Patents by Inventor John Emile Hebert

John Emile Hebert 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: 9181777
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for a pressure relief valve assembly. The valve assembly may be coupled to one or more casings and/or tubular members to control fluid communication therebetween. The valve assembly is a one-way valve assembly that relieves pressure within an annulus formed between adjacent casings and/or tubular members to prevent burst or collapse of the casings and/or tubular members. The valve assembly is resettable downhole.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2015
    Assignee: Weatherford Technology Holdings, LLC
    Inventors: John Emile Hebert, Brandon Lee Bourg, Emmet J. Arboneaux, III, Joshua T. Smith
  • Publication number: 20120273226
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for a pressure relief valve assembly. The valve assembly may be coupled to one or more casings and/or tubular members to control fluid communication therebetween. The valve assembly is a one-way valve assembly that relieves pressure within an annulus formed between adjacent casings and/or tubular members to prevent burst or collapse of the casings and/or tubular members. The valve assembly is resettable downhole.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 27, 2012
    Publication date: November 1, 2012
    Inventors: John Emile Hebert, Brandon Lee Bourg, Emmet J. Arboneaux, III, Joshua T. Smith
  • Patent number: 7520328
    Abstract: The present invention provides a cement shoe assembly for use on a string of tubulars in a well. In one aspect of the invention, the cement shoe assembly includes a housing having a lower portion with an enlarged inside diameter and a drillable cement shoe disposed therein. The shoe includes a weakened portion of material adjacent the enlarged inside diameter portion of the housing and ensures that as a cutting tool passes through the housing, all portions of the cement shoe are removed from the enlarged inside diameter portion, leaving a connection surface clear of debris for a subsequent tubular string. When a smaller tubular is expanded into the enclosed diameter portion of the housing, a connection is made therebetween without enlarging the outer diameter of the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2009
    Assignee: Weatherford/Lamb, Inc.
    Inventors: John Emile Hebert, Patrick John Seely, Joseph Jude Boudreaux, Thomas A. Dupré
  • Publication number: 20080121396
    Abstract: The present invention provides a cement shoe assembly for use on a string of tubulars in a well. In one aspect of the invention, the cement shoe assembly includes a housing having a lower portion with an enlarged inside diameter and a drillable cement shoe disposed therein. The shoe includes a weakened portion of material adjacent the enlarged inside diameter portion of the housing and ensures that as a cutting tool passes through the housing, all portions of the cement shoe are removed from the enlarged inside diameter portion, leaving a connection surface clear of debris for a subsequent tubular string. When a smaller tubular is expanded into the enclosed diameter portion of the housing, a connection is made therebetween without enlarging the outer diameter of the housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 5, 2008
    Publication date: May 29, 2008
    Inventors: John Emile Hebert, Patrick John Seely, Joseph Jude Boudreaux, Thomas A. Dupre
  • Patent number: 7325609
    Abstract: The present invention provides a cement shoe assembly for use on a string of tubulars in a well. In one aspect of the invention, the cement shoe assembly includes a housing having a lower portion with an enlarged inside diameter and a drillable cement shoe disposed therein. The shoe includes a weakened portion of material adjacent the enlarged inside diameter portion of the housing and ensures that as a cutting tool passes through the housing, all portions of the cement shoe are removed from the enlarged inside diameter portion, leaving a connection surface clear of debris for a subsequent tubular string. When a smaller tubular is expanded into the enclosed diameter portion of the housing, a connection is made therebetween without enlarging the outer diameter of the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 15, 2007
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2008
    Assignee: Weatherford/Lamb, Inc.
    Inventors: John Emile Hebert, Patrick John Seely, Joseph Jude Boudreaux, Thomas A. Dupré
  • Patent number: 7163057
    Abstract: The present invention provides a cement shoe assembly for use on a string of tubulars in a well. In one aspect of the invention, the cement shoe assembly includes a housing having a lower portion with an enlarged inside diameter and a drillable cement shoe disposed therein. The shoe includes a weakened portion of material adjacent the enlarged inside diameter portion of the housing and ensures that as a cutting tool passes through the housing, all portions of the cement shoe are removed from the enlarged inside diameter portion, leaving a connection surface clear of debris for a subsequent tubular string. When a smaller tubular is expanded into the enclosed diameter portion of the housing, a connection is made therebetween without enlarging the outer diameter of the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2004
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2007
    Assignee: Weatherford/Lamb, Inc.
    Inventors: John Emile Hebert, Patrick John Seely, Joseph Jude Boudreaux, Thomas A. Dupré
  • Patent number: 6845820
    Abstract: The present invention provides a cement shoe assembly for use on a string of tubulars in a well. In one aspect of the invention, the cement shoe assembly includes a housing having a lower portion with an enlarged inside diameter and a drillable cement shoe disposed therein. The shoe includes a weakened portion of material adjacent the enlarged inside diameter portion of the housing and ensures that as a cutting tool passes through the housing, all portions of the cement shoe are removed from the enlarged inside diameter portion, leaving a connection surface clear of debris for a subsequent tubular string. When a smaller tubular is expanded into the enclosed diameter portion of the housing, a connection is made therebetween without enlarging the outer diameter of the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2000
    Date of Patent: January 25, 2005
    Assignee: Weatherford/Lamb, Inc.
    Inventors: John Emile Hebert, Patrick John Seely, Joseph Jude Boudreaux, Thomas A. Dupré