Patents by Inventor James M. Price
James M. Price 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).
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Publication number: 20240060415Abstract: A method and system for performing a pressure test. The method may include inserting a formation testing tool into a wellbore to a first location within the wellbore based at least in part on a figure of merit. The formation testing tool may include at least one probe, a pump disposed within the formation testing tool and connect to the at least one probe by at least one probe channel and at least one fluid passageway, and at least one stabilizer disposed on the formation testing tool. The method may further include activating the at least one stabilizer, wherein the at least one stabilizer is activated into a surface of the wellbore and performing the pressure test and determining at least one formation property from the pressure test.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 30, 2023Publication date: February 22, 2024Applicant: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.Inventors: Christopher Michael Jones, Bin Dai, James M. Price, Anthony Herman Van Zuilekom, Darren George Gascooke
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Patent number: 11879330Abstract: Embodiments of a device, system and method are disclosed herein. In one embodiment, a device comprises a sample cell configured to interact a fluid sample with an ion selective substrate to modify an optical characteristic of the ion selective substrate according to an ion concentration of the fluid sample, wherein the sample cell is also configured to optically interact an illumination light with the ion selective substrate to generate a sample light; an optical element configured to interact with the sample light to provide a modified light that has a property of the fluid sample; and a detector that receives the modified light and provides an electrical signal proportional to the property of the fluid sample indicated by the modified light; and wherein the ion selective substrate comprises a membrane, the membrane configured to change an optical property in a selected wavelength range, according to the property of the fluid sample.Type: GrantFiled: June 28, 2022Date of Patent: January 23, 2024Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.Inventors: Michel Joseph LeBlanc, Bin Dai, James M. Price
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Patent number: 11822045Abstract: A method comprises determining an adaptive fluid predictive model calibrated with a plurality of types of sensor data, wherein the plurality of types of sensor responses comprise a first type of sensor response associated with a synthetic parameter space and a second type of sensor response associated with a tool parameter space. The method comprises applying the adaptive fluid predictive model to one or more fluid samples from field measurements obtained from a tool deployed in a wellbore formed in a subterranean formation and determining a value of a fluid answer product prediction with the applied adaptive fluid predictive model. The method comprises facilitating a wellbore operation with the tool based on the value of the fluid answer product prediction.Type: GrantFiled: August 30, 2022Date of Patent: November 21, 2023Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.Inventors: Dingding Chen, Christopher Michael Jones, Bin Dai, Megan Pearl, James M. Price
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Patent number: 11808137Abstract: A method and system for performing a pressure test. The method may include inserting a formation testing tool into a wellbore to a first location within the wellbore based at least in part on a figure of merit. The formation testing tool may include at least one probe, a pump disposed within the formation testing tool and connect to the at least one probe by at least one probe channel and at least one fluid passageway, and at least one stabilizer disposed on the formation testing tool. The method may further include activating the at least one stabilizer, wherein the at least one stabilizer is activated into a surface of the wellbore and performing the pressure test and determining at least one formation property from the pressure test.Type: GrantFiled: March 30, 2021Date of Patent: November 7, 2023Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.Inventors: Christopher Michael Jones, Bin Dai, James M. Price, Anthony Herman Van Zuilekom, Darren George Gascooke
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Patent number: 11788189Abstract: A coating system for coating, with a surface coating process, an interior surface of a housing defining an interior volume, having: a first closure and a second closure to sealingly engage with the housing; one or more first flow lines and second flow lines fluidically coupled to the first and second closure, respectively; a pressurized cell comprising a pressurized gas comprising at least one reactant and at a pressure of greater than a pressure within the housing, wherein the pressurized cell is fluidically coupled to a pressurized cell line comprising one of the first flow lines or second flow lines; and a controller in electronic communication with the pressurized cell and configured to control injection of a pulse of the pressurized gas into a flow of inert gas in the pressurized cell line, whereby the pulse is introduced into the interior volume, coating the interior surface with a coating layer.Type: GrantFiled: August 27, 2020Date of Patent: October 17, 2023Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.Inventors: Christopher Michael Jones, James M. Price, William Joseph Soltmann
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Patent number: 11788187Abstract: A coating system for coating an interior surface of a housing comprising: first and second closures engaging first and second ends, respectively, of the housing to provide an enclosed volume; first and second flow lines coupled to the first and second closures, respectively, the first flow line and/or the second flow line connected to an inert gas source; a reactant gas source(s) comprising a reactant gas and coupled to the first and/or second flow line; and a controller in electronic communication with the reactant gas and inert gas sources, and configured to control flow of inert gas into the enclosed volume, and counter current injection of reactant gas from the reactant gas source(s) into the enclosed volume whereby introduction of pulse(s) of the reactant gas into the enclosed volume are separated by introduction of inert gas into the enclosed volume, and coating layer(s) are deposited on the interior surface.Type: GrantFiled: August 27, 2020Date of Patent: October 17, 2023Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.Inventors: Christopher Michael Jones, James M. Price, William Joseph Soltmann, Jian Li
