Patents by Inventor John E. BUSTEED

John E. BUSTEED 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).

  • SYSTEMS AND METHODS TO EVALUATE A FOAMER FOR UNLOADING LIQUID IN OIL AND GAS WELLS OF MATURE FIELDS
    Publication number: 20250110033
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for evaluating a foamer for use in an oil and gas well for unloading of a liquid. The systems and methods provide for methods including: (a) combining (i) an aqueous phase, a hydrocarbon phase, or both an aqueous phase and a hydrocarbon phase in a predetermined proportion with (ii) a foamer to obtain a liquid, wherein the foamer is in a predetermined concentration in the liquid; (b) sparging the liquid with a gas at a predetermined gas flow rate to create a foam from at least some of the liquid and at least some of the gas; and (c) during or after the step of sparging, determining the amount of the liquid in the foam, wherein the step of determining is performed one or more times.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 17, 2023
    Publication date: April 3, 2025
    Inventors: John E. Busteed, Mohammed Omer, Francisco Eugenio Fragachan
  • Non-intrusive rheometer for use in well operations
    Patent number: 12222268
    Abstract: A method of determining viscosity can include connecting a bypass flow passage in parallel with a main flow passage, connecting a mass flowmeter and a variable flow restrictor in the bypass flow passage, and connecting at least one viscometer to the bypass flow passage. A rheology measurement apparatus can include a bypass flow passage connected in parallel with a main flow passage, a mass flowmeter connected in the bypass flow passage, and a pipe viscometer connected in the bypass flow passage. Another bypass flow passage may be connected in parallel with the main flow passage, with another mass flowmeter connected in the second bypass flow passage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 2023
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2025
    Assignee: WEATHERFORD TECHNOLOGY HOLDINGS, LLC
    Inventors: Paul R. Northam, John E. Busteed
  • NON-INTRUSIVE RHEOMETER FOR USE IN WELL OPERATIONS
    Publication number: 20250027862
    Abstract: A method of determining viscosity can include connecting a bypass flow passage in parallel with a main flow passage, connecting a mass flowmeter and a variable flow restrictor in the bypass flow passage, and connecting at least one viscometer to the bypass flow passage. A rheology measurement apparatus can include a bypass flow passage connected in parallel with a main flow passage, a mass flowmeter connected in the bypass flow passage, and a pipe viscometer connected in the bypass flow passage. Another bypass flow passage may be connected in parallel with the main flow passage, with another mass flowmeter connected in the second bypass flow passage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 13, 2023
    Publication date: January 23, 2025
    Inventors: Paul R. NORTHAM, John E. BUSTEED