Patents by Inventor Brenden Grove
Brenden Grove 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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Publication number: 20220127935Abstract: A method and systems for perforating a formation surrounding a borehole that include placing a perforating gun assembly into the borehole, the perforating gun assembly including a gun body comprising a connector and a shaped charge within the gun body. The shaped charges are detonated, thereby producing a shock wave in the gun body. The shock wave propagating through the gun body is attenuated using a shock attenuation feature in the gun body to decrease a stress from the shock wave communicated to the connector.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 26, 2020Publication date: April 28, 2022Applicant: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.Inventors: Brenden Grove, Courtney Ann Thain Roberts, Jason Karl Cook, Christopher C Hoelscher
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Patent number: 9464523Abstract: A method for determining local permeability variations in a well core sample includes flowing a test fluid from an inflow surface of a core sample toward an exit surface of the core sample for a period of time, splitting the core sample along a splitting plane revealing an invasion depth of the test fluid and determining local permeability variations in the core sample using the invasion depth.Type: GrantFiled: June 24, 2015Date of Patent: October 11, 2016Assignee: SCHLUMBERGER TECHNOLOGY CORPORATIONInventors: Brenden Grove, Jeremy Harvey
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Patent number: 8424606Abstract: A perforating system having a perforating gun with a tubular gun housing defining an inner volume and extending in an axial direction. A shaped charge is held in a loading tube. The loading tube is located in the gun housing. The loading tube extends along the axial direction. The shaped charge faces in a firing direction substantially perpendicular to the axial direction. A portion of the gun housing adjacent to the shaped charge in the firing direction is a perforating portion for removal upon firing of the shaped charge. An eccentralizer member extends from the perforating gun in a second direction that is substantially opposite and parallel with the firing direction. A first retainer part extends from an outer surface of the gun housing adjacent to the perforating portion. A second retainer part extends from the outside of the gun housing adjacent to the perforating portion.Type: GrantFiled: June 26, 2009Date of Patent: April 23, 2013Assignee: Schlumberger Technology CorporationInventors: Lang Zhan, Jean-Luc Lafontan, Harvey Williams, Jeremy P. Harvey, Brenden Grove, Lawrence A. Behrmann
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Patent number: 7909115Abstract: A shaped charge includes: a charge case; an explosive disposed inside the charge case; and a liner for retaining the explosive in the charge case, wherein the liner is fabricated from a material soluble with a selected dissolving fluid (e.g., an acid, an acid matrix, an injection fluid, a completion fluid, and/or a wellbore fluid). A method for perforating in a well includes the steps of: disposing a perforating gun in the well, wherein the perforating gun comprises a shaped charge having a charge case, an explosive disposed inside the charge case, and a liner for retaining the explosive in the charge case, wherein the liner is fabricated from a material soluble with a selected dissolving fluid; detonating the shaped charge to form a perforation tunnel in a formation zone; and exposing the material comprising the liner to the selected dissolving fluid.Type: GrantFiled: September 7, 2007Date of Patent: March 22, 2011Assignee: Schlumberger Technology CorporationInventors: Brenden Grove, Ian Walton, Lawrence A. Behrmann
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Publication number: 20100163238Abstract: A perforating system having a perforating gun with a tubular gun housing defining an inner volume and extending in an axial direction. A shaped charge is held in a loading tube. The loading tube is located in the gun housing. The loading tube extends along the axial direction. The shaped charge faces in a firing direction substantially perpendicular to the axial direction. A portion of the gun housing adjacent to the shaped charge in the firing direction is a perforating portion for removal upon firing of the shaped charge. An eccentralizer member extends from the perforating gun in a second direction that is substantially opposite and parallel with the firing direction. A first retainer part extends from an outer surface of the gun housing adjacent to the perforating portion. A second retainer part extends from the outside of the gun housing adjacent to the perforating portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 26, 2009Publication date: July 1, 2010Applicant: SCHLUMBERGER TECHNOLOGY CORPORATIONInventors: Lang Zhan, Jean-Luc Lafontan, Harvey Williams, Jeremy P. Harvey, Brenden Grove, Lawrence A. Behrmann
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Publication number: 20090114382Abstract: A shaped charge includes: a charge case; an explosive disposed inside the charge case; and a liner for retaining the explosive in the charge case, wherein the liner is fabricated from a material soluble with a selected dissolving fluid (e.g., an acid, an acid matrix, an injection fluid, a completion fluid, and/or a wellbore fluid). A method for perforating in a well includes the steps of: disposing a perforating gun in the well, wherein the perforating gun comprises a shaped charge having a charge case, an explosive disposed inside the charge case, and a liner for retaining the explosive in the charge case, wherein the liner is fabricated from a material soluble with a selected dissolving fluid; detonating the shaped charge to form a perforation tunnel in a formation zone; and exposing the material comprising the liner to the selected dissolving fluid.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 7, 2007Publication date: May 7, 2009Applicant: SCHLUMBERGER TECHNOLOGY CORPORATIONInventors: Brenden Grove, Ian Walton, Lawrence A. Behrmann
