Patents by Inventor Chad J. Abadie

Chad J. Abadie 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).

  • Gravel packing method using vibration and hydraulic fracturing
    Patent number: 6877561
    Abstract: A gravel packing method combining fracturing is described. A gun having an exterior auger is used to perforate. With the gun in place, the gravel is positioned around it and the formation is fractured, pushing the gravel into the fractures. The gun is rotated out of the gravel using the auger. A screen with an external auger is run in and rotated into the packed gravel in the wellbore while being vibrated at the same time. After the screen is advanced into position the vibrator is removed and a flapper closes to minimize fluid loss into the formation. A production string and packer are tagged into the screen and production begins.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2002
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2005
    Assignee: Baker Hughes Incorporated
    Inventors: Bennett M. Richard, Chad J. Abadie, Donald C. Gossen, John T. Broome, Kendall R. Dyson
  • Gravel packing method using vibration and hydraulic fracturing
    Publication number: 20040211560
    Abstract: A gravel packing method combining fracturing is described. A gun having an exterior auger is used to perforate. With the gun in place, the gravel is positioned around it and the formation is fractured, pushing the gravel into the fractures. The gun is rotated out of the gravel using the auger. A screen with an external auger is run in and rotated into the packed gravel in the wellbore while being vibrated at the same time. After the screen is advanced into position the vibrator is removed and a flapper closes to minimize fluid loss into the formation. A production string and packer are tagged into the screen and production begins.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2002
    Publication date: October 28, 2004
    Inventors: Bennett M. Richard, Chad J. Abadie, Donald C. Gossen, John T. Broome, Kendall R. Dyson