Patents by Inventor Hicham Chajai

Hicham Chajai 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).

  • Patent number: 11028549
    Abstract: Without limitation, embodiments of the present invention relates to an offshore wellhead platform (100), the offshore wellhead platform (100) comprising a configurable support structure (200) for supporting upper parts of a plurality of conductors (210) through which one or more well processing tasks can be performed, wherein the configurable support structure (200) further provides a first position (150) and a second position (160) for the conductors (210), and the offshore wellhead platform (100) allows movement of an upper part of a conductor (210) between its first (150) and second position (160). In this way, efficiency when processing a plurality of wells is provided since repositioning of the well center is not needed or needed significantly less. Effectively, the wells are brought to the well center so-to-speak instead of the well center needing to be moved to each well.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 8, 2021
    Assignees: Maersk Drilling A/S, TOTAL E&P DANMARK
    Inventors: Michael Kannegaard, Hicham Chajai, Zhanibek Yerkinovich Rakhmetov
  • Publication number: 20190194895
    Abstract: A method for forming an offshore well comprises forming a well structure (1) which includes a lower well portion extending below a seabed and an upper well portion (2) extending upwardly between the seabed (18) and a terminating upper end (3) of the well structure, wherein the well structure comprises a plurality of concentrically arranged tubular strings (22) and at least one annulus (48) defined therebetween. The method includes steps for minimising the bending stiffness of the upper well portion. In one example minimising the bending stiffness of the upper well portion may comprise partially filling at least one annulus with cement (52) to a height which: is intermediate the seabed and the terminating upper end of the well structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2016
    Publication date: June 27, 2019
    Inventors: Michael Kannegaard, Hicham Chajai