Patents by Inventor Clayton J. Simmons

Clayton J. Simmons 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).

  • Blowout preventer monitoring system and method of using same
    Patent number: 10000987
    Abstract: A blowout prevent unit and methods for monitoring a blowout preventer at a wellsite are provided. The blowout preventer is activatable to form a seal to prevent leakage of the fluid produced from subsurface formations. The blowout preventer unit includes wellsite databases, at least one control unit, and blowout preventer outputs. The wellsite databases are operatively connectable to the wellsite to receive wellsite data therefrom and have communication links therebetween. The control unit is operatively connectable to the wellsite databases to selectively divert the wellsite data therebetween via the communication links. The at least one control unit includes a processor to determine blowout preventer parameters from the diverted wellsite data. The blowout preventer outputs are operatively coupled to the wellsite databases, and are accessible by users.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 19, 2018
    Assignee: NATIONAL OILWELL VARCO, L.P.
    Inventors: Frank B. Springett, Clayton J. Simmons, James D. Brugman
  • BLOWOUT PREVENTER MONITORING SYSTEM AND METHOD OF USING SAME
    Publication number: 20140231075
    Abstract: A blowout preventer unit, system and method for monitoring a blowout preventer at a wellsite is provided. The blowout preventer is activatable form a seal to prevent leakage of the fluid produced from subsurface formations. The blowout preventer unit includes wellsite databases, at least one control unit and blowout preventer outputs. The wellsite databases are operatively connectable to the wellsite to receive wellsite data therefrom, and have communication links therebetween. The control unit is operatively connectable to the wellsite databases to selectively divert the wellsite data therebetween via the communication links. The at least one control unit includes a processor to determine blowout preventer parameters from the diverted wellsite data. The blowout preventer outputs are operatively coupled to the wellsite databases, and are accessible by users.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 20, 2014
    Publication date: August 21, 2014
    Applicant: National Oilwell Varco, L.P.
    Inventors: Frank B. Springett, Clayton J. Simmons, James D. Brugman