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Publication number: 20070158109Abstract: The present invention provides an apparatus for use in perforating a well having a plurality of explosive charges. Each explosive charge is adapted to generate a perforation tunnel in the formation adjacent to the well. In one embodiment, explosive charges are oriented to create perforation tunnels that converge at a location within the formation in order to create a fracture initiation plane capable of mitigating or avoiding hydraulic fracturing complications.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 11, 2006Publication date: July 12, 2007Applicant: SCHLUMBERGER TECHNOLOGY CORPORATIONInventors: Alexander Zazovsky, Vadim Akhmadikin, Wenbo Yang, Brenden Grove
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Publication number: 20070107899Abstract: A perforating gun and method of manufacture is provided for downhole perforation operations in a wellbore. The perforating gun includes tubular components fabricated from a multi-layer metallic/intermetallic laminate material. For example, the perforating gun may include a tubular gun carrier and/or loading tube fabricated from a multi-layers of two different metals (e.g., iron and aluminum) bonded together to form an intermetallic laminate.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 15, 2006Publication date: May 17, 2007Applicant: SCHLUMBERGER TECHNOLOGY CORPORATIONInventors: Andrew Werner, Ian Walton, Brenden Grove, Philip Kneisl
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Publication number: 20070107616Abstract: A perforating charge for use in a wellbore includes an explosive and a liner to be collapsed by detonation of the explosive. The liner includes at least a first liner portion and a second liner portion which have different cohesiveness.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 13, 2006Publication date: May 17, 2007Applicant: SCHLUMBERGER TECHNOLOGY CORPORATIONInventors: Brenden Grove, Andrew Werner, Philip Kneisl
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Publication number: 20070079960Abstract: A well treatment system of the present invention includes a housing forming a sealed surge chamber, and a surge charge disposed within the sealed surge chamber, wherein the surge charge is adapted upon activation to penetrate the housing and to not penetrate material exterior of the housing. Fluid communication is created between the surge chamber and the wellbore when the housing is penetrated by the surge charge. The penetration permits wellbore fluid to flow quickly into the surge chamber. Fluid flow into the surge chamber may enhance a surge of flow from the formation into the wellbore.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 12, 2006Publication date: April 12, 2007Applicant: SCHLUMBERGER TECHNOLOGY CORPORATIONInventors: Brenden Grove, Mark Duhon, Lawrence Behrmann, Claude Jones
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Publication number: 20070050144Abstract: A technique includes determining a stress tensor in a formation that surrounds a wellbore. The stress tensor varies with respect to the wellbore. The technique includes running a perforating charge into the wellbore to perforate the formation and performing at least one of selecting the perforating charge and orienting the perforating charge in the wellbore based at least in part on the determination of the stress tensor.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 31, 2005Publication date: March 1, 2007Applicant: SCHLUMBERGER TECHNOLOGY CORPORATIONInventors: Brenden Grove, Ian Walton
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Publication number: 20070044969Abstract: A technique that is usable with a subterranean well includes reducing a stress on a formation in the well. The formation is perforated while the stress is reduced.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 31, 2005Publication date: March 1, 2007Applicant: SCHLUMBERGER TECHNOLOGY CORPORATIONInventor: Brenden Grove
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Publication number: 20050236183Abstract: An apparatus for reducing the post-detonation pressure of a perforating gun, the apparatus including a perforating gun carrying at least one explosive charge, wherein when the explosive charge is detonated the explosive charge produces a pressurized detonation gas, and a mechanism for reducing the pressure of the detonation gas proximate the perforating gun. The detonation gas pressure is desirably reduced in a time frame sufficient to create a dynamic underbalance condition to facilitate a surge flow of fluid from a reservoir into a wellbore. The pressure reduction mechanism may include singularly or in combination a heat sink to reduce the temperature of the detonation gas, a reactant to recombine with the reactant gas and reduce the molar density of the detonation gas, and a physical compression mechanism to utilize the waste energy of the detonation gas to create work, simultaneously reducing the temperature of the gas and the molar density of the detonation gas.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 23, 2004Publication date: October 27, 2005Applicant: SCHLUMBERGER TECHNOLOGY CORPORATIONInventors: Brenden Grove, Lawrence Behrmann, Ian Walton, Philip Kneisl, Andrew Werner
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Publication number: 20050061506Abstract: A well treatment system of the present invention includes a housing forming a sealed surge chamber, and a surge charge disposed within the sealed surge chamber, wherein the surge charge is adapted upon activation to penetrate the housing and to not penetrate material exterior of the housing. Fluid communication is created between the surge chamber and the wellbore when the housing is penetrated by the surge charge. The penetration permits wellbore fluid to flow quickly into the surge chamber. Fluid flow into the surge chamber may enhance a surge of flow from the formation into the wellbore.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 5, 2004Publication date: March 24, 2005Applicant: SCHLUMBERGER TECHNOLOGY CORPORATIONInventors: Brenden Grove, Mark Duhon, Lawrence Behrmann, Claude Jones