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Patent number: 11698337Abstract: A method including generating integrated computational element (ICE) models and determining a sensor response as the projection of a convolved spectrum associated with a sample library with a plurality of transmission profiles determined from the ICE models. The method includes determining a regression vector based on a multilinear regression that targets a sample characteristic with the sensor response and the sample library and determine a plurality of regression coefficients in a linear combination of ICE transmission vectors that results in the regression vector. The method further includes determining a difference between the regression vector and an optimal regression vector. The method may also include modifying the ICE models when the difference is greater than a tolerance, and fabricating ICEs based on the ICE models when the difference is within the tolerance. A device and a system for optical analysis including multiple ICEs fabricated as above, are also provided.Type: GrantFiled: October 30, 2020Date of Patent: July 11, 2023Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.Inventors: James M. Price, Bin Dai, Christopher Michael Jones
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Patent number: 11661839Abstract: A method and system for performing a pressure test. The method may comprise inserting a formation testing tool into a wellbore to a first location within the wellbore, identifying one or more tool parameters of the formation testing tool, performing a first pre-test with the pressure transducer when the pressure has stabilized to identify formation parameters, inputting the formation parameters and the one or more tool parameters into a forward model, changing the one or more tool parameters to a second set of tool parameters; performing a second pre-test with the second set of tool parameters; and comparing the first pre-test to the second pre-test. A system may comprise at least one probe, a pump disposed within the formation testing tool, at least one stabilizer, a pressure transducer disposed at least partially in the at least one fluid passageway, and an information handling system.Type: GrantFiled: February 26, 2021Date of Patent: May 30, 2023Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.Inventors: Christopher Michael Jones, Bin Dai, James M. Price, Anthony Herman Van Zuilekom, Darren George Gascooke
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Publication number: 20230146946Abstract: A system comprising (i) thin film optical element comprising substrate and thin film stack (?2 film layers; uniform thickness—variation of less than ±5% in any 10 mm2 stack) deposited on substrate's first side; (ii) holder comprising at least one opening; wherein holder has inner side and outer side having beveled edge extending into lip having flat side and beveled edge side; wherein beveled edge/beveled edge side of lip form angle <45° with flat side of lip/first side; wherein flat side of lip and holder inner side define socket receiving substrate; wherein opening exposes first side to deposition plume; wherein first side contacts flat side of lip, thereby allowing film stack deposition on first side; wherein beveled edge side/beveled edge provide film uniformity, and (iii) deposition source providing plume traveling towards first side perpendicular to flat side of lip/first deposition side; and wherein beveled edge side faces plume.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 12, 2023Publication date: May 11, 2023Inventors: Christopher Michael JONES, Bin DAI, James M. PRICE, Jian LI, Michael T. PELLETIER, Darren GASCOOKE
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Publication number: 20230128968Abstract: The present invention provides for a replacement handle including a lower body and upper body that are formed congruence and when attached one to another define a system cavity that is constructed and arranged to nest an exisitng handle therein.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 25, 2022Publication date: April 27, 2023Inventor: James M. Price
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Patent number: 11579013Abstract: An integrated computing element for an optical computing device includes a flexible optical substrate. The integrated computing element also includes at least one optical thin film deposited on a first surface of the flexible optical substrate. The at least one optical thin film is configured to selectively pass fractions of electromagnetic radiation at different wavelengths.Type: GrantFiled: March 6, 2018Date of Patent: February 14, 2023Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.Inventors: Jian Li, James M. Price, Bin Dai, Christopher M. Jones, Daniel Stark
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Publication number: 20220404521Abstract: A method comprises determining an adaptive fluid predictive model calibrated with a plurality of types of sensor data, wherein the plurality of types of sensor responses comprise a first type of sensor response associated with a synthetic parameter space and a second type of sensor response associated with a tool parameter space. The method comprises applying the adaptive fluid predictive model to one or more fluid samples from field measurements obtained from a tool deployed in a wellbore formed in a subterranean formation and determining a value of a fluid answer product prediction with the applied adaptive fluid predictive model. The method comprises facilitating a wellbore operation with the tool based on the value of the fluid answer product prediction.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 30, 2022Publication date: December 22, 2022Inventors: Dingding Chen, Christopher Michael Jones, Bin Dai, Megan Pearl, James M. Price
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Patent number: 11531790Abstract: A method for designing a tool string for use in a wellbore includes receiving a merit function, and determining, with a computing system and based on the merit function, a tool string design for a tool string. The merit function comprises one or more defined objectives for performing a process in a wellbore. The tool string design comprises an indication of one or more tools used to form a tool string for performing the process in the wellbore, and the tool string design satisfies the merit function.Type: GrantFiled: January 3, 2020Date of Patent: December 20, 2022Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.Inventors: Jian Li, Bin Dai, Christopher Michael Jones, James M. Price, Cameron M. Rekully
