Patents by Inventor Craig A SNEED

Craig A SNEED 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).

  • Publication number: 20210235171
    Abstract: To reduce costs and free on-site personnel to freely move about a well site in a hydrocarbon recovery, exploration, operation, or services environment, systems and methods are presented for collecting data associated with one or more on-site pieces of equipment, distributing the collected data using a network system, optionally storing the collected data in one or more resources including databases, and producing a notification on a wearable notification device based, at least in part, on the collected data to enable on-site users to respond to the collected data by modifying on-site operations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 28, 2018
    Publication date: July 29, 2021
    Inventors: Derek J. Abel, Stanley C. Combs, Craig A. Sneed
  • Patent number: 11060366
    Abstract: A high pressure fluid pump system of a fluid injection system includes a large volume displacement system, having a large volume pump, and low volume displacement system, having a low volume pump, a programmable logic control (PLC) computer coupled with each displacement system. The large volume displacement system is configured to incrementally or continuously increase a pressure of a fluid in a downhole to a predetermined pressure setting below a maximum pressure setting, and the low volume displacement system is configured to increase the pressure of the fluid from the predetermined pressure setting to a pressure setting above the predetermined pressure setting and at or below the maximum pressure setting. The functioning of the high pressure fluid pump system can be monitored, controlled and tested by the PLC computer. One or more graphical user interfaces can be coupled to the PLC computer for user input.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 13, 2021
    Assignee: HALLIBURTON ENERGY SERVICES, INC.
    Inventors: Randall Turner Hall, Chip L. Imel, Gary Lee Cline, Craig A Sneed
  • Publication number: 20210189836
    Abstract: A virtual presence may be established to provide engagement with equipment and operators at a hydrocarbon recovery, exploration, operation, or services environments in order to reduce the expense associated with having knowledge experts, or other personnel, travel to and work at remote hydrocarbon recovery, exploration, operation, or services environments. For example, a wearable device may allow a user, such as a subject matter expert, at a virtual real time operation center to view data from equipment located at the site.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 28, 2018
    Publication date: June 24, 2021
    Inventors: Troy D. Bachman, III, Craig A. Sneed, Keith Edward Blaschke, Paul Lewis Mendenall, Charles Edward Neal, III, Derek Ray Williams, Stanley C. Combs, Derek J. Abel
  • Publication number: 20180209228
    Abstract: A high pressure fluid pump system of a fluid injection system includes a large volume displacement system, having a large volume pump, and low volume displacement system, having a low volume pump, a programmable logic control (PLC) computer coupled with each displacement system. The large volume displacement system is configured to incrementally or continuously increase a pressure of a fluid in a downhole to a predetermined pressure setting below a maximum pressure setting, and the low volume displacement system is configured to increase the pressure of the fluid from the predetermined pressure setting to a pressure setting above the predetermined pressure setting and at or below the maximum pressure setting. The functioning of the high pressure fluid pump system can be monitored, controlled and tested by the PLC computer. One or more graphical user interfaces can be coupled to the PLC computer for user input.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 2, 2015
    Publication date: July 26, 2018
    Applicant: HALLIBURTON ENERGY SERVICES, INC.
    Inventors: Randall Turner HALL, Chip L. IMEL, Gary Lee CLINE, Craig A SNEED
  • Patent number: 6454457
    Abstract: A mixing apparatus includes a mixing tube, a liquid inlet, a dry substance inlet and a recirculation mixture inlet. The mixing apparatus is utilized with a tub. A liquid and a dry substance may be mixed in the mixing tube and the mixture may be recirculated so that a liquid, a dry substance and a recirculated mixture may all be mixed in a mixing tube and subsequently utilized in a wellbore. The mixing apparatus includes a valve connected to the liquid inlet. The valve comprises a cylindrical outer housing, a jetting sleeve and a rotatable plug therein. The jetting sleeve is disposed in the outer housing and has a plurality of ports which will direct liquid downwardly and inwardly so that it mixes with the dry substance as the dry substance passes downwardly in the mixing tube. The plug may be rotated in the jetting sleeve to completely cover all the jetting ports to prevent flow into the mixing tube and is rotatable to an open position in which liquid may be allowed to flow through the jetting ports.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 2000
    Date of Patent: September 24, 2002
    Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael J. Banse, Paul O. Padgett, Craig Sneed