Patents by Inventor Bruno Barbosa Alves

Bruno Barbosa Alves 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).

  • Method and apparatus for logging a well below a submersible pump deployed on coiled tubing
    Patent number: 9181784
    Abstract: An apparatus for characterizing well effluents comprises coiled tubing, an artificial lift mechanism attached to the coiled tubing and a logging tool fitted with sensors capable of characterizing well effluents associated with operation of the artificial lift mechanism. Also a method for characterizing well effluents that includes lowering a logging tool fitted with a multitude of sensors capable of characterizing well effluents with a cable and lowering an artificial lift mechanism on coiled tubing capable of flowing well effluent past the logging tool. Further a method for treating a well including characterizing well effluents by lowering a logging tool fitted with a multitude of sensors capable of characterizing well effluents on a cable and lowering an artificial lift mechanism on coiled tubing capable of flowing well effluent past the logging tool; and injecting a treatment into a desired formation selected using information obtained while characterizing the well effluents.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2015
    Assignee: Schlumberger Technology Corporation
    Inventors: Bruno Barbosa Alves, Hisham Abou El Azm
  • METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR LOGGING A WELL BELOW A SUBMERSIBLE PUMP DEPLOYED ON COILED TUBING
    Publication number: 20110036568
    Abstract: An apparatus for characterizing well effluents comprises coiled tubing, an artificial lift mechanism operatively attached to the coiled tubing and a logging tool fitted with a multitude of sensors capable of characterizing well effluents associated with operation of the artificial lift mechanism. Also a method for characterizing well effluents that includes lowering a logging tool fitted with a multitude of sensors capable of characterizing well effluents with a cable and lowering an artificial lift mechanism on coiled tubing capable of flowing well effluent past the logging tool.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 17, 2009
    Publication date: February 17, 2011
    Applicant: SCHLUMBERGER TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Bruno Barbosa Alves, Hisham Abou El Azm