Patents by Inventor Dmitriy Potapenko

Dmitriy Potapenko 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: 11808128
    Abstract: Methods for initiating chemical reactions in a wellbore include delivering one or more reactive components via a carrier fluid to the wellbore. The one or more reactive components delivered to the wellbore are configured to enable one or more chemical reactions to occur. The one or more chemical reactions are carried out until a threshold volume of the one or more reactive components is delivered to the wellbore.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2023
    Assignee: SCHLUMBERGER TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Alhad Phatak, Garud Bindiganavale Sridhar, Douglas Pipchuk, Dmitriy Potapenko, Dean Michael Willberg, James Ernest Brown
  • Patent number: 11726228
    Abstract: A method for completing a wellbore traversing a subterranean formation includes making electromagnetic resistivity measurements along a lateral section of the wellbore. The resistivity measurements are evaluated to estimate a water content of the subterranean formation along the lateral section. The formation is fractured at selected regions along the lateral section at which the water content is below a threshold and avoiding regions at which the water content is above the threshold.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2023
    Assignee: SCHLUMBERGER TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Modhar Khan, Robert Utter, Irlan Amir, Dmitriy Potapenko, Joseph Gremillion
  • Patent number: 11725486
    Abstract: A downhole tool system may include one or more containers to hold waste product and a tractor to convey the one or more containers to a storage location within a wellbore. The downhole tool system may also include an anchor to seal against the wellbore and secure the containers at the storage location. Additionally, the downhole tool system may include a disconnect tool to separate the tractor from the containers such that the tractor may be removed from the wellbore while leaving the containers at the storage location.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2023
    Assignee: SCHLUMBERGER TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Robert Utter, Rod Shampine, Dmitriy Potapenko, Yu Wang, Iain Cooper
  • Publication number: 20220035063
    Abstract: A method for completing a wellbore traversing a subterranean formation includes making electromagnetic resistivity measurements along a lateral section of the wellbore. The resistivity measurements are evaluated to estimate a water content of the subterranean formation along the lateral section. The formation is fractured at selected regions along the lateral section at which the water content is below a threshold and avoiding regions at which the water content is above the threshold.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 18, 2020
    Publication date: February 3, 2022
    Inventors: Modhar Khan, Robert Utter, Irlan Amir, Dmitriy Potapenko, Joseph Gremillion
  • Publication number: 20220010656
    Abstract: A downhole tool system may include one or more containers to hold waste product and a tractor to convey the one or more containers to a storage location within a wellbore. The downhole tool system may also include an anchor to seal against the wellbore and secure the containers at the storage location. Additionally, the downhole tool system may include a disconnect tool to separate the tractor from the containers such that the tractor may be removed from the wellbore while leaving the containers at the storage location.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 14, 2019
    Publication date: January 13, 2022
    Inventors: Robert Utter, Rod Shampine, Dmitriy Potapenko, Yu Wang, Iain Cooper
  • Publication number: 20210207466
    Abstract: Methods for initiating chemical reactions in a wellbore include delivering one or more reactive components via a carrier fluid to the wellbore. The one or more reactive components delivered to the wellbore are configured to enable one or more chemical reactions to occur. The one or more chemical reactions are carried out until a threshold volume of the one or more reactive components is delivered to the wellbore.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 22, 2021
    Publication date: July 8, 2021
    Inventors: Alhad Phatak, Garud Bindiganavale Sridhar, Douglas Pipchuk, Dmitriy Potapenko, Dean Michael Willberg, James Ernest Brown
  • Patent number: 10954771
    Abstract: Methods of delivering reactive components to a geological formation disclosed herein include generating a plurality of microholes along a wellbore, the plurality of microholes comprising one or more openings, and the plurality of microholes are configured to connect the wellbore to the geological formation. Methods further include delivering the one or more reactive components to the plurality of microholes via a carrier fluid, wherein the one or more reactive components are configured to enable one or more chemical reactions to occur, and wherein the carrier fluid is configured to expand, and controlling a flow rate of the one or more reactive components based on whether a volume of the one or more reactive components delivered to the plurality of microholes is greater than a threshold volume.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 23, 2021
