Patents by Inventor Jason M. Harper

Jason M. Harper 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: 11105165
    Abstract: An embodiment of a downhole device includes an elongated body configured to be deployed in a borehole in an earth formation, the borehole including a borehole fluid. The device also includes a propulsion system attached to the body and configured to move the device through the borehole. The propulsion system includes one or more rotor blades configured to generate thrust using the borehole fluid. At least part of the one or more rotor blades is disposed external to the elongated body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 31, 2021
    Assignee: BAKER HUGHES OILFIELD OPERATIONS LLC
    Inventors: Zhi Yong He, Yuh Loh, Jason M. Harper, Ronnie Russell, Do Seo Park
  • Publication number: 20210131209
    Abstract: An embodiment of a downhole device includes an elongated body configured to be deployed in a borehole in an earth formation, the borehole including a borehole fluid. The device also includes a propulsion system attached to the body and configured to move the device through the borehole. The propulsion system includes one or more rotor blades configured to generate thrust using the borehole fluid. At least part of the one or more rotor blades is disposed external to the elongated body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 1, 2019
    Publication date: May 6, 2021
    Applicant: Baker Hughes Oilfield Operations LLC
    Inventors: Zhi Yong He, Yuh Loh, Jason M. Harper, Ronnie Russell, Do Seo Park
  • Patent number: 10830012
    Abstract: A tubular system includes a side pocket mandrel having at least one side pocket defining a device storage zone. A conductor extends along the tubular system to the side pocket. A stored device is arranged in the device storage zone.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2020
    Assignee: BAKER HUGES, A GE COMPANY, LLC
    Inventors: Kevin Holmes, Pavel Nazarenko, Jason M. Harper
  • Patent number: 10808494
    Abstract: An anchor and seal system including a slip, a cone in radially expanding communication with the slip, an element in loadable communication with the cone, and a pusher configured to radially displace the element to reside on an element retention surface of the pusher. A method for treating a borehole including running an anchor and seal system above to depth, activating a setting arrangement to anchor and seal the anchor and seal system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2020
    Assignee: BAKER HUGHES, A GE COMPANY, LLC
    Inventors: YingQing Xu, Jason M. Harper, Barbara A. Pratt
  • Publication number: 20190376362
    Abstract: An anchor and seal system including a slip, a cone in radially expanding communication with the slip, an element in loadable communication with the cone, and a pusher configured to radially displace the element to reside on an element retention surface of the pusher. A method for treating a borehole including running an anchor and seal system above to depth, activating a setting arrangement to anchor and seal the anchor and seal system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 26, 2019
    Publication date: December 12, 2019
    Applicant: Baker Hughes, a GE company, LLC
    Inventors: YingQing XU, Jason M. Harper, Barbara A. Pratt
  • Patent number: 10435970
    Abstract: An anchor and seal system including a slip, a cone in radially expanding communication with the slip, an element in loadable communication with the cone, and a pusher configured to radially displace the element to reside on an element retention surface of the pusher. A method for treating a borehole including running an anchor and seal system above to depth, activating a setting arrangement to anchor and seal the anchor and seal system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2019
    Assignee: BAKER HUGHES, A GE COMPANY, LLC
    Inventors: Yingqing Xu, Jason M. Harper, Barbara A. Pratt
  • Patent number: 10337287
    Abstract: A tubular assembly includes a turbular member having at least one opening, and a sleeve slidingly mounted relative to the tubular member. The sleeve is shiftable between an open configuration in which the at least one opening is exposed and a closed configuration in which the at least one opening is covered by the sleeve. A degradable locking member is mounted relative to one of the turbular and the sleeve. The degradable locking member selectively retains the sleeve in the open configuration. The degradable locking member is configured to degrade when exposed to a downhole fluid allowing the sleeve to be shifted to the closed configuration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2019
    Assignee: BAKER HUGHES, A GE COMPANY, LLC
    Inventors: Jason M. Harper, James G. King, James Scott Sanchez
  • Publication number: 20190128109
    Abstract: A tubular system includes a side pocket mandrel having at least one side pocket defining a device storage zone. A conductor extends along the tubular system to the side pocket. A stored device is arranged in the device storage zone.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 21, 2018
    Publication date: May 2, 2019
    Applicant: Baker Hughes, a GE company, LLC
    Inventors: Kevin Holmes, Pavel Nazarenko, Jason M. Harper
  • Patent number: 10119365
