Patents by Inventor Ian Allahar

Ian Allahar 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: 12624620
    Abstract: A downhole hydraulic fracturing system and method utilizing downhole pressure pulsing to enhance fracture propagation, proppant transport, and reservoir permeability. The system employs a hybrid fracturing approach that integrates conventional hydraulic fracturing with downhole pulse hydraulic fracturing. This hybrid technique reduces surface energy demands, enhances fracture initiation, increases fracture density, and improves proppant distribution, thereby maximizing reservoir permeability and overall production efficiency. The system is configured to include: a mechanism that enables real-time, surface-controlled adjustment of pulse intensity; a downhole system capable of generating self-sustained pulsing independent of tubular movement, a downhole sensor system configured to detect, record, and analyze downhole fluid pressure and other critical parameters and additional embodiments that enhance energy transfer efficiency, increase fracture complexity, and optimize proppant transport.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2025
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2026
    Inventor: Ian Allahar
  • Patent number: 8201641
    Abstract: A vibrating downhole tool includes a housing having a central axis defined therethrough, an inner mandrel disposed within the housing and configured to receive a drilling fluid, wherein the inner mandrel is misaligned relative to the housing central axis, and a plurality of turbine blades configured to receive the drilling fluid and to rotate the inner mandrel, thereby causing the downhole tool to vibrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 19, 2012
    Assignee: Smith International, Inc.
    Inventor: Ian Allahar
  • Publication number: 20100224412
    Abstract: A vibrating downhole tool includes a housing having a central axis defined therethrough, an inner mandrel disposed within the housing and configured to receive a drilling fluid, wherein the inner mandrel is misaligned relative to the housing central axis, and a plurality of turbine blades configured to receive the drilling fluid and to rotate the inner mandrel, thereby causing the downhole tool to vibrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2010
    Publication date: September 9, 2010
    Applicant: Smith International, Inc.
    Inventor: Ian Allahar
  • Patent number: 7708088
    Abstract: A vibrating downhole tool comprising a housing, an inner mandrel disposed within the housing and configured to receive a drilling fluid, a mass coupled to the inner mandrel, and a plurality of turbine blades configured to receive the drilling fluid and to rotate the inner mandrel and the mass, thereby causing the vibrating downhole tool to vibrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 4, 2010
    Assignee: Smith International, Inc.
    Inventors: Ian Allahar, Jose Mercado, Charles Grigor
  • Publication number: 20090266612
    Abstract: A vibrating downhole tool comprising a housing, an inner mandrel disposed within the housing and configured to receive a drilling fluid, a mass coupled to the inner mandrel, and a plurality of turbine blades configured to receive the drilling fluid and to rotate the inner mandrel and the mass, thereby causing the vibrating downhole tool to vibrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 29, 2008
    Publication date: October 29, 2009
    Applicant: SMITH INTERNATIONAL, INC.
    Inventors: Ian Allahar, Jose Mercado, Charles Grigor