Patents by Inventor Glenn Martin WALD

Glenn Martin WALD 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).

  • SIDE ENTRY FLOW SPOOL AND USE THEREOF
    Publication number: 20150300119
    Abstract: The invention provides a side entry flow spool for use in production of oil and gas from a well. The side entry flow spool provides for a shift in the direction of flow of the hydrocarbons, from horizontal to vertical.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 22, 2013
    Publication date: October 22, 2015
    Inventors: Glenn Martin Wald, Timothy Edward Martin, Stephen Thornton Jeffrey
  • SURFACE CLOSE PROXIMITY WELLS
    Publication number: 20130319681
    Abstract: An offshore oil production system, comprising a structure in a body of water, having a portion extending above a surface of the body of water; a first surface wellhead located at a top of the body of water; a second surface wellhead located at a top of the body of water; a first wellhead located at a bottom of the body of water; a second wellhead located at a bottom of the body of water; a first riser extending from the first wellhead to the first surface wellhead; and a second riser extending from the second wellhead to the second surface wellhead; wherein the first surface wellhead is a distance of less than about 12 feet from the second surface wellhead.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 15, 2012
    Publication date: December 5, 2013
    Inventors: Glenn Martin Wald, Mathew Jay Jabs, Hon Chung Lau, Maartje Van Krieken, David Alex Knoll, Yile Li, Raymond Louis Jean Pierre Fonk, Quentin Terry Mcglothlin, JR.
  • DEEPWATER CONTAINMENT SYSTEM WITH SURFACE SEPARATOR AND METHOD OF USING SAME
    Publication number: 20120121335
    Abstract: A subsea oil containment system, comprising a subsea collector located near a bottom of a body of water; a surface collector located near a surface of the body of water; and a riser connected to the subsea collector at a first end and extending to a second end located near the surface collector.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 22, 2011
    Publication date: May 17, 2012
    Applicant: SHELL OIL COMPANY
    Inventors: Vladimir FEDOTOV, Yile LI, David Alex KNOLL, Glenn Martin WALD