Patents by Inventor James Albert Hood

James Albert Hood 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: 10539001
    Abstract: A method for drilling a borehole penetrating the earth includes: inputting drilling parameters as a function of depth used to drill one or more offset boreholes and rate of penetration using the drilling parameters, any drilling dysfunctions that occurred using the drilling parameters, and one or more lithologies as a function of depth for the one or more offset boreholes. The method also includes identifying those drilling parameters that correspond to a rate of penetration (ROP) that meets or exceeds an ROP threshold for each input lithology and a minimum number of drilling dysfunctions or minimum magnitude of a drilling dysfunction to provide identified drilling parameters; correlating a borehole plan comprising a borehole path and one or more assumed lithologies as a function of depth to the one or more lithologies of the one or more offset boreholes; and drilling the borehole with the drill rig using the identified drilling.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2020
    Assignee: BAKER HUGHES, A GE COMPANY, LLC
    Inventors: Franck T. Kpetehoto, James Albert Hood, Stephen Carey
  • Publication number: 20180094518
    Abstract: A method for drilling a borehole penetrating the earth includes: inputting drilling parameters as a function of depth used to drill one or more offset boreholes and rate of penetration using the drilling parameters, any drilling dysfunctions that occurred using the drilling parameters, and one or more lithologies as a function of depth for the one or more offset boreholes. The method also includes identifying those drilling parameters that correspond to a rate of penetration (ROP) that meets or exceeds an ROP threshold for each input lithology and a minimum number of drilling dysfunctions or minimum magnitude of a drilling dysfunction to provide identified drilling parameters; correlating a borehole plan comprising a borehole path and one or more assumed lithologies as a function of depth to the one or more lithologies of the one or more offset boreholes; and drilling the borehole with the drill rig using the identified drilling.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 22, 2017
    Publication date: April 5, 2018
    Applicant: Baker Hughes, a GE company, LLC
    Inventors: Franck T. Kpetehoto, James Albert Hood, Stephen Carey
  • Patent number: 9828845
    Abstract: A method implemented by a processor for drilling a borehole includes: inputting drilling parameters used to drill one or more offset boreholes, rate of penetration for the one or more offset boreholes, and one or more lithologies for the one or more offset boreholes; identifying those drilling parameters that correspond to a rate of penetration (ROP) that meets or exceeds a selected ROP threshold for each input lithology; correlating a borehole plan comprising a borehole path to be drilled and one or more assumed lithologies as a function of depth to the one or more lithologies of the one or more offset boreholes; sending the identified drilling parameters to a drill rig controller for each of the assumed lithologies in the borehole plan; and drilling the borehole with the drill rig using the identified drilling parameters for each of the one or more assumed lithologies in the borehole plan.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2017
    Assignee: BAKER HUGHES, A GE COMPANY, LLC
    Inventors: Franck T. Kpetehoto, James Albert Hood, Stephen Carey
  • Publication number: 20150345262
    Abstract: A method implemented by a processor for drilling a borehole includes: inputting drilling parameters used to drill one or more offset boreholes, rate of penetration for the one or more offset boreholes, and one or more lithologies for the one or more offset boreholes; identifying those drilling parameters that correspond to a rate of penetration (ROP) that meets or exceeds a selected ROP threshold for each input lithology; correlating a borehole plan comprising a borehole path to be drilled and one or more assumed lithologies as a function of depth to the one or more lithologies of the one or more offset boreholes; sending the identified drilling parameters to a drill rig controller for each of the assumed lithologies in the borehole plan; and drilling the borehole with the drill rig using the identified drilling parameters for each of the one or more assumed lithologies in the borehole plan.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 2, 2014
    Publication date: December 3, 2015
    Applicant: Baker Hughes Incorporated
    Inventors: Franck T. Kpetehoto, James Albert Hood, Stephen Carey
  • Patent number: 9043152
    Abstract: A method for estimating an inclination and azimuth at a bottom of a borehole includes forming a last survey point including a last inclination and a last azimuth; receiving at a computing device bending moment and at least one of a bending toolface measurement and a near bit inclination measurement from one or more sensors in the borehole; and forming the estimate by comparing possible dogleg severity (DLS) values with the bending moment value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2015
    Assignee: Baker Hughes Incorporated
    Inventors: Frank Schuberth, Hanno Reckmann, John D. Macpherson, James Albert Hood
  • Publication number: 20130041586
    Abstract: A method for estimating an inclination and azimuth at a bottom of a borehole includes forming a last survey point including a last inclination and a last azimuth; receiving at a computing device bending moment and at least one of a bending toolface measurement and a near bit inclination measurement from one or more sensors in the borehole; and forming the estimate by comparing possible dogleg severity (DLS) values with the bending moment value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 8, 2011
    Publication date: February 14, 2013
    Applicant: BAKER HUGHES INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Frank Schuberth, Hanno Reckmann, John D. Macpherson, James Albert Hood