Patents by Inventor Cullen Keyes

Cullen Keyes 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: 20240061124
    Abstract: In one example, an apparatus includes a TLT (Time of Flight (TOF)/LiDAR tool) with one or more optical transmitters and optical receivers that are operable to cooperate to obtain data concerning a downhole feature when the apparatus is deployed in a downhole environment. This apparatus further includes a first device operable to determine a position, speed, and/or orientation, of the TLT, when the TLT is deployed in the downhole environment, a second device configured to store locally and/or transmit the data to a location on a surface, a power source connected to the TLT, the first device, and the second device, and a housing within which the TLT, first device, second device, and power source are disposed, and the housing includes a connector configured to interface with a piece of downhole equipment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 17, 2023
    Publication date: February 22, 2024
    Inventors: Stanley Jonathan Blois, Emma Abigael Jones, Gareth Nicholas Jones, Cullen Keyes, Ian Graham Janke, Lawrence Gene Griffin
  • Publication number: 20230111367
    Abstract: One method includes temporarily sealing and isolating a portion of a wellbore with a reusable sealing and isolation element, performing a fracturing process in the portion of the wellbore that is isolated, and after the fracturing process is complete, unsealing or de-isolating the portion of the wellbore by temporarily changing a configuration of the reusable sealing and isolation element. Use of the reusable sealing and isolation element may reduce, or eliminate, the need for remediation operations, such as the removal of sealing plugs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 20, 2022
    Publication date: April 13, 2023
    Inventors: Stanley Jonathan Blois, Daniel R. Green, Alvaro Garcia, Ian Graham Janke, Gareth Nicholas Jones, Cullen Keyes
  • Publication number: 20230041700
    Abstract: In one example, an apparatus includes a TLT (Time of Flight (TOF)/LiDAR tool) with one or more optical transmitters and optical receivers that are operable to cooperate to obtain data concerning a downhole feature when the apparatus is deployed in a downhole environment. This apparatus further includes a first device operable to determine a position, speed, and/or orientation, of the TLT, when the TLT is deployed in the downhole environment, a second device configured to store locally and/or transmit the data to a location on a surface, a power source connected to the TLT, the first device, and the second device, and a housing within which the TLT, first device, second device, and power source are disposed, and the housing includes a connector configured to interface with a piece of downhole equipment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 26, 2022
    Publication date: February 9, 2023
    Inventors: Stanley Jonathan Blois, Emma Abigael Jones, Gareth Nicholas Jones, Cullen Keyes, Ian Graham Janke, Lawrence Gene Griffin
  • Publication number: 20220081982
    Abstract: In one example, an apparatus includes a body, a propulsion system configured to move the body in a forward direction and in a reverse direction, and a reusable sealing and isolation element connected to the body and configured to be deployed so as to selectively seal and isolate sections or stages in a wellbore when the apparatus is disposed in the wellbore. The reusable sealing element may be selectively employed to isolate, and de-isolate, a portion of the wellbore, such as in connection with a perforation process for example.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2021
    Publication date: March 17, 2022
    Inventors: Stanley Jonathan Blois, Daniel R. Green, Alvaro Garcia, Ian Graham Janke, Gareth Nicholas Jones, Cullen Keyes