Patents by Inventor Jeffrey Charles Saponja

Jeffrey Charles Saponja 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).

  • Publication number: 20250146399
    Abstract: There is provided a flow diverter for integration within a production string that is emplaced within a wellbore for effecting separation of reservoir fluid into gas-depleted reservoir fluid and gas-enriched reservoir fluid. The flow diverter is configured for, amongst other things, mitigating corrosion and erosion phenomena.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 4, 2024
    Publication date: May 8, 2025
    Inventors: Jeffrey Charles SAPONJA, Robbie Singh HARI
  • Publication number: 20250137331
    Abstract: A conveyor for a sucker rod pump, for deployment downhole within a passage defined by an inner surface of a reservoir fluid conductor that is emplaced within a wellbore extending into a subterranean formation, for effecting production of reservoir fluids, comprising. The conveyor includes a rod configuration, and a guide configuration. The guide configuration is coupled to the rod configuration, and is defined by at least one protuberance. The protuberance defines an air foil shape.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2024
    Publication date: May 1, 2025
    Inventors: Jeffrey Charles SAPONJA, Robbie Singh HARI, Justin BENTSEN
  • Publication number: 20240344414
    Abstract: There is provided an anchoring assembly configured for coupling to a production string that is emplaceable within a wellbore that is lined with casing. The anchoring assembly is transitionable from an anchoring Ineffective state to the anchoring effective state for effecting anchoring of the production string to the casing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 8, 2024
    Publication date: October 17, 2024
    Inventors: Jeffrey Charles SAPONJA, Robbie Singh HARI
  • Publication number: 20240309710
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a sucker rod segment, comprising a composite rod, an uphole rod segment connector for connection to an adjacent segment, an uphole wedge configuration counterpart, an uphole wedge configuration wedged between the uphole wedge configuration counterpart and an uphole rod portion, a downhole wedge configuration counterpart, a downhole wedge configuration wedged between the downhole wedge configuration counterpart and a downhole rod portion, and a downhole rod segment connector for connection to an adjacent segment. While a tensile force directed downhole is being applied to the downhole connector and a tensile force directed uphole is being applied to the uphole connector: the uphole wedge configuration and the downhole wedge configuration are wedging between the rod and the respective uphole and downhole counterpart and the uphole and downhole rod portions are compressed; and a tensile force, directed downhole, and a tensile force, directed uphole, are applied to the rod.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2024
    Publication date: September 19, 2024
    Inventors: Jeffrey Charles SAPONJA, Douglas Alexander PIPCHUK, Sean James Peter DAVID, Robbie Singh HARI
  • Publication number: 20240295169
    Abstract: There is provided a system for producing hydrocarbon material from a subterranean formation. The system includes a gas separator for separating gaseous material from reservoir fluid obtained from the subterranean formation. The system is configured to mitigate interference to the separation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 14, 2024
    Publication date: September 5, 2024
    Inventor: Jeffrey Charles SAPONJA
  • Patent number: 12006810
    Abstract: There is provided a system for producing hydrocarbon material from a subterranean formation. The system includes a gas separator for separating gaseous material from reservoir fluid obtained from the subterranean formation. The system is configured to mitigate interference to the separation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2024
    Assignee: OILIFY NEW-TECH SOLUTIONS INC.
