Patents by Inventor Burt S. Tilley

Burt S. Tilley 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).

  • Methods and apparatus for harvesting potential energy downhole
    Patent number: 8127833
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus for harvesting energy while moving a tool through a well are shown and described. The harvested energy can be used by the tool to perform work once it reaches an intended location in the well, or along the way. A considerable amount of potential energy is typically lost by oilfield tools as they move down through a borehole. Methods and apparatus described herein recover and/or store some of the energy during the downward movement of the tool.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2006
    Date of Patent: March 6, 2012
    Assignee: Schlumberger Technology Corporation
    Inventors: Jahir Alfonso Pabon, James Garland O'Connell, Burt S. Tilley, Matthew E J Brouillard, Tal Schwartz, Brandon Christopher Rowan, Mark Mefika Penner, Jeremy James Freeman
  • METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR HARVESTING POTENTIAL ENERGY DOWNHOLE
    Publication number: 20080142215
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus for harvesting energy while moving a tool through a well are shown and described. The harvested energy can be used by the tool to perform work once it reaches an intended location in the well, or along the way. A considerable amount of potential energy is typically lost by oilfield tools as they move down through a borehole. Methods and apparatus described herein recover and/or store some of the energy during the downward movement of the tool.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2006
    Publication date: June 19, 2008
    Applicant: SCHLUMBERGER TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Jahir Alfonso Pabon, James Garland O'Connell, Burt S. Tilley, Matthew EJ Brouillard, Tal Schwartz, Brandon Christopher Rowan, Mark Mefika Penner, Jeremy James Freeman