Patents by Inventor Ho Bun Lau

Ho Bun Lau 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).

  • Wellbore planner
    Patent number: 11834931
    Abstract: A downhole wellbore planner builds a fracture model of a wellbore using fracture data identified from geological information. Using the fracture model and a target wellbore location at the formation, the wellbore planner may identify or select one or more lost circulation materials (LCMs). The drilling operator may then procure the LCMs before drilling the wellbore. In this manner, the impact of a lost circulation event may be reduced by having the LCMs on site or nearby.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2023
    Assignee: Schlumberger Technology Corporation
    Inventors: Valerian Guillot, Ho Bun Lau, John Morrison Whyte, Florian Karpfinger
  • WELLBORE PLANNER
    Publication number: 20230053857
    Abstract: A downhole wellbore planner builds a fracture model of a wellbore using fracture data identified from geological information. Using the fracture model and a target wellbore location at the formation, the wellbore planner may identify or select one or more lost circulation materials (LCMs). The drilling operator may then procure the LCMs before drilling the wellbore. In this manner, the impact of a lost circulation event may be reduced by having the LCMs on site or nearby.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 21, 2022
    Publication date: February 23, 2023
    Inventors: Valerian Guillot, Ho Bun Lau, John Morrison Whyte, Florian Karpfinger