    Inventor: Jeffrey Charles Saponja
  • Publication number: 20240159141
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a mobile device comprising one or more processors and one or more memories storing instructions that when executed by the one or more processors configure the mobile device to output a pump operating condition based on an input image representing a pump card. The pump operating condition may be determined based on an analysis of several sections or quadrants of a pump card, which can provide a more complete picture of the issues facing the pump, and provide corrective action.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 13, 2023
    Publication date: May 16, 2024
    Inventors: Jeffrey Charles SAPONJA, Colin Harry HEIDEL
  • Publication number: 20240110561
    Abstract: There is provided a downhole sucker rod pump comprising: a plunger, a housing including an inner surface, a housing passage defined by the inner surface, and a recess defined within the inner surface of the housing. The plunger and the housing are co-operatively configured such that the plunger is operable for reciprocating movement through the housing passage, with effect that: the plunger traverses a plunger-traversable section of the inner surface of the housing, and solids-comprising reservoir fluid material is displaceable in an uphole direction via the housing passage. At least a portion of the recess is a plunger-traversable recess, and the plunger-traversable recess portion is defined within the plunger-traversable section, the housing passage includes a downhole space disposed downhole relative to the plunger-traversable section, and the plunger-traversable recess portion is disposed in flow communication with the downhole space.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 11, 2023
    Publication date: April 4, 2024
    Inventors: Jeffrey Charles SAPONJA, Robbie Singh HARI, Douglas PIPCHUK, Sean James Peter DAVID, Joel DYKSTERHOUSE
  • Publication number: 20240084687
    Abstract: There is provided apparatus and systems for filtering of solid material, from reservoir fluid being produced from a subterranean formation, with downhole filtering medium, and backflushing the filtering medium for removing solids that have become coupled to the filtering medium.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 23, 2023
    Publication date: March 14, 2024
    Inventors: Jeffrey Charles SAPONJA, Robbie Singh HARI, Corbin COYES
  • Patent number: 11895995
    Abstract: A fishing lure sheet that includes a portion that, when folded over and joined, results in the obtaining in a fishing lure skin that defines a fishing lure passage for receiving a filament of a fishing device. The fishing lure skin simulates the appearance of an organism.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2024
    Inventor: Jeffrey Charles Saponja
  • Publication number: 20230366306
    Abstract: There is provided a downhole apparatus configured for integration within a gas-depleted fluid production assembly of a reservoir fluid production assembly disposed within a wellbore string passage of a wellbore string that is emplaced within a wellbore, for modifying the gas-depleted fluid production assembly such that improved gas separation characteristics are obtained.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 16, 2023
    Publication date: November 16, 2023
    Inventors: Jeffrey Charles SAPONJA, Robbie Singh HARI, Brandon VANHUSS
  • Publication number: 20230323763
    Abstract: There is provided a system for producing hydrocarbon material from a subterranean formation. The system includes a separator for separating gaseous material from reservoir fluid obtained from the subterranean formation. The system is configured to mitigate interference to the separation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 6, 2023
    Publication date: October 12, 2023
    Inventors: Jeffrey Charles SAPONJA, Robbie Singh HARI
  • Publication number: 20230272684
    Abstract: There is provided an anchoring mechanism configured for coupling to a flow conductor, emplaceable within a wellbore that is lined with casing, wherein the anchoring mechanism is configurable in an anchoring-effective state for effectuating anchoring of the flow conductor to the casing, wherein: the anchoring mechanism is co-operable with the casing such that, while: (i) the anchoring mechanism is coupled to the flow conductor that is disposed within the wellbore that is lined with the casing, and (ii) the anchoring mechanism is disposed in the anchoring-effective state such that the flow conductor is anchored by the anchoring mechanism to the casing, the flow conductor is eccentrically disposed relative to the central longitudinal axis of the wellbore.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 3, 2022
    Publication date: August 31, 2023
    Inventors: Jeffrey Charles SAPONJA, Robbie Singh HARI, Shawn DEUGO, Stefan LITALIEN, Carl STRETCH
  • Publication number: 20230193738
