Patents by Inventor Doug Bentley

Doug Bentley 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).

  • In-situ stress measurements in hydrocarbon bearing shales
    Patent number: 9303508
    Abstract: Example in-situ stress measurements in hydrocarbon bearing shales are disclosed. A disclosed example method includes lowering a downhole tool into a wellbore penetrating a subterranean shale formation, logging via the downhole tool, a portion of the wellbore adjacent the shale formation to generate logging results, processing the logging results to select test intervals along the portion of the wellbore, performing a stress test at one or more of the selected test intervals to generate stress test results for the shale formation, and adjusting a model representing at least one property of the shale formation based on the stress test results.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2016
    Assignee: SCHLUMBERGER TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hariharan Ramakrishnan, George Waters, Edward C. Boratko, Ahmad Latifzal, Doug Bentley
  • Method and system for treating a subterranean formation using diversion
    Patent number: 8646529
    Abstract: A method of well treatment includes establishing fluid connectivity between a wellbore and at least one target zone for treatment within a subterranean formation. The method includes injecting a treatment composition into the wellbore. The method includes contacting a subterranean formation with the treatment composition, providing a diversion agent to a desired interval in the wellbore and measuring a wellbore parameter while performing at least one of the contacting the target zone and the providing the diversion agent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2014
    Assignee: Schlumberger Technology Corporation
    Inventors: William Ernest Clark, Doug Bentley, John Daniels, Christopher N. Fredd, Charles Miller, John Lassek
  • METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR TREATING A SUBTERRANEAN FORMATION USING DIVERSION
    Publication number: 20130168082
    Abstract: A method of well treatment includes establishing fluid connectivity between a wellbore and at least one target zone for treatment within a subterranean formation. The method includes injecting a treatment composition into the wellbore. The method includes contacting a subterranean formation with the treatment composition, providing a diversion agent to a desired interval in the wellbore and measuring a wellbore parameter while performing at least one of the contacting the target zone and the providing the diversion agent.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 12, 2012
    Publication date: July 4, 2013
    Inventors: W. E. Clark, Doug Bentley, John Daniels, Christopher N. Fredd, Charles Miller, John Lassek
  • Method and system for treating a subterranean formation using diversion
    Patent number: 8220543
    Abstract: A method well treatment includes establishing fluid connectivity between a wellbore and at least one target zone for treatment within a subterranean formation, which is intersected by a wellbore. The method includes deploying coiled tubing into the wellbore and introducing a treatment composition into the wellbore. The method includes contacting a target zone within the subterranean formation with the treatment composition, introducing a diversion agent through the coiled tubing to an interval within a wellbore and repeating the introduction of the treatment, the contacting of the target zone and the introduction of the diversion agent for more than one target zone.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 17, 2012
    Assignee: Schlumberger Technology Corporation
    Inventors: William Ernest Clark, Doug Bentley, John Daniels, Christopher N. Fredd, Charles Miller, John Lassek
  • In-Situ Stress Measurements In Hydrocarbon Bearing Shales
    Publication number: 20120150515
    Abstract: Example in-situ stress measurements in hydrocarbon bearing shales are disclosed. A disclosed example method includes lowering a downhole tool into a wellbore penetrating a subterranean shale formation, logging via the downhole tool, a portion of the wellbore adjacent the shale formation to generate logging results, processing the logging results to select test intervals along the portion of the wellbore, performing a stress test at one or more of the selected test intervals to generate stress test results for the shale formation, and adjusting a model representing at least one property of the shale formation based on the stress test results.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 12, 2010
    Publication date: June 14, 2012
    Inventors: Ramakrishnan Hariharan, George Waters, Edward C. Boratko, Ahmad Latifzal, Doug Bentley
  • Method And System For Treating A Subterranean Formation Using Diversion
    Publication number: 20110186298
    Abstract: A method well treatment includes establishing fluid connectivity between a wellbore and at least one target zone for treatment within a subterranean formation, which is intersected by a wellbore. The method includes deploying coiled tubing into the wellbore and introducing a treatment composition into the wellbore. The method includes contacting a target zone within the subterranean formation with the treatment composition, introducing a diversion agent through the coiled tubing to an interval within a wellbore and repeating the introduction of the treatment, the contacting of the target zone and the introduction of the diversion agent for more than one target zone.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 10, 2011
    Publication date: August 4, 2011
    Applicant: Schlumberger Technology Corporation
    Inventors: W. E. Clark, Doug Bentley, John Daniels, Christopher N. Fredd, Charles Miller, John Lassek
  • Method and system for treating a subterranean formation using diversion
    Patent number: 7934556
    Abstract: A method well treatment includes establishing fluid connectivity between a wellbore and at least one target zone for treatment within a subterranean formation, which is intersected by a wellbore. The method includes deploying coiled tubing into the wellbore and introducing a treatment composition into the wellbore. The method includes contacting a target zone within the subterranean formation with the treatment composition, introducing a diversion agent through the coiled tubing to an interval within a wellbore and repeating the introduction of the treatment, the contacting of the target zone and the introduction of the diversion agent for more than one target zone.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2011
    Assignee: Schlumberger Technology Corporation
    Inventors: William Ernest Clark, Doug Bentley, John Daniels, Christopher N. Fredd, Charles Miller, John Lassek
  • Method and System for Treating a Subterraean Formation Using Diversion
    Publication number: 20080000639
    Abstract: A method well treatment includes establishing fluid connectivity between a wellbore and at least one target zone for treatment within a subterranean formation, which is intersected by a wellbore. The method includes deploying coiled tubing into the wellbore and introducing a treatment composition into the wellbore. The method includes contacting a target zone within the subterranean formation with the treatment composition, introducing a diversion agent through the coiled tubing to an interval within a wellbore and repeating the introduction of the treatment, the contacting of the target zone and the introduction of the diversion agent for more than one target zone.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 21, 2007
    Publication date: January 3, 2008
    Inventors: W.E. Clark, Doug Bentley, John Daniels, Christopher N. Fredd, Charles Miller, John Lassek