Patents by Inventor Don Eubank

Don Eubank 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).

  • System and method to deploy and expand tubular components deployed through tubing
    Patent number: 7380595
    Abstract: A system that is usable with a wellbore includes a deployment tool that is attached to a conveyance device and has an unexpanded state and an expanded state. The system also includes a scrolled tubular, such as a sand screen, which is attached to the deployment tool. The tubular is scrolled around the deployment tool in the unexpanded state with the scrolled tubular having an outer diameter that is less than an inner diameter of a tubing that is located in the wellbore. The tubular is then unscrolled to expand against a surface in an expanded state of the tubular.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 18, 2005
    Date of Patent: June 3, 2008
    Assignee: Schlumberger Technology Corporation
    Inventors: Rodney J. Wetzel, Don Eubank, Matthew R. Hackworth
  • Collapse resistant expandables for use in wellbore environments
    Patent number: 7191842
    Abstract: A technique utilizes blocking members to resist contraction of expandables in wellbore environments. The technique comprises an expandable having a wall with a plurality of expandable cells. A plurality of blocking members cooperate with at least some of the cells to resist contraction of the expandable device once transitioned to a desired expanded state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2003
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2007
    Assignee: Schlumberger Technology Corporation
    Inventors: Matthew R. Hackworth, Craig D. Johnson, Laurent N. Alteirac, Kevin W. Hayes, Don Eubank, Joel McClurkin
  • System and Method to Deploy and Expand Tubular Components Deployed Through Tubing
    Publication number: 20050155773
    Abstract: The present invention is a method and system for deploying an expandable tubular, such as a sand screen, through a tubing in a subterranean wellbore. The system comprises a deployment tool attached to a conveyance device and having an unexpanded state and an expanded state and a scrolled tubular attached to the deployment tool. The tubular is scrolled around the deployment tool in the unexpanded state with the scrolled sand screen having an outer diameter that is less than an inner diameter of the tubing. The tubular is then unscrolled to expand against a surface in the expanded position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 18, 2005
    Publication date: July 21, 2005
    Applicant: SCHLUMBERGER TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Rodney Wetzel, Don Eubank, Matthew Hackworth
  • Collapse resistant expandables for use in wellbore environments
    Publication number: 20040177972
    Abstract: A technique utilizes blocking members to resist contraction of expandables in wellbore environments. The technique comprises an expandable having a wall with a plurality of expandable cells. A plurality of blocking members cooperate with at least some of the cells to resist contraction of the expandable device once transitioned to a desired expanded state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2003
    Publication date: September 16, 2004
    Inventors: Matthew R. Hackworth, Craig D. Johnson, Laurent N. Alteirac, Kevin W. Hayes, Don Eubank, Joel McClurkin