Patents by Inventor Federico Combis Lucas

Federico Combis Lucas 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).

  • Publication number: 20250075614
    Abstract: The disclosure presents processes to determine the direction and magnitude of tubing eccentricity along the length of a tube inserted within a borehole. The tubing can be a wireline, a drill string, a drill pipe, or tubing capable of allowing fluid or other material to flow through it. As borehole operations proceed, the tubing can move toward the side of the borehole. This eccentricity can cause excess wear and tear on the tubing, on the casing of the borehole, or on the inner surface of the subterranean formation. The eccentricity can be measured using acoustic signals that are collected downhole covering the azimuthal angles 0° to 360° at a location in the borehole. The collected signals can be filtered, transformed, and analyzed to estimate the tubing eccentricity. Other processes and systems can use the results to obtain cement bond evaluations through tubing and to determine preventative or restorative actions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 14, 2024
    Publication date: March 6, 2025
    Inventors: Brenno Caetano Troca Cabella, Xiang Wu, Marco Aurelio Luzio, Pablo Vieira Rego, Chung Chang, Federico Combis Lucas, Yao Ge, Ruijia Wang, Ho Yin Ma
  • Patent number: 12078052
    Abstract: The disclosure presents processes to determine the direction and magnitude of tubing eccentricity along the length of a tube inserted within a borehole. The tubing can be a wireline, a drill string, a drill pipe, or tubing capable of allowing fluid or other material to flow through it. As borehole operations proceed, the tubing can move toward the side of the borehole. This eccentricity can cause excess wear and tear on the tubing, on the casing of the borehole, or on the inner surface of the subterranean formation. The eccentricity can be measured using acoustic signals that are collected downhole covering the azimuthal angles 0° to 360° at a location in the borehole. The collected signals can be filtered, transformed, and analyzed to estimate the tubing eccentricity. Other processes and systems can use the results to obtain cement bond evaluations through tubing and to determine preventative or restorative actions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2024
    Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
    Inventors: Brenno Caetano Troca Cabella, Xiang Wu, Marco Aurelio Luzio, Pablo Vieira Rego, Chung Chang, Federico Combis Lucas, Yao Ge, Ruijia Wang, Ho Yin Ma
  • Publication number: 20230175391
    Abstract: The disclosure presents processes to determine the direction and magnitude of tubing eccentricity along the length of a tube inserted within a borehole. The tubing can be a wireline, a drill string, a drill pipe, or tubing capable of allowing fluid or other material to flow through it. As borehole operations proceed, the tubing can move toward the side of the borehole. This eccentricity can cause excess wear and tear on the tubing, on the casing of the borehole, or on the inner surface of the subterranean formation. The eccentricity can be measured using acoustic signals that are collected downhole covering the azimuthal angles 0° to 360° at a location in the borehole. The collected signals can be filtered, transformed, and analyzed to estimate the tubing eccentricity. Other processes and systems can use the results to obtain cement bond evaluations through tubing and to determine preventative or restorative actions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 6, 2021
    Publication date: June 8, 2023
    Inventors: Brenno Caetano Troca Cabella, Xiang Wu, Marco Aurelio Luzio, Pablo Vieira Rego, Chung Chang, Federico Combis Lucas, Yao Ge, Ruijia Wang, Ho Yin Ma
  • Publication number: 20200355838
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and computer-readable media are provided for detecting sand in a production flow. An example method can include receiving acoustic field data generated by at least one acoustic sensor on a downhole tool lowered into a borehole of a production flow. The method can further include inputting the acoustic field data into an acoustic sand detection model and generating a sand flow signal based on output on the acoustic sand detection model.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 10, 2019
    Publication date: November 12, 2020
    Applicant: HALLIBURTON ENERGY SERVICES, INC.
    Inventors: Atchyuta Ramayya VENNA, Batakrishna MANDAL, John Philip GRANVILLE, Federico Combis LUCAS, JR.