Patents by Inventor James Gunnels

James Gunnels 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).

  • Apparatus and process for wellbore characterization
    Patent number: 9228433
    Abstract: An apparatus and a process for wellbore characterization are disclosed, including: separating, in a separation vessel, drilling mud from gas produced during drilling of a wellbore; transporting the separated produced gas from the separation vessel to a downstream process; and measuring at least one of a temperature, a pressure, a mass flow rate, and a volumetric flow rate of the separated produced gas during transport using one or more sensors. Properties of the gas separated from the mud may be used to determine characteristics of a wellbore.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2016
    Assignee: M-I L.L.C.
    Inventors: Scott Sawyer, Donovan Balli, Michael J. Tangedahl, James Gunnels, Roger Suter
  • APPARATUS AND PROCESS FOR WELLBORE CHARACTERIZATION
    Publication number: 20110284288
    Abstract: An apparatus and a process for wellbore characterization are disclosed, including: separating, in a separation vessel, drilling mud from gas produced during drilling of a wellbore; transporting the separated produced gas from the separation vessel to a downstream process; and measuring at least one of a temperature, a pressure, a mass flow rate, and a volumetric flow rate of the separated produced gas during transport using one or more sensors. Properties of the gas separated from the mud may be used to determine characteristics of a wellbore.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 9, 2010
    Publication date: November 24, 2011
    Applicant: M-I L.L.C.
    Inventors: Scott Sawyer, Donovan Balli, Michael J. Tangedahl, James Gunnels, Roger Suter