Patents by Inventor David Alan Rose
David Alan Rose 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: 10845501Abstract: The present disclosure describes a downhole tool including an electrically operated radiation generator that selectively output radiation to a surrounding environment based at least in part on supply of electrical power; and a control system that determines likelihood of exposing living beings in the surrounding environment to output radiation by determining whether one or more check conditions is met; determine that each of the one or more check conditions is met before instructing the electrically operated radiation generator to output radiation; and instruct the electrically operated radiation generator to cease output of radiation when at least one of the one or more check conditions is no longer met.Type: GrantFiled: November 8, 2016Date of Patent: November 24, 2020Assignee: SCHLUMBERGER TECHNOLOGY CORPORATIONInventors: Christian Stoller, Matthieu Simon, David Alan Rose, Libo Yang, Onur Ozen, Sicco Beekman
-
Patent number: 10746895Abstract: A method for determining a fractional volume of at least one component of a formation includes entering into a computer a number of detected radiation events resulting from imparting neutrons into the formation at an energy level of at least 1 million electron volts (MeV). The detected radiation events correspond to at least one of an energy level of the imparted neutrons and thermal or epithermal energy neutrons. A measurement of at least one additional petrophysical parameter of the formation is made. The at least one additional petrophysical parameter measurement and at least one of a fast neutron cross-section and a thermal neutron cross-section determined from the detected radiation events are used in the computer to determine the fractional volume of the at least one component of the formation. In another embodiment, the fast neutron cross-section and the thermal neutron cross-section may be used on combination to determine the fractional volume.Type: GrantFiled: October 31, 2019Date of Patent: August 18, 2020Assignee: SCHLUMBERGER TECHNOLOGY CORPORATIONInventors: Tong Zhou, Christian Stoller, James Leslie Thornton, David Alan Rose
-
Publication number: 20200081149Abstract: A method for determining a fractional volume of at least one component of a formation includes entering into a computer a number of detected radiation events resulting from imparting neutrons into the formation at an energy level of at least 1 million electron volts (MeV). The detected radiation events correspond to at least one of an energy level of the imparted neutrons and thermal or epithermal energy neutrons. A measurement of at least one additional petrophysical parameter of the formation is made. The at least one additional petrophysical parameter measurement and at least one of a fast neutron cross-section and a thermal neutron cross-section determined from the detected radiation events are used in the computer to determine the fractional volume of the at least one component of the formation. In another embodiment, the fast neutron cross-section and the thermal neutron cross-section may be used on combination to determine the fractional volume.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 31, 2019Publication date: March 12, 2020Inventors: Tong Zhou, Christian Stoller, James Leslie Thornton, David Alan Rose
-
Patent number: 10466383Abstract: A method for determining a fractional volume of at least one component of a formation includes entering into a computer a number of detected radiation events resulting from imparting neutrons into the formation at an energy level of at least 1 million electron volts (MeV). The detected radiation events correspond to at least one of an energy level of the imparted neutrons and thermal or epithermal energy neutrons. A measurement of at least one additional petrophysical parameter of the formation is made. The at least one additional petrophysical parameter measurement and at least one of a fast neutron cross-section and a thermal neutron cross-section determined from the detected radiation events are used in the computer to determine the fractional volume of the at least one component of the formation. In another embodiment, the fast neutron cross-section and the thermal neutron cross-section may be used on combination to determine the fractional volume.Type: GrantFiled: May 29, 2015Date of Patent: November 5, 2019Assignee: SCHLUMBERGER TECHNOLOGY CORPORATIONInventors: Tong Zhou, Christian Stoller, James Leslie Thornton, David Alan Rose
-
Patent number: 10365398Abstract: A method for evaluating wellbore conduit condition includes using measurements of at least one of (i) inelastic gamma rays made during emission a burst of neutrons into the conduit from within the conduit at at least one spaced apart location from a position of the emission and (ii) epithermal neutrons or capture gamma rays therefrom detected at at least two spaced apart locations from the position of the emission within a selected time after the emission. The at least one of the measurements of inelastic gamma rays and epithermal neutron or capture gamma ray counts are characterized to estimate an amount of loss of iron in the conduit.Type: GrantFiled: May 4, 2016Date of Patent: July 30, 2019Assignee: SCHLUMBERGER TECHNOLOGY CORPORATIONInventors: Sicco Beekman, Tong Zhou, David Alan Rose, Christian Stoller
-
Publication number: 20170139074Abstract: The present disclosure describes a downhole tool including an electrically operated radiation generator that selectively output radiation to a surrounding environment based at least in part on supply of electrical power; and a control system that determines likelihood of exposing living beings in the surrounding environment to output radiation by determining whether one or more check conditions is met; determine that each of the one or more check conditions is met before instructing the electrically operated radiation generator to output radiation; and instruct the electrically operated radiation generator to cease output of radiation when at least one of the one or more check conditions is no longer met.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 8, 2016Publication date: May 18, 2017Inventors: Christian Stoller, Matthieu Simon, David Alan Rose, Libo Yang, Onur Ozen, Sicco Beekman
-
