Patents by Inventor Hamayun Z. Raja

Hamayun Z. Raja 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).

  • Method and system of drilling laterals in shale formations
    Patent number: 9228393
    Abstract: Drilling laterals in shale formations. At least some of the illustrative embodiments are methods including: drilling a deviated borehole through a shale formation with a drill string comprising a drill bit; logging the shale formation with a logging tool disposed within the drill string; estimating, in real time with the drilling, fracture potential of a portion of the shale formation near the drill bit, the estimation of fracture potential based on information acquired by the logging tool; and controlling drilling direction based on the fracture potential.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2016
    Assignee: Landmark Graphics Corporation
    Inventors: Richard B. Logan, Stephen R. Ingram, Martin D. Paulk, Hamayun Z. Raja
  • METHOD AND SYSTEM OF DRILLING LATERALS IN SHALE FORMATIONS
    Publication number: 20130270009
    Abstract: Drilling laterals in shale formations. At least some of the illustrative embodiments are methods including: drilling a deviated borehole through a shale formation with a drill string comprising a drill bit; logging the shale formation with a logging tool disposed within the drill string; estimating, in real time with the drilling, fracture potential of a portion of the shale formation near the drill bit, the estimation of fracture potential based on information acquired by the logging tool; and controlling drilling direction based on the fracture potential.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 8, 2011
    Publication date: October 17, 2013
    Applicant: LANDMARK GRAPHICS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Richard B. Logan, Stephen R. Ingram, Martin D. Paulk, Hamayun Z. Raja