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Publication number: 20220341320Abstract: Embodiments of a device, system and method are disclosed herein. In one embodiment, a device comprises a sample cell configured to interact a fluid sample with an ion selective substrate to modify an optical characteristic of the ion selective substrate according to an ion concentration of the fluid sample, wherein the sample cell is also configured to optically interact an illumination light with the ion selective substrate to generate a sample light; an optical element configured to interact with the sample light to provide a modified light that has a property of the fluid sample; and a detector that receives the modified light and provides an electrical signal proportional to the property of the fluid sample indicated by the modified light; and wherein the ion selective substrate comprises a membrane, the membrane configured to change an optical property in a selected wavelength range, according to the property of the fluid sample.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 28, 2022Publication date: October 27, 2022Inventors: Michel Joseph LeBlanc, Bin Dai, James M. Price
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Patent number: 11467314Abstract: The subject disclosure provides for a method of optical sensor calibration implemented with neural networks through machine learning to make real-time optical fluid answer product prediction adapt to optical signal variation of synthetic and actual sensor inputs integrated from multiple sources. Downhole real-time fluid analysis can be performed by monitoring the quality of the prediction with each type of input and determining which type of input generalizes better. The processor can bypass the less robust routine and deploy the more robust routine for remainder of the data prediction. Operational sensor data can be incorporated from a particular optical tool over multiple field jobs into an updated calibration when target fluid sample compositions and properties become available.Type: GrantFiled: July 16, 2018Date of Patent: October 11, 2022Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.Inventors: Dingding Chen, Christopher Michael Jones, Bin Dai, Megan Pearl, James M. Price
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Patent number: 11459881Abstract: Systems, methods, and computer-readable media for detecting downhole environment characteristics. An optical sensor is deployed to a downhole environment. Optical signal data received from the deployed optical sensor is received by a model configured to determine downhole environment characteristics directly from optical signal data. The model determines a downhole environment characteristic from the optical signal data and provides the determined characteristic to a user.Type: GrantFiled: May 26, 2020Date of Patent: October 4, 2022Assignee: HALLIBURTON ENERGY SERVICES, INC.Inventors: Jian Li, Christopher Michael Jones, James M. Price, Julia Golovko, Bin Dai
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Publication number: 20220282375Abstract: A method of coating an interior surface of a housing defining a volume includes partitioning the volume into a first zone and a second zone, the first zone isolated from fluid communication with the second zone; introducing one or more reactant gases, plasma, ions, or a combination thereof to the first zone and the second zone; and forming one or more coating layers on all or a portion of the interior surface within the first and second zones via reaction of the reactant gases, the plasma, or the combination thereof. A device for coating an interior surface of a housing is also provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 23, 2022Publication date: September 8, 2022Inventor: James M. PRICE
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Publication number: 20220282365Abstract: A device for coating an interior surface of a housing defining a volume comprising a plurality of reactant gas sources including reactant gases for one or more surface coating processes; first and second closures to sealingly engage with an inlet and outlet of the volume of the housing to provide an enclosed volume; a delivery line fluidically coupled to the first closure and the plurality of reactant gas sources to deliver the reactant gases to the enclosed volume; and an output line fluidically coupled to the second closure to remove one or more reactant gases, byproduct gases, or both from the enclosed volume. A method for coating an interior surface of a housing is also provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 23, 2022Publication date: September 8, 2022Inventors: James M. PRICE, Michael T. PELLETIER, Jian LI, William Joseph SOLTMANN, Christopher Michael JONES, Anthony Herman VAN ZUILEKOM
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Patent number: 11401807Abstract: A device including a sample cell configured to interact a fluid sample with an ion selective substrate to modify an optical characteristic of the ion selective substrate according to an ion concentration of the fluid sample is provided. The sample cell is configured to optically interact an illumination light with the ion selective substrate to generate a sample light. The device includes an integrated computational element configured to interact with the sample light to provide a modified light that has a property indicative of the ion concentration in the fluid sample; and a detector that receives the modified light and provides an electrical signal proportional to an intensity of the modified light.Type: GrantFiled: August 27, 2018Date of Patent: August 2, 2022Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.Inventors: Michel Joseph LeBlanc, Bin Dai, James M. Price
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Publication number: 20220235657Abstract: Disclosed herein are methods and systems for capture and measurement of a target component. A fluid sampling tool for sampling fluid from a subterranean formation may include a sample chamber having a fluid inlet, wherein the sample chamber is lined with a coating of a material that can reversibly hold a target component.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 12, 2022Publication date: July 28, 2022Applicant: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.Inventors: Julia Golovko, James M. Price, Christopher Michael Jones, Anthony Herman VanZuilekom