    Assignee: Schlumberger Technology Corporation
    Inventors: Alhad Phatak, Garud Bindiganavale Sridhar, Douglas Pipchuk, Dmitriy Potapenko, Dean Michael Willberg, James Ernest Brown
  • Patent number: 10815766
    Abstract: A method for drilling and fracturing a subterranean formation includes drilling a substantially horizontal pilot well from a previously drilled vertical pilot well. A plurality of substantially vertical sidetracks is drilled from the horizontal pilot well. Fracturing fluid is pumped into the plurality of vertical sidetracks to hydraulically fracture the subterranean formation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 27, 2020
    Assignee: Schlumberger Technology Corporation
    Inventors: Dmitriy Potapenko, James Ernest Brown, Mathieu Vandermolen
  • Patent number: 10557341
    Abstract: A method may include preparing a map of cement quality for one or more intervals of a wellbore; determining anticipated regions of fluid communication and anticipated regions of zonal isolation from the map of cement quality; and designing a stimulating treatment based on the presence of regions of fluid communication.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2020
    Assignee: SCHLUMBERGER TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Petr Kolchanov, Gunnar Gerard De Bruijn, Dmitriy Potapenko, Jesse Lee, Polina Khalilova, Larry Charles Todd, Philippe Enkababian, Olivier Naud, Jean-Paul Mogou Dessap
  • Patent number: 10422220
    Abstract: Various methods and well systems are provided for characterizing a hydraulically-fractured hydrocarbon-bearing formation that is traversed by a well partitioned into a number of intervals. The methods and well systems analyze surface flow characteristics of fluid that flows from the well (for example, using a multiphase flow meter) in order to characterize local formation properties for one or more intervals for one or more intervals (or other sections) of the well.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 24, 2019
    Assignee: SCHLUMBERGER TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Philippe Enkababian, Dmitriy Potapenko
  • Patent number: 10415382
    Abstract: A method and system is provided that analyzes flow characteristics of return fluid that flows to a surface-located facility during well operations (such as plug mill-out or cleanout/workover operations) in order to characterize local formation properties of the formation. The method and system can be used to characterize a hydraulically-fractured hydrocarbon-bearing formation that is traversed by a well having a number of intervals that are hydraulically isolated from one another by corresponding plugs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2019
    Assignee: SCHLUMBERGER TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Philippe Enkababian, Dmitriy Potapenko, Dean Willberg
  • Publication number: 20190153844
    Abstract: Methods of delivering reactive components to a geological formation disclosed herein include generating a plurality of microholes along a wellbore, the plurality of microholes comprising one or more openings, and the plurality of microholes are configured to connect the wellbore to the geological formation. Methods further include delivering the one or more reactive components to the plurality of microholes via a carrier fluid, wherein the one or more reactive components are configured to enable one or more chemical reactions to occur, and wherein the carrier fluid is configured to expand, and controlling a flow rate of the one or more reactive components based on whether a volume of the one or more reactive components delivered to the plurality of microholes is greater than a threshold volume.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 20, 2017
    Publication date: May 23, 2019
    Inventors: Alhad Phatak, Garud Bindiganavale Sridhar, Douglas Pipchuk, Dmitriy Potapenko, Dean Michael Willberg, James Ernest Brown
  • Patent number: 10119378
    Abstract: The disclosure pertains to methods for completing a well may comprise lowering a coiled-tubing in the well thus forming an annulus between the casing and the coiled-tubing, pumping down said annulus a treatment fluid above the fracturing pressure of the formation while also pumping fluid through the coiled tubing. The methods may also comprise monitoring in real-time the bottom hole pressure and increasing the pump rate through the coiled-tubing if an increase of bottom hole pressure is observed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2018