    Abstract: A tubular actuation system includes a housing and an activatable sleeve including a first assembly having a first radially movable seat, a second assembly having a second radially movable seat, and an insert disposed between the first and second assemblies. The activatable sleeve is movable longitudinally from a first position to a second position, and from a second position to a third position within the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2018
    Assignee: BAKER HUGHES, A GE COMPANY, LLC
    Inventors: James Scott Sanchez, Jason M. Harper, James G. King
  • Patent number: 10087714
    Abstract: A tubular assembly includes a tubular having at least one opening. A slidable sleeve is slidingly mounted relative to the tubular. The slidable sleeve is shiftable between a first position, and a second position. A biasing member selectively biases the slidable sleeve in one of the first position and the second position. A degradable locking member is mounted relative to one of the tubular and the slidable sleeve. The degradable locking member selectively retains the slidable sleeve in the other of the first position and the second position. The degradable locking member is configured to degrade when exposed to a downhole fluid allowing the biasing member to shift the slidable sleeve back to the one of the first position and the second position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 2, 2018
    Assignee: BAKER HUGHES, A GE COMPANY, LLC
    Inventors: Jason M. Harper, James G. King, James Scott Sanchez
  • Patent number: 10077635
    Abstract: A debris catcher can include an anchor connected to the wellbore tubular and a filter fixed to the anchor. The filter is positioned in a bore of the wellbore tubular and has an disintegrable accelerator material located in a carrier body. The debris catcher formed at least partially of a disintegrable accelerator material located in a carrier body is conveyed in a wellbore tubular. The disintegrable accelerator material is exposed to a downhole material in a subterranean fluid flowing through the wellbore tubular. The debris catcher filters the downhole material. It is emphasized that this abstract is provided to comply with the rules requiring an abstract, which will allow a searcher or other reader to quickly ascertain the general subject matter of the technical disclosure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 18, 2018
    Assignee: BAKER HUGHES, A GE COMPANY, LLC
    Inventors: Zhiyue Xu, Jason M. Harper, James S. Sanchez, James G. King, Edward O'Malley
  • Patent number: 10072493
    Abstract: An apparatus can include a conveyance device having a flow bore, an isolator forming a testing volume at least partially defined by an inner surface of a wellbore tubular, and one or more pressure sensors generating signals representative of a pressure in the testing volume while the conveyance device moves the isolator axially through the wellbore tubular. The isolator substantially isolates a testing fluid received from the flow bore in the testing volume from an adjacent bore of the wellbore tubular. A location of at least one flow path in the wellbore tubular is identified by estimating a pressure of the testing fluid in the testing volume. It is emphasized that this abstract is provided to comply with the rules requiring an abstract, which will allow a searcher or other reader to quickly ascertain the general subject matter of the technical disclosure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 11, 2018
    Assignee: BAKER HUGHES, A GE COMPANY, LLC
    Inventors: Juan C. Flores, Edward J. O'Malley, Jason M. Harper
  • Patent number: 10018010
    Abstract: The frack plug has a sealing element that reforms when set to hold differential pressure. The element is granular with adhesive to hold the granular particles together but allow the shape to reform under setting force. The adhesive can be broken down with a chemical agent or in other ways to allow the seal to reform to the sealing position at the desired depth. As a result the structural components can disintegrate and the seal assembly can fragment into small pieces that can be circulated out of the well or allowed to drop to the hole bottom. The seal can have particles of controlled electrolytic materials (CEM), natural or synthetic sand, swelling or non-swelling rubber. The assembly can contain pellets that selectively release to initiate the breakdown of the structural components of the frack plug.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 10, 2018
    Assignee: Baker Hughes, a GE company, LLC
    Inventors: James G. King, James C. Doane, Jason M. Harper, Robert J. Taylor, Erwin D. Hernaez
  • Publication number: 20180106119
    Abstract: An anchor and seal system including a slip, a cone in radially expanding communication with the slip, an element in loadable communication with the cone, and a pusher configured to radially displace the element to reside on an element retention surface of the pusher. A method for treating a borehole including running an anchor and seal system above to depth, activating a setting arrangement to anchor and seal the anchor and seal system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 14, 2016
    Publication date: April 19, 2018
    Applicant: Baker Hughes Incorporated
    Inventors: Yingqing XU, Jason M. Harper, Barbara A. Pratt
  • Patent number: 9903196