Publication number: 20160349398Abstract: A method for determining a fractional volume of at least one component of a formation includes entering into a computer a number of detected radiation events resulting from imparting neutrons into the formation at an energy level of at least 1 million electron volts (MeV). The detected radiation events correspond to at least one of an energy level of the imparted neutrons and thermal or epithermal energy neutrons. A measurement of at least one additional petrophysical parameter of the formation is made. The at least one additional petrophysical parameter measurement and at least one of a fast neutron cross-section and a thermal neutron cross-section determined from the detected radiation events are used in the computer to determine the fractional volume of the at least one component of the formation. In another embodiment, the fast neutron cross-section and the thermal neutron cross-section may be used on combination to determine the fractional volume.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 29, 2015Publication date: December 1, 2016Inventors: Tong Zhou, Christian Stoller, James Leslie Thornton, David Alan Rose
-
Patent number: 9477006Abstract: A method for well logging includes emitting a plurality of bursts of high energy neutrons into a wellbore and formations surrounding the wellbore. During and for a selected duration after at least one of the plurality of bursts, gamma rays are detected at at least one location spaced apart from the emitting and characterizing an energy of the detected gamma rays. After the last burst, gamma rays are detected and energy spectrum and rates of detection with respect to time thereof are determined. The foregoing is repeated for a selected number of times. After the selected number of times background gamma rays are measured. At least one of the numbers of detected gamma rays during a selected time interval and an energy spectrum of the detected gamma rays during the selected time interval is used to determine selected formation properties.Type: GrantFiled: July 7, 2014Date of Patent: October 25, 2016Assignee: SCHLUMBERGER TECHNOLOGY CORPORATIONInventors: Tong Zhou, David Alan Rose, Sicco Beekman
-
Publication number: 20160170079Abstract: A method for pulsed neutron well logging of a subsurface formation, includes irradiating the formation with a plurality of bursts of neutrons of a group of selected durations; detecting gamma rays resulting from interaction of the neutrons during a group of selected time gates which contains at least some early and late gamma ray counts. The gamma rays are detected at at least two axially spaced apart locations from a position of the irradiating. In a computer, a ratio TRat is determined between the sum of detected gamma rays at a first axial spacing to the sum at a second axial spacing. A borehole correction is performed according to a function related to the ratio TRat before converting the ratio TRat to a hydrogen index or porosity of the subsurface formation.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 8, 2016Publication date: June 16, 2016Inventors: Tong Zhou, David Alan Rose
-
Patent number: 9335437Abstract: A method for evaluating wellbore conduit condition includes using measurements of at least one of (i) inelastic gamma rays made during emission a burst of neutrons into the conduit from within the conduit at at least one spaced apart location from a position of the emission and (ii) epithermal neutrons or capture gamma rays therefrom detected at at least two spaced apart locations from the position of the emission within a selected time after the emission. The at least one of the measurements of inelastic gamma rays and epithermal neutron or capture gamma ray counts are characterized to estimate an amount of loss of iron in the conduit.Type: GrantFiled: July 7, 2014Date of Patent: May 10, 2016Assignee: Schlumberger Technology CorporationInventors: Sicco Beekman, Tong Zhou, David Alan Rose, Christian Stoller
-
Publication number: 20160047938Abstract: A method for correcting determined sulfur content in formations penetrated by a wellbore for sulfur in the wellbore includes determining an amount of sulfur from spectral analysis of gamma rays detected by a well logging instrument disposed in the wellbore. The gamma rays result from imparting neutrons into the formations. The method includes determining if strontium is present in fluid disposed in the wellbore. An amount of strontium is determined from the spectral analysis. A corrected sulfur content of the formation is determined based on the determined amount of strontium.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 22, 2015Publication date: February 18, 2016Inventors: James A. Grau, David Alan Rose, John P. Horkowitz
-
Publication number: 20160003969Abstract: A method for well logging includes emitting a plurality of bursts of high energy neutrons into a wellbore and formations surrounding the wellbore. During and for a selected duration after at least one of the plurality of bursts, gamma rays are detected at at least one location spaced apart from the emitting and characterizing an energy of the detected gamma rays. After the last burst, gamma rays are detected and energy spectrum and rates of detection with respect to time thereof are determined. The foregoing is repeated for a selected number of times. After the selected number of times background gamma rays are measured. At least one of the numbers of detected gamma rays during a selected time interval and an energy spectrum of the detected gamma rays during the selected time interval is used to determine selected formation properties.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 7, 2014Publication date: January 7, 2016Inventors: Tong Zhou, David Alan Rose, Sicco Beekman
-
Publication number: 20160003025Abstract: A method for evaluating wellbore conduit condition includes using measurements of at least one of (i) inelastic gamma rays made during emission a burst of neutrons into the conduit from within the conduit at at least one spaced apart location from a position of the emission and (ii) epithermal neutrons or capture gamma rays therefrom detected at at least two spaced apart locations from the position of the emission within a selected time after the emission. The at least one of the measurements of inelastic gamma rays and epithermal neutron or capture gamma ray counts are characterized to estimate an amount of loss of iron in the conduit.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 7, 2014Publication date: January 7, 2016Inventors: Sicco Beekman, Tong Zhou, David Alan Rose, Christian Stoller