    Abstract: There is provided a system for producing hydrocarbon material from a subterranean formation. The system includes a gas separator for separating gaseous material from reservoir fluid obtained from the subterranean formation. The system is configured to mitigate interference to the separation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2022
    Publication date: June 22, 2023
    Inventor: Jeffrey Charles SAPONJA
  • Publication number: 20220403727
    Abstract: There is provided a reservoir fluid production system, deployable within a wellbore, whose components are manufactured from polymeric materials, such as, for example, continuous fibers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 17, 2022
    Publication date: December 22, 2022
    Inventors: Jeffrey Charles SAPONJA, Robbie Singh HARI, Sean DAVID, Joel DYKSTERHOUSE
  • Patent number: 11306575
    Abstract: A reservoir production assembly for disposition within a wellbore that extends into a subterranean formation is disclosed. The reservoir production assembly includes a flow diverter including a cavity. The flow diverter defines a reservoir fluid receiver, a reservoir fluid-conducting space, a reservoir fluid discharge communicator, a gas-depleted reservoir fluid receiver, a gas-depleted reservoir fluid-conducting space, and a gas-depleted reservoir fluid discharge communicator. The reservoir production assembly includes a downhole-disposed reservoir fluid-supplying conductor for receiving the reservoir fluid from a downhole wellbore space and conducting the received reservoir fluid to the reservoir fluid receiver, and an on-off tool effecting releasable coupling of the reservoir fluid receiver of the flow diverter to the downhole-disposed reservoir fluid-supplying conductor with effect that fluid coupling of the flow diverter to the downhole-disposed reservoir fluid-supplying conductor is effected.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2022
    Assignee: Schlumberger Canada Limited
    Inventors: Jeffrey Charles Saponja, Rob Hari, Dave Kimery, Tim Keith, Shawn Deugo
  • Publication number: 20220007623
    Abstract: A fishing lure sheet that includes a portion that, when folded over and joined, results in the obtaining in a fishing lure skin that defines a fishing lure passage for receiving a filament of a fishing device. The fishing lure skin simulates the appearance of an organism.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 8, 2021
    Publication date: January 13, 2022
    Inventor: Jeffrey Charles SAPONJA
  • Publication number: 20210140273
    Abstract: A system for producing reservoir fluids from a reservoir disposed within a subterranean formation is disclosed. The system includes a valve having a valve body that defines a flow communicator and a seat. The system further includes a closure member. The system further includes a torsional flow inducer, disposed downhole relative to the seat, and defining a contoured surface. The closure member, the valve seat, the flow communicator, and the contoured surface are co-operatively configured such that, while the closure member is unseated from the valve seat, and fluid flow is being conducted through the flow communicator, the fluid flow is conducted across the contoured surface with effect that torsional flow is induced by the contoured surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 9, 2020
    Publication date: May 13, 2021
    Inventor: Jeffrey Charles SAPONJA
  • Patent number: 10711588
    Abstract: There is provided parts for assembly to produce a flow diverter configured for disposition within a wellbore. The parts include an insert-receiving part including a passageway, and a flow diverter-effecting insert configured for insertion within the passageway. The flow diverter-effecting insert is co-operatively configured with the insert-receiving part such that a flow diverter is defined while the flow diverter-effecting insert is disposed within the passageway. The flow diverter is configured for: receiving and conducting a reservoir fluid flow; discharging the received reservoir fluid flow into the wellbore such that gaseous material is separated from the discharged reservoir fluid flow within the wellbore, in response to at least buoyancy forces, such that a gas-depleted reservoir fluid flow is obtained; and receiving and conducting the obtained gas-depleted reservoir fluid flow.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2020
    Assignee: Heal Systems LP
    Inventors: Jeffrey Charles Saponja, Robbie Singh Hari, Shawn Deugo
  • Patent number: 10689964
    Abstract: There is provided apparatuses, and related systems, for effecting production of oil from a reservoir. A flow diverter is provided and configured to direct flow of reservoir fluids such that gases and solids are separated. A system is also provided, including the flow diverter, and is disposed within a wellbore. A pump is also provided, and disposed in fluid communication with, and downstream from, the flow diverter, for receiving reservoir fluids from which gaseous and solid material have been separated by the separator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2020
    Assignee: Heal Systems LP
    Inventors: Jeffrey Charles Saponja, Robbie Singh Hari, Dean Tymko