripp, Cem Sonat, Stephen Michael Greci, Brandon Thomas Least
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Publication number: 20230332478Abstract: Provided, in at least one aspect, is a valve, a method for sealing, and a related well system. The valve, in one aspect, includes a housing, and a sliding sleeve disposed in the housing and defining an annular flow path between the sliding sleeve and the housing, the sliding sleeve configured to move from a closed positioned closing the annular flow path to an open position opening the flow path. The valve, in at least one other aspect, further includes a plug member positioned within the annular flow path, the plug member comprising a metal configured to expand in response to hydrolysis to seal the annular flow path.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 21, 2023Publication date: October 19, 2023Inventors: Luke William Holderman, Brandon Thomas Least
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Patent number: 11512563Abstract: Example systems and methods are described that operate to open screen joints using mechanically-generated perforations for beginning fluid production. In an example system, a screen joint is deployed in a production tubing within a wellbore. The screen joint includes a screen element and a blank housing that are coupled to an exterior surface of a non]perforated base pipe. Further, the screen joint includes a locator profile positioned along an interior surface of the non]perforated base pipe. A perforator is deployed within the screen joint that includes a mechanical perforator and a locator for engaging with the locator profile to position the mechanical perforator under the blank housing.Type: GrantFiled: November 30, 2020Date of Patent: November 29, 2022Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.Inventors: Stephen Michael Greci, Brandon Thomas Least, Thomas J. Frosell
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Publication number: 20220341280Abstract: An expandable packer includes an activatable sealing element locatable in a borehole having a wall and activatable with a reactive fluid. The sealing element includes a swellable metal capable of reacting with the reactive fluid to form a swelled metal and a mechanical element separating the reactive fluid from the swellable metal and operable to cause the reactive fluid to contact the swellable metal such that swellable metal expands into sealing engagement with the wall. A method of forming a seal in a borehole comprising a wall includes locating an expandable packer comprising an activatable sealing element within the borehole, using a mechanical element of the activatable sealing element to cause a reactive fluid to contact a swellable metal, and expanding the swellable metal into sealing engagement with the wall by reacting the swellable metal with the reactive fluid.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 26, 2021Publication date: October 27, 2022Applicant: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.Inventors: Luke William Holderman, Rutger Evers, Brandon Thomas Least, Michael Linley Fripp, Stephen Michael Greci
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Patent number: 11255167Abstract: A shunt tube entry device comprises one or more inlet ports, a shroud disposed at least partially about a wellbore tubular, and a shunt tube in fluid communication with the chamber. The shroud defines a chamber between the shroud and the wellbore tubular, and the chamber is in fluid communication with the one or more entry ports.Type: GrantFiled: December 27, 2019Date of Patent: February 22, 2022Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.Inventors: Brandon Thomas Least, Stephen Michael Greci, Jean Marc Lopez, Jan Veit, Luke William Holderman, Maxime Coffin, Andrew Penno
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Publication number: 20220049577Abstract: The present disclosure, in at least one aspect, provides a valve, a method for sealing, and a related well system. The valve, in one aspect, includes a housing, and a sliding sleeve disposed in the housing and defining an annular flow path between the sliding sleeve and the housing, the sliding sleeve configured to move from a closed positioned closing the annular flow path to an open position opening the flow path. The valve, in at least one other aspect, further includes a plug member positioned within the annular flow path, the plug member comprising a metal configured to expand in response to hydrolysis to seal the annular flow path.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 6, 2021Publication date: February 17, 2022Inventors: Luke William Holderman, Brandon Thomas Least
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Publication number: 20220049574Abstract: The present disclosure, in at least one aspect, provides a displacement plug for us in a wellbore tubular, a method for entering a well system, and a related well system. The displacement plug, in one aspect, includes a plug body for landing in a wellbore tubular, wherein at least a portion of the plug body comprises a metal configured to expand in response to hydrolysis to seal against the wellbore tubular. The displacement plug, in one or more aspects, additionally includes one or more displacement features engaged with the plug body for displacing the plug body downhole.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 6, 2021Publication date: February 17, 2022Inventors: Luke William Holderman, Brandon Thomas Least
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Publication number: 20210079765Abstract: Example systems and methods are described that operate to open screen joints using mechanically-generated perforations for beginning fluid production. In an example system, a screen joint is deployed in a production tubing within a wellbore. The screen joint includes a screen element and a blank housing that are coupled to an exterior surface of a non]perforated base pipe. Further, the screen joint includes a locator profile positioned along an interior surface of the non]perforated base pipe. A perforator is deployed within the screen joint that includes a mechanical perforator and a locator for engaging with the locator profile to position the mechanical perforator under the blank housing.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 30, 2020Publication date: March 18, 2021Applicant: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.Inventors: Stephen Michael Greci, Brandon Thomas Least, Thomas J. Frosell
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Patent number: 10883344Abstract: Example systems and methods are described that operate to open screen joints using mechanically-generated perforations for beginning fluid production. In an example system, a screen joint is deployed in a production tubing within a wellbore. The screen joint includes a screen element and a blank housing that are coupled to an exterior surface of a non]perforated base pipe. Further, the screen joint includes a locator profile positioned along an interior surface of the non]perforated base pipe. A perforator is deployed within the screen joint that includes a mechanical perforator and a locator for engaging with the locator profile to position the mechanical perforator under the blank housing.Type: GrantFiled: August 24, 2016Date of Patent: January 5, 2021Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.Inventors: Stephen Michael Greci, Brandon Thomas Least, Thomas J. Frosell
