Patents by Inventor Joseph Blake WINSTON
Joseph Blake WINSTON 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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Patent number: 11959373Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure relate to projecting control parameters of equipment associated with forming a wellbore, stimulating the wellbore, or producing fluid from the wellbore. A system includes the equipment and a computing device. The computing device is operable to project a control parameter value of the equipment using an equipment control process, and to receive confirmation that the projected control parameter value is within an allowable operating range. The computing device is also operable to adjust the equipment control process based on the confirmation, and to control the equipment to operate at the projected control parameter value. Further, the computing device is operable to receive real-time data associated with the forming of the wellbore, the stimulating of the wellbore, or the producing fluid from the wellbore. Furthermore, the computing device is operable to adjust the equipment control process based on the real-time data.Type: GrantFiled: August 2, 2018Date of Patent: April 16, 2024Assignee: Landmark Graphics CorporationInventors: Keshava Rangarajan, Joseph Blake Winston, Srinath Madasu, Xi Wang, Yogendra Narayan Pandey, Wei Chiu, Jeffery Padgett, Aimee Jackson Taylor
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Patent number: 11868890Abstract: A computer implemented method, computer program product, and system for managing execution of a workflow comprising a set of subworkflows, comprising optimizing the set of subworkflows using a deep neural network, wherein each subworkflow of the set of subworkflows has a set of tasks, wherein each task of the sets of tasks has a requirement of resources of a set of resources; wherein each task of the sets of tasks is enabled to be dependent on another task of the sets of tasks, training the deep neural network by: executing the set of subworkflows, collecting provenance data from the execution, and collecting monitoring data that represents the state of said set of resources, wherein the training causes the neural network to learn relationships between the states of said set of resources, the said sets of tasks, their parameters and the obtained performance, optimizing an allocation of resources of the set of resources to each task of the sets of tasks to ensure compliance with a user-defined quality metric bType: GrantFiled: April 6, 2022Date of Patent: January 9, 2024Assignees: LANDMARK GRAPHICS CORPORATION, EMC IP HOLDING COMPANY LLCInventors: Chandra Yeleshwarapu, Jonas F. Dias, Angelo Ciarlini, Romulo D. Pinho, Vinicius Gottin, Andre Maximo, Edward Pacheco, David Holmes, Keshava Rangarajan, Scott David Senften, Joseph Blake Winston, Xi Wang, Clifton Brent Walker, Ashwani Dev, Nagaraj Sirinivasan
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Patent number: 11725489Abstract: Systems, methods, and computer-readable media are described for intelligent, real-time monitoring and managing of changes in oilfield equilibrium to optimize production of desired hydrocarbons and economic viability of the field. In some examples, a method can involve generating, based on a topology of a field of wells, a respective graph for the wells, each respective graph including computing devices coupled with one or more sensors and/or actuators. The method can involve collecting, via the computing devices, respective parameters associated with one or more computing devices, sensors, actuators, and/or models, and identifying a measured state associated with the computing devices, sensors, actuators, and/or models.Type: GrantFiled: April 27, 2017Date of Patent: August 15, 2023Assignee: Landmark Graphics CorporationInventors: Joseph Blake Winston, Brent Charles Houchens, Feifei Zhang, Avinash Wesley, Andrew Shane Elsey, Jonathan Nguyen, Keshava Rangarajan, Olivier Germain
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Publication number: 20230184080Abstract: A method of managing oilfield activity with a control system is provided having a plurality of virtual sensors and integrating the virtual sensors into a virtual sensor network. The method includes determining interdependencies among the virtual sensors, obtaining operational information from the virtual sensors, and providing virtual sensor output to the control system based on the determined interdependencies and the operational information.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 7, 2023Publication date: June 15, 2023Applicant: Landmark Graphics CorporationInventors: Keshava RANGARAJAN, Joseph Blake WINSTON, Anuj JAIN, Xi WANG
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Patent number: 11598197Abstract: A method of managing oilfield activity with a control system is provided having a plurality of virtual sensors and integrating the virtual sensors into a virtual sensor network. The method includes determining interdependencies among the virtual sensors, obtaining operational information from the virtual sensors, and providing virtual sensor output to the control system based on the determined interdependencies and the operational information.Type: GrantFiled: April 5, 2018Date of Patent: March 7, 2023Assignee: LANDMARK GRAPHICS CORPORATIONInventors: Keshava Rangarajan, Joseph Blake Winston, Anuj Jain, Xi Wang
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Publication number: 20220300812Abstract: A computer implemented method, computer program product, and system for managing execution of a workflow comprising a set of subworkflows, comprising optimizing the set of subworkflows using a deep neural network, wherein each subworkflow of the set of subworkflows has a set of tasks, wherein each task of the sets of tasks has a requirement of resources of a set of resources; wherein each task of the sets of tasks is enabled to be dependent on another task of the sets of tasks, training the deep neural network by: executing the set of subworkflows, collecting provenance data from the execution, and collecting monitoring data that represents the state of said set of resources, wherein the training causes the neural network to learn relationships between the states of said set of resources, the said sets of tasks, their parameters and the obtained performance, optimizing an allocation of resources of the set of resources to each task of the sets of tasks to ensure compliance with a user-defined quality metric bType: ApplicationFiled: April 6, 2022Publication date: September 22, 2022Applicants: Landmark Graphics Corporation, EMC IP Holding Company LLCInventors: Chandra YELESHWARAPU, Jonas F. DIAS, Angelo CIARLINI, Romulo D. Pinho, Vinicius GOTTIN, