Patents by Inventor Damian N. Burch

Damian N. Burch 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: 11674366
    Abstract: A method of predicting hydrocarbon production from one or more artificial lift wells is disclosed. Measurements and/or well test data are obtained from one or more artificial lift wells representing well performance at more than one time period. A statistical model, representing well performance, is generated. Using the statistical model and the measurements and/or well test data, real-time production of the one or more artificial lift wells is predicted and a measure of confidence is generated. Potential optimization opportunities are identified for well performance based on the predicted real-time production of the one or more artificial lift wells. The optimization opportunities are outputted. Hydrocarbon production activities are modified using the optimization opportunities.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2023
    Assignee: ExxonMobil Technology and Engineering Company
    Inventors: Sumeet Trehan, Damian N. Burch, Amr S. El-Bakry, Peeyush Bhargava, Curtis J. Holub, Jose F. Zapata Usandivaras
  • Patent number: 10963815
    Abstract: The systems and methods described herein include training a well performance predictor based on field data corresponding to a hydrocarbon field in which a well is to be drilled; generating a number of candidate well parameter combinations for the well and predicting a performance of the well for each candidate well parameter combination using the trained well performance predictor; and determining an optimized well parameter combination for the well such that the predicted performance of the well is maximized.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 30, 2021
    Assignee: ExxonMobil Upstream Research Company
    Inventors: Damian N. Burch, Antonio R. C. Paiva, Rainer van den Bosch
  • Publication number: 20190390534
    Abstract: A method of predicting hydrocarbon production from one or more artificial lift wells is disclosed. Measurements and/or well test data are obtained from one or more artificial lift wells representing well performance at more than one time period. A statistical model, representing well performance, is generated. Using the statistical model and the measurements and/or well test data, real-time production of the one or more artificial lift wells is predicted and a measure of confidence is generated. Potential optimization opportunities are identified for well performance based on the predicted real-time production of the one or more artificial lift wells. The optimization opportunities are outputted. Hydrocarbon production activities are modified using the optimization opportunities.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 10, 2019
    Publication date: December 26, 2019
    Inventors: Sumeet Trehan, Damian N. Burch, Amr S. El-Bakry, Peeyush Bhargava, Curtis J. Holub, Jose F. Zapata Usandivaras
  • Publication number: 20180204139
    Abstract: Systems and methods for determining well parameters for optimization of well performance. The method includes training, via a computing system, a well performance predictor based on field data corresponding to a hydrocarbon field in which a well is to be drilled. The method also includes generating, via the computing system, a number of candidate well parameter combinations for the well and predicting, via the computing system, a performance of the well for each candidate well parameter combination using the trained well performance predictor. The method further includes determining, via the computing system, an optimized well parameter combination for the well such that the predicted performance of the well is maximized.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2018
    Publication date: July 19, 2018
    Inventors: Damian N. Burch, Antonio R. C. Da Costa Paiva, Rainer van den Bosch
  • Patent number: 9946974
    Abstract: Systems and methods for determining well parameters for optimization of well performance. The method includes training, via a computing system, a well performance predictor based on field data corresponding to a hydrocarbon field in which a well is to be drilled. The method also includes generating, via the computing system, a number of candidate well parameter combinations for the well and predicting, via the computing system, a performance of the well for each candidate well parameter combination using the trained well performance predictor. The method further includes determining, via the computing system, an optimized well parameter combination for the well such that the predicted performance of the well is maximized.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2018
    Assignee: ExxonMobil Upstream Research Company
    Inventors: Damian N. Burch, Antonio R. C. Paiva, Rainer van den Bosch
  • Patent number: 8977523