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Publication number: 20200131891Abstract: A shunt tube entry device comprises one or more inlet ports, a shroud disposed at least partially about a wellbore tubular, and a shunt tube in fluid communication with the chamber. The shroud defines a chamber between the shroud and the wellbore tubular, and the chamber is in fluid communication with the one or more entry ports.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 27, 2019Publication date: April 30, 2020Inventors: Brandon Thomas Least, Stephen Michael Greci, Jean Marc Lopez, Jan Veit, Luke William Holderman, Maxime Coffin, Andrew Penno
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Patent number: 10563485Abstract: A shunt tube entry device comprises one or more inlet ports, a shroud disposed at least partially about a wellbore tubular, and a shunt tube in fluid communication with the chamber. The shroud defines a chamber between the shroud and the wellbore tubular, and the chamber is in fluid communication with the one or more entry ports.Type: GrantFiled: February 22, 2018Date of Patent: February 18, 2020Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.Inventors: Brandon Thomas Least, Stephen Michael Greci, Jean Marc Lopez, Jan Veit, Luke William Holderman, Maxime Coffin, Andrew Penno
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Publication number: 20190257177Abstract: Example systems and methods are described that operate to open screen joints using mechanically-generated perforations for beginning fluid production. In an example system, a screen joint is deployed in a production tubing within a wellbore. The screen joint includes a screen element and a blank housing that are coupled to an exterior surface of a non]perforated base pipe. Further, the screen joint includes a locator profile positioned along an interior surface of the non]perforated base pipe. A perforator is deployed within the screen joint that includes a mechanical perforator and a locator for engaging with the locator profile to position the mechanical perforator under the blank housing.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 24, 2016Publication date: August 22, 2019Applicant: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.Inventors: Stephen Michael Greci, Brandon Thomas Least, Thomas J. Frosell
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Patent number: 10280696Abstract: A jumper tube for use with a shunt tube assembly comprises a first tubular member configured to engage a first shunt tube, a second tubular member axially disposed within the first tubular member, and a locking member configured to prevent the second tubular member from axially displacing into the first tubular member. The second tubular member is configured to slidingly engage within the first tubular member, and the second tubular member is configured to engage a second shunt tube.Type: GrantFiled: May 13, 2016Date of Patent: May 7, 2019Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.Inventors: Brandon Thomas Least, John C. Gano, Jean Marc Lopez
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Patent number: 10233734Abstract: An assembly, comprising a production tubing having at least one flow port defined therein; a well screen arranged about the production tubing and in fluid communication with the at least one flow port; and an erosion resistant screen section arranged about the production tubing uphole from the well screen and in fluid communication with the at least one flow port.Type: GrantFiled: December 31, 2013Date of Patent: March 19, 2019Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.Inventors: Stephen Michael Greci, Brandon Thomas Least
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Patent number: 10208571Abstract: A well screen assembly includes a tubing including a center bore and at least one aperture through the tubing between an outer radial surface of the tubing and an inner radial surface of the tubing; a filtration screen positioned around the tubing; a housing positioned around the tubing and including a fluid chamber in fluid communication with an outlet of the filtration screen; and a flow control device positioned in fluid communication with the outlet of the filtration screen and the at least one aperture to reduce a wall shear stress on at least one of the tubing or the at least one aperture.Type: GrantFiled: April 13, 2015Date of Patent: February 19, 2019Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.Inventors: Weiqi Yin, Frederic Nicolas Felten, Stephen Michael Greci, Brandon Thomas Least
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Patent number: 10208574Abstract: Techniques for controlling flow of a wellbore fluid include positioning a plurality of inflow control assemblies on a pipe joint in a wellbore, the pipe joint including a proximal end engageable with a first downhole tool and a distal end engageable with a second downhole tool; receiving a flow of a wellbore fluid from a subterranean zone to an inlet of at least one inflow control device (ICD), the at least one ICD mounted in each of the plurality of inflow control assemblies, the flow at a velocity that is less than the transport velocity of fines in the wellbore fluid; and transmitting the flow of the wellbore fluid to the pipe joint from the ICDs to an interior of the pipe joint.Type: GrantFiled: April 5, 2013Date of Patent: February 19, 2019Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.Inventors: Brandon Thomas Least, Jean Marc Lopez, William Mark Richards
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Patent number: 10041338Abstract: Disclosed are wellbore flow control devices that allow on-site field adjustments to flow characteristics. One disclosed well system includes a base pipe defining one or more flow ports and an interior, a first end ring and a second end ring each arranged about the base pipe, the second end ring being axially-offset from the first end ring such that a fluid compartment is defined therebetween, an autonomous inflow control device (AICD) arranged within the fluid compartment and having at least one fluid inlet and an outlet in fluid communication with the one or more flow ports, and a sleeve removably coupled to the first and second end rings and configured to be removed to provide access to the fluid compartment and the AICD in order to make on-site fluid flow adjustments to the AICD.Type: GrantFiled: October 30, 2013Date of Patent: August 7, 2018Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.Inventor: Brandon Thomas Least
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Publication number: 20180179863Abstract: A shunt tube entry device comprises one or more inlet ports, a shroud disposed at least partially about a wellbore tubular, and a shunt tube in fluid communication with the chamber. The shroud defines a chamber between the shroud and the wellbore tubular, and the chamber is in fluid communication with the one or more entry ports.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 22, 2018Publication date: June 28, 2018Inventors: Brandon Thomas Least, Stephen Michael Greci, Jean Marc Lopez, Jan Veit, Luke William Holderman, Maxime Coffin, Andrew Penno