Patents by Inventor Geoffrey Kernick

Geoffrey Kernick 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).

  • Deployable Zonal Isolation System
    Publication number: 20070056750
    Abstract: A method of providing zonal isolation in a wellbore completion includes the steps of identifying an anticipated zone for isolation in a wellbore before completing the wellbore; selecting, before completing the wellbore, a completion assembly and a cooperative deployable isolation assembly to isolate the anticipated zone; completing the wellbore with the selected completion assembly; and connecting the selected deployable isolation assembly in the selected completion assembly to isolate the anticipated zone.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 8, 2006
    Publication date: March 15, 2007
    Applicant: SCHLUMBERGER TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Colin John, Geoffrey Kernick, Vincent Rodet
  • Gravel inflated isolation packer
    Patent number: 6575251
    Abstract: The present invention discloses apparatus and methods for use in wellbores that comprise an inflatable element. The inflatable element is adapted for inflation by gravel. One embodiment of the invention is a method of sealing an annulus in a well that comprises expanding the inflatable element with a gravel laden slurry. The inflatable element comprises a passageway communicating between an exterior and an interior of the inflatable element. The inflatable element is capable of being connected to a sand screen and the inflatable element can be inflated with the gravel laden slurry during a gravel packing of the well.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2001
    Date of Patent: June 10, 2003
    Assignee: Schlumberger Technology Corporation
    Inventors: Graham Watson, Gary Hurst, H. Steven Bissonnette, Geoffrey Kernick, Colin Price-Smith
  • Gravel inflated isolation packer
    Publication number: 20020189821
    Abstract: The present invention discloses apparatus and methods for use in wellbores that comprise an inflatable element. The inflatable element is adapted for inflation by gravel. One embodiment of the invention is a method of sealing an annulus in a well that comprises expanding the inflatable element with a gravel laden slurry. The inflatable element comprises a passageway communicating between an exterior and an interior of the inflatable element. The inflatable element is capable of being connected to a sand screen and the inflatable element can be inflated with the gravel laden slurry during a gravel packing of the well.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 13, 2001
    Publication date: December 19, 2002
    Inventors: Graham Watson, Gary Hurst, H. Steven Bissonnette, Geoffrey Kernick, Colin Price-Smith