    Assignee: Schlumberger Technology Corporation
    Inventors: Timothy Lesko, Hariharan Ramakrishnan, Dmitriy Potapenko, Leland Ramsey
  • Publication number: 20180142544
    Abstract: A method may include preparing a map of cement quality for one or more intervals of a wellbore; determining anticipated regions of fluid communication and anticipated regions of zonal isolation from the map of cement quality; and designing a stimulating treatment based on the presence of regions of fluid communication.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 22, 2016
    Publication date: May 24, 2018
    Inventors: Petr Kolchanov, Gunnar Gerard De Bruijn, Dmitriy Potapenko, Jesse Lee, Polina Khalilova, Larry Charles Todd, Philippe Enkababian, Olivier Naud, Jean-Paul Mogou Dessap
  • Publication number: 20180073352
    Abstract: Methods may include recording pressure and/or temperature data at two or more time points in a region adjacent an isolated zone in a wellbore created by one or more isolation devices; and determining the degree of fluid communication around the one or more isolation devices from characteristic changes in the recorded pressure and/or temperature data. Methods may also include injecting a fluid into an isolated zone in a wellbore created by one or more isolation devices; recording pressure and/or temperature data at two or more time points in a region adjacent the isolated zone; and determining the degree of fluid communication around the one or more isolation devices from characteristic changes in the recorded pressure and/or temperature data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2016
    Publication date: March 15, 2018
    Inventors: Dmitriy Potapenko, Jesse Lee, Larry Todd, Gunnar Gerard De Bruijn, Petr Kolchanov, Polina Khalilova, Philippe Enkababian
  • Publication number: 20180023375
    Abstract: A method for drilling and fracturing a subterranean formation includes drilling a substantially horizontal pilot well from a previously drilled vertical pilot well. A plurality of substantially vertical sidetracks is drilled from the horizontal pilot well. Fracturing fluid is pumped into the plurality of vertical sidetracks to hydraulically fracture the subterranean formation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 23, 2016
    Publication date: January 25, 2018
    Inventors: Dmitriy POTAPENKO, James Ernest Brown, Mathieu VANDERMOLEN
  • Publication number: 20170321547
    Abstract: A method and system is provided that analyzes flow characteristics of return fluid that flows to a surface-located facility during well operations (such as plug mill-out or cleanout/workover operations) in order to characterize local formation properties of the formation. The method and system can be used to characterize a hydraulically-fractured hydrocarbon-bearing formation that is traversed by a well having a number of intervals that are hydraulically isolated from one another by corresponding plugs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 3, 2016
    Publication date: November 9, 2017
    Inventors: Philippe Enkababian, Dmitriy Potapenko, Dean Willberg
  • Publication number: 20170321548
    Abstract: Various methods and well systems are provided for characterizing a hydraulically-fractured hydrocarbon-bearing formation that is traversed by a well partitioned into a number of intervals. The methods and well systems analyze surface flow characteristics of fluid that flows from the well (for example, using a multiphase flow meter) in order to characterize local formation properties for one or more intervals for one or more intervals (or other sections) of the well.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 3, 2016
    Publication date: November 9, 2017
    Inventors: Philippe Enkababian, Dmitriy Potapenko
  • Publication number: 20160258264
    Abstract: The disclosure pertains to methods for completing a well comprising lowering a coiled-tubing in the well thus forming an annulus between the casing and the coiled-tubing, pumping down said annulus a treatment fluid above the fracturing pressure of the formation while also pumping fluid through the coiled tubing; monitoring in real-time the bottom hole pressure, increasing the pump rate through the coiled-tubing if an increase of bottom hole pressure is observed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 5, 2015
    Publication date: September 8, 2016
    Inventors: Timothy Lesko, Hariharan Ramakrishnan, Dmitriy Potapenko, Leland Ramsey
  • Publication number: 20160215604
    Abstract: A combustible foamed fluid energized with gaseous fuel and combustion oxidant sources. Also, an energized fluid system, a treatment method using the combustible foamed fluid, and a method to prepare the combustible foamed fluid are disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 28, 2015
    Publication date: July 28, 2016
    Inventors: Dmitriy Potapenko, J. Ernest Brown, Iain M. Cooper