Patents by Inventor Clint K. Bates

Clint K. Bates 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: 10329899
    Abstract: Method and system of estimating a shape of a borehole include receiving data points associated with a standoff measurement for the borehole, wherein each data point includes a radial distance value and an azimuthal value corresponding to the radial distance value. The method and system determine point-to-point angles for the data points based on at least the azimuthal value associated with each data point, wherein each point-to-point angle spans between two adjacent data points. The method and system select a geometric shape from a plurality of geometric shapes to fit to the data points based on the point-to-point angles, the plurality of geometric shapes including a circle and an ellipse. A shape of the borehole is estimated at a location of the standoff measurement based on the selected geometric shape.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2019
    Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
    Inventors: Yibing Zheng, Taher Kortam, Clint K. Bates
  • Publication number: 20190032475
    Abstract: Method and system of estimating a shape of a borehole include receiving data points associated with a standoff measurement for the borehole, wherein each data point includes a radial distance value and an azimuthal value corresponding to the radial distance value. The method and system determine point-to-point angles for the data points based on at least the azimuthal value associated with each data point, wherein each point-to-point angle spans between two adjacent data points. The method and system select a geometric shape from a plurality of geometric shapes to fit to the data points based on the point-to-point angles, the plurality of geometric shapes including a circle and an ellipse. A shape of the borehole is estimated at a location of the standoff measurement based on the selected geometric shape.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 24, 2016
    Publication date: January 31, 2019
    Applicant: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
    Inventors: Yibing Zheng, Taher Kortam, Clint K. Bates