    Abstract: Method to estimate severity of downhole vibration for a drill tool assembly, including: identifying a dataset comprising selected drill tool assembly parameters; selecting a reference level of downhole vibration amplitude for the drill tool assembly; identifying a surface drilling parameter and calculating a reference surface vibration attribute for the selected reference level of downhole vibration amplitude; determining a surface parameter vibration attribute derived from at least one surface measurement or observation obtained in a drilling operation, the determined surface parameter vibration attribute corresponding to the identified surface drilling parameter; and estimating a downhole vibration severity indicator by evaluating the determined surface parameter vibration attribute with respect to the identified reference surface vibration attribute.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2015
    Assignee: ExxonMobil Upstream Research Company
    Inventors: Mehmet Deniz Ertas, Jeffrey R. Bailey, Damian N. Burch, Lei Wang, Paul E. Pastusek, Shankar Sundararaman
  • Publication number: 20140365409
    Abstract: Systems and methods for determining well parameters for optimization of well performance. The method includes training, via a computing system, a well performance predictor based on field data corresponding to a hydrocarbon field in which a well is to be drilled. The method also includes generating, via the computing system, a number of candidate well parameter combinations for the well and predicting, via the computing system, a performance of the well for each candidate well parameter combination using the trained well performance predictor. The method further includes determining, via the computing system, an optimized well parameter combination for the well such that the predicted performance of the well is maximized.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 19, 2014
    Publication date: December 11, 2014
    Inventors: Damian N. Burch, Antonio R.C. Paiva, Rainer van den Bosch
  • Patent number: 8798978
    Abstract: Method to estimate severity of downhole vibration for a wellbore drill tool assembly, comprising: identifying a dataset comprising selected drill tool assembly parameters; selecting a reference downhole vibration index for the drill tool assembly; identifying a surface parameter and calculating a reference surface vibration attribute for the selected reference downhole vibration index; determining a surface vibration attribute derived from at least one surface measurement or observation obtained in a drilling operation, the determined surface vibration attribute corresponding to the identified surface parameter; and estimating a downhole vibration index by evaluating the determined surface vibration attribute with respect to the identified reference surface vibration attribute.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 5, 2014
    Assignee: ExxonMobil Upstream Research Company
    Inventors: Mehmet Deniz Ertas, Jeffrey R. Bailey, Damian N. Burch, Lei Wang, Paul E. Pastusek, Shankar Sundararaman
  • Publication number: 20120130693
    Abstract: Method to estimate severity of downhole vibration for a drill tool assembly, including: identifying a dataset comprising selected drill tool assembly parameters; selecting a reference level of downhole vibration amplitude for the drill tool assembly; identifying a surface drilling parameter and calculating a reference surface vibration attribute for the selected reference level of downhole vibration amplitude; determining a surface parameter vibration attribute derived from at least one surface measurement or observation obtained in a drilling operation, the determined surface parameter vibration attribute corresponding to the identified surface drilling parameter; and estimating a downhole vibration severity indicator by evaluating the determined surface parameter vibration attribute with respect to the identified reference surface vibration attribute.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 6, 2010
    Publication date: May 24, 2012
    Inventors: Mehmet Deniz Ertas, Jeffery R. Bailey, Damian N. Burch, Lei Wang, Paul E. Pastusek, Shankar Sundararaman
  • Publication number: 20120123757
    Abstract: Method to estimate severity of downhole vibration for a wellbore drill tool assembly, comprising: identifying a dataset comprising selected drill tool assembly parameters; selecting a reference level of downhole vibration index for the drill tool assembly; identifying a surface drilling parameter and calculating a reference surface vibration attribute for the selected reference level of downhole vibration index; determining a surface parameter vibration attribute derived from at least one surface measurement or observation obtained in a drilling operation, the determined surface parameter vibration attribute corresponding to the identified surface drilling parameter; and estimating a downhole vibration index severity indicator by evaluating the determined surface parameter vibration attribute with respect to the identified reference surface vibration attribute.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 6, 2010
    Publication date: May 17, 2012
    Inventors: Mehmet Deniz Ertas, Jeffrey R. Bailey, Damian N. Burch, Lei Wang, Paul E. Pastusek, Shankar Sundararaman