Patents by Inventor Duo Hou

Duo Hou 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: 11828733
    Abstract: The invention discloses a device for testing strength and sealing performance of cement sheath after perforation, comprising a cement sheath curing maintenance simulation component, a perforation operation simulation component, and a cement sheath performance test component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2023
    Inventors: Duo Hou, Zhongling Xiao, Zhi Zhang, Jian Ding, Jiawei Wang, Taihe Shi
  • Patent number: 11733121
    Abstract: A sealing integrity evaluation device for high-temperature and high-pressure casing-cement ring-formation and a method thereof are provided. the device includes: a high-temperature autoclave, a temperature and pressure control system, and a casing-cement-formation combination; wherein the autoclave realizes alternating temperature and pressure during the experiment; the control system monitors, controls and records the temperature and pressure data; the combination simulates a full size or a compact size casing-cement-formation of a well.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2023
    Assignees: Southwest Petroleum University, Engineering Technology Research Institute, Southwest Oil and Gas FieldCompany of Petro China
    Inventors: Zhi Zhang, Duo Hou, Huali Zhang, Yufei Li, You Wu, Lin Zhang, Wei Luo, Chuanlei Wang, Xiankang Zhong, Pengfei Sang
  • Publication number: 20230168164
    Abstract: The invention discloses a device for testing strength and sealing performance of cement sheath after perforation, comprising a cement sheath curing maintenance simulation component, a perforation operation simulation component, and a cement sheath performance test component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 9, 2022
    Publication date: June 1, 2023
    Inventors: Duo Hou, Zhongling Xiao, Zhi Zhang, Jian Ding, Jiawei Wang, Taihe Shi
  • Publication number: 20230152196
    Abstract: The embodiments of the present disclosure disclose an evaluation apparatus and a method for seal integrity of a wellbore in a full life cycle. The apparatus may include an oil pipe temperature and pressure simulation assembly, an oil casing annular temperature and pressure simulation assembly, a formation confining pressure simulation assembly, a casing-cement sheath-formation combination preparation assembly, a blowby characteristic detection assembly, and a monitoring system. The present disclosure may crustal stress quickly complete scanning of cement slurry system and maintenance and preparation of casing-cement sheath-formation combination, intelligent monitor blowby pressure of cement sheath in real time, test the critical blowby pressure curve of cement sheath of oil and gas wells under various production conditions throughout the life cycle for evaluating the seal integrity of wellbore, and provide technical support for the formulation of wellbore safeguard measures.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 15, 2022
    Publication date: May 18, 2023
    Applicant: SOUTHWEST PETROLEUM UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Duo HOU, Zhi ZHANG, Zhongling XIAO, Huabo YANG, Jian REN, Taihe SHI
  • Patent number: 11583822
    Abstract: A piston pressure device includes a gas concentration-regulating piston pressure device and a high temperature autoclave. In the gas concentration-regulating piston pressure device, the proportion and concentration of corrosive gases can be accurately adjusted, intermediate gases can be stored and filled into the high temperature autoclave according to experimental needs, and an actual corrosion process in oilfield is accurately simulated. Meanwhile, the corrosive gases can be supplemented in real time during the experiment, and dynamic gas distribution in a high-temperature high-pressure corrosion experiment process is realized.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2023
    Assignees: Southwest Petroleum University, Engineering Technology Research Institute, Southwest Oil and Gas Field Company of Petro China
    Inventors: Zhi Zhang, Jinming Liu, Huali Zhang, Yufei Li, Jiawei Wang, Duo Hou, Jian Ding, Yuanjin Zhao, Lin Zhang, Wei Luo, Chuanlei Wang, Pengfei Sang
  • Patent number: 11378501
    Abstract: A rotary fatigue tester with complex loads includes a pump, a first motor, a second motor, a circulatory loop, an experimental kettle body, and a holding device. The experimental kettle body is a cylindrical tank, the circulatory loop is located on the experimental kettle body, a pump is located within the circulatory loop and is connected with a corrosive gas pipeline; the holding device is located within the experimental kettle body for fixing a test piece, a force-bearing pole is located at one side of the experimental kettle body for applying a shear force to the test piece, the holding device and the force-bearing pole are connected with the first motor and the second motor respectively. The rotary fatigue tester is able to simultaneously apply the axial alternating load and tangential alternating load to the test piece, for simulating the force of the test piece under complex loads.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2022
    Assignee: Southwest Petroleum University
    Inventors: Zhi Zhang, Yuanjin Zhao, Duo Hou, Nan Cai, Xiankang Zhong, Pengfei Sang, Jian Ding, Jinming Liu, Jiawei Wang
  • Publication number: 20210260547
    Abstract: A piston pressure device includes a gas concentration-regulating piston pressure device and a high temperature autoclave. In the gas concentration-regulating piston pressure device, the proportion and concentration of corrosive gases can be accurately adjusted, intermediate gases can be stored and filled into the high temperature autoclave according to experimental needs, and an actual corrosion process in oilfield is accurately simulated. Meanwhile, the corrosive gases can be supplemented in real time during the experiment, and dynamic gas distribution in a high-temperature high-pressure corrosion experiment process is realized.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 7, 2021
    Publication date: August 26, 2021
    Inventors: Zhi Zhang, Jinming Liu, Huali Zhang, Yufei Li, Jiawei Wang, Duo Hou, Jian Ding, Yuanjin Zhao, Lin Zhang, Wei Luo, Chuanlei Wang, Pengfei Sang
  • Publication number: 20210231520
    Abstract: A sealing integrity evaluation device for high-temperature and high-pressure casing-cement ring-formation and a method thereof are provided. the device includes: a high-temperature autoclave, a temperature and pressure control system, and a casing-cement-formation combination; wherein the autoclave realizes alternating temperature and pressure during the experiment; the control system monitors, controls and records the temperature and pressure data; the combination simulates a full size or a compact size casing-cement-formation of a well.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 13, 2021
    Publication date: July 29, 2021
    Inventors: Zhi Zhang, Duo Hou, Huali Zhang, Yufei Li, You Wu, Lin Zhang, Wei Luo, Chuanlei Wang, Xiankang Zhong, Pengfei Sang
  • Publication number: 20200225135
    Abstract: A rotary fatigue tester with complex loads includes a pump, a first motor, a second motor, a circulatory loop, an experimental kettle body, and a holding device. The experimental kettle body is a cylindrical tank, the circulatory loop is located on the experimental kettle body, a pump is located within the circulatory loop and is connected with a corrosive gas pipeline; the holding device is located within the experimental kettle body for fixing a test piece, a force-bearing pole is located at one side of the experimental kettle body for applying a shear force to the test piece, the holding device and the force-bearing pole are connected with the first motor and the second motor respectively. The rotary fatigue tester is able to simultaneously apply the axial alternating load and tangential alternating load to the test piece, for simulating the force of the test piece under complex loads.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 25, 2020
    Publication date: July 16, 2020
    Inventors: Zhi Zhang, Yuanjin Zhao, Duo Hou, Nan Cai, Xiankang Zhong, Pengfei Sang, Jian Ding, Jinming Liu, Jiawei Wang