Patents by Inventor CHRISTOPHER W. THACKER

CHRISTOPHER W. THACKER 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).

  • Patent number: 10012050
    Abstract: A system and method for treating a portion of a wellbore that includes a bottom hole assembly (BHA) connected to a work string. The BHA includes a packing element movable between an unset position and a set position and a locator device movable between retracted position and expanded positions. The locator device may be a locator collet. The locator collet may be expanded by a cone movable with respect to the collet. The expanded locator device is configured to engage a profile in a ported tubular within the wellbore. The engagement between the locator device and the profile selectively prevents further movement of the BHA and provides an indication of the location the BHA. The packing element may then be actuated and the wellbore treated through a port in the ported tubular. The BHA may then be moved to a different ported housing to treat another portion of the wellbore.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2018
    Assignee: BAKER HUGHES, A GE COMPANY, LLC
    Inventors: Ian Beckett, Luis A. Castro, Christopher W. Thacker, Jason Harper, Marc Carriere, Leigh Thorne, Jeffrey Koch, Justin Reyes, Bradley Collas, Cory Casemore, David Luft, Orest Zolkavich, Derek Robert Brown
  • Publication number: 20180023365
    Abstract: A system and method for treating a portion of a wellbore that includes a bottom hole assembly (BHA) connected to a work string. The BHA includes a packing element movable between an unset position and a set position and a locator device movable between retracted position and expanded positions. The locator device may be a locator collet. The locator collet may be expanded by a cone movable with respect to the collet. The expanded locator device is configured to engage a profile in a ported tubular within the wellbore. The engagement between the locator device and the profile selectively prevents further movement of the BHA and provides an indication of the location the BHA. The packing element may then be actuated and the wellbore treated through a port in the ported tubular. The BHA may then be moved to a different ported housing to treat another portion of the wellbore.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 7, 2017
    Publication date: January 25, 2018
    Inventors: Ian Beckett, Luis A. Castro, Christopher W. Thacker, Jason Harper, Marc Carriere, Leigh Thorne, Jeffrey Koch, Justin Reyes, Bradley Collas, Cory Casemore, David Luft, Orest Zolkavich, Derek Robert Brown
  • Patent number: 9828825
    Abstract: A system and method for treating a portion of a wellbore that includes a bottom hole assembly (BHA) connected to a work string. The BHA includes a packing element movable between an unset position and a set position and a locator device movable between retracted position and expanded positions. The locator device may be a locator collet. The locator collet may be expanded by a cone movable with respect to the collet. The expanded locator device is configured to engage a profile in a ported tubular within the wellbore. The engagement between the locator device and the profile selectively prevents further movement of the BHA and provides an indication of the location the BHA. The packing element may then be actuated and the wellbore treated through a port in the ported tubular. The BHA may then be moved to a different ported housing to treat another portion of the wellbore.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2017
    Assignee: BAKER HUGHES, A GE COMPANY, LLC
    Inventors: Ian Beckett, Luis A Castro, Christopher W Thacker, Jason Harper, Marc Carriere, Leigh Thorne, Jeffrey Koch, Justin Reyes, Bradley Collas, Cory Casemore, David Luft, Orest Zolkavich, Derek Robert Brown
  • Publication number: 20160298404
    Abstract: A system and method for treating a portion of a wellbore that includes a bottom hole assembly (BHA) connected to a work string. The BHA includes a packing element movable between an unset position and a set position and a locator device movable between retracted position and expanded positions. The locator device may be a locator collet. The locator collet may be expanded by a cone movable with respect to the collet. The expanded locator device is configured to engage a profile in a ported tubular within the wellbore. The engagement between the locator device and the profile selectively prevents further movement of the BHA and provides an indication of the location the BHA. The packing element may then be actuated and the wellbore treated through a port in the ported tubular. The BHA may then be moved to a different ported housing to treat another portion of the wellbore.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 10, 2015
    Publication date: October 13, 2016
    Inventors: Ian Beckett, Luis A. Castro, Christopher W. Thacker, Jason Harper, Marc Carriere, Leigh Thorne, Jeffrey Koch, Justin Reyes, Bradley Collas, Cory Casemore, David Luft, Orest Zolkavich, Derek Robert Brown
  • Publication number: 20160069173
    Abstract: A method and system of treating a horizontal wellbore having multiple production zones. A bottom hole assembly connected to coiled tubing is positioned within the horizontal wellbore. The friction between the casing of the horizontal wellbore and bottom hole assembly and coiled tubing may prevent the bottom hole assembly from traversing the entire length of the horizontal wellbore. After treating a zone within the wellbore, a flush fluid with a lubricant may be pumped down the annulus between the coiled tubing and the casing. The lubricant may reduce the coefficient of friction between the casing and the coiled tubing permitting the bottom hole assembly to travel farther into the horizontal wellbore. The bottom hole assembly may include a vibratory device that may be actuated to reduce the coefficient of friction between the casing and the coiled tubing permitting the bottom hole assembly to travel farther into the horizontal wellbore.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 5, 2014
    Publication date: March 10, 2016
    Inventors: LUIS A. CASTRO, STEVEN H. CRAIG, THOMAS J. WATKINS, SILVIU LIVESCU, CHRISTOPHER W. THACKER