Patents by Inventor Gregory Skoff

Gregory Skoff 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).

  • Drilling framework
    Patent number: 12590525
    Abstract: A method may include generating an optimal operational window (OOW) that specifies operational parameter values for drilling operations using equipment at a rig site, based on data indicative of rig state and formation characteristics, and based on mutation-based optimization of the operational parameter values; and instructing a control system to perform the drilling operations according to the OOW using the equipment at the rig site.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 2023
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2026
    Assignee: Schlumberger Technology Corporation
    Inventors: Wei Chen, Zhengxin Zhang, Yuelin Shen, Tien Hiep Nguyen, Gregory Skoff, Xianxiang Huang, Zhenyu Chen, Tao Yu, Nathaniel Wicks
  • DRILLING FRAMEWORK
    Publication number: 20240026769
    Abstract: A method may include generating an optimal operational window (OOW) that specifies operational parameter values for drilling operations using equipment at a rig site, based on data indicative of rig state and formation characteristics, and based on mutation-based optimization of the operational parameter values; and instructing a control system to perform the drilling operations according to the OOW using the equipment at the rig site.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 19, 2023
    Publication date: January 25, 2024
    Inventors: Wei Chen, Zhengxin Zhang, Yuelin Shen, Tien Hiep Nguyen, Gregory Skoff, Xianxiang Huang, Zhenyu Chen, Tao Yu, Nathaniel Wicks