    Abstract: A pressure test and actuation tool includes a housing; an insert disposed in operable communication with the housing. A metering head initially in sealed relation to both the housing and insert. A damper relief shoulder operably positioned relative to the metering head to initially support the metering head in sealed relationship with the housing and the insert and movable to unsupport the metering head defeating the sealed relationship with the housing and the insert. A method actuating a tool.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2018
    Assignee: BAKER HUGHES, A GE COMPANY, LLC
    Inventors: James S. Sanchez, Jason M. Harper
  • Publication number: 20170183937
    Abstract: A tubular assembly includes a tubular having at least one opening. A slidable sleeve is slidingly mounted relative to the tubular. The slidable sleeve is shiftable between a first position, and a second position. A biasing member selectively biases the slidable sleeve in one of the first position and the second position. A degradable locking member is mounted relative to one of the tubular and the slidable sleeve. The degradable locking member selectively retains the slidable sleeve in the other of the first position and the second position. The degradable locking member is configured to degrade when exposed to a downhole fluid allowing the biasing member to shift the slidable sleeve back to the one of the first position and the second position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2017
    Publication date: June 29, 2017
    Applicant: Baker Hughes Incorporated
    Inventors: Jason M. Harper, James G. King, James Scott Sanchez
  • Patent number: 9605509
    Abstract: A fully disintegrating plug has a passage therethrough and a ball seat at an upper end. The seal material that comprises plastic nuggets, sand and a grease binder is initially disposed behind a protective sleeve. A wireline setting tool creates relative movement between a plunger and a mandrel body that has a ramp surface adjacent the outlet of the protective sleeve. The sleeve outlet is closed for running in but plunger movement pushes the seal material so as to displace the closure at the sleeve outlet with the seal material that is forced up the mandrel ramp surface and against the surrounding tubular. After an object is landed on the mandrel seat and the treating is concluded, the plug components are caused to disintegrate or otherwise fail for complete removal. Multiple plugs are contemplated for fracturing or other treating applications.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2017
    Assignee: Baker Hughes Incorporated
    Inventors: James C. Doane, James G. King, Jason M. Harper, Robert J. Taylor, Bennett M. Richard
  • Publication number: 20160362974
    Abstract: A pressure test and actuation tool includes a housing; an insert disposed in operable communication with the housing. A metering head initially in sealed relation to both the housing and insert. A damper relief shoulder operably positioned relative to the metering head to initially support the metering head in sealed relationship with the housing and the insert and movable to unsupport the metering head defeating the sealed relationship with the housing and the insert. A method actuating a tool.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 12, 2015
    Publication date: December 15, 2016
    Applicant: BAKER HUGHES INCORPORATED
    Inventors: James S. Sanchez, Jason M. Harper
  • Publication number: 20160333668
    Abstract: A debris catcher can include an anchor connected to the wellbore tubular and a filter fixed to the anchor. The filter is positioned in a bore of the wellbore tubular and has an disintegrable accelerator material located in a carrier body. The debris catcher formed at least partially of a disintegrable accelerator material located in a carrier body is conveyed in a wellbore tubular. The disintegrable accelerator material is exposed to a downhole material in a subterranean fluid flowing through the wellbore tubular. The debris catcher filters the downhole material. It is emphasized that this abstract is provided to comply with the rules requiring an abstract, which will allow a searcher or other reader to quickly ascertain the general subject matter of the technical disclosure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2015
    Publication date: November 17, 2016
    Applicant: BAKER HUGHES INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Zhiyue Xu, Jason M. Harper, James S. Sanchez, James G. King, Edward O'Malley
  • Publication number: 20160333654
    Abstract: A debris catcher can include an anchor connected to the wellbore tubular and a filter fixed to the anchor. The filter is formed at least partially of a degradable material and positioned in a bore of the wellbore tubular. A subterranean fluid flowing through the wellbore tubular is filtered using the debris catcher. It is emphasized that this abstract is provided to comply with the rules requiring an abstract, which will allow a searcher or other reader to quickly ascertain the general subject matter of the technical disclosure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 15, 2015
    Publication date: November 17, 2016
    Applicant: BAKER HUGHES INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Jason M. Harper, James S. Sanchez, James G. King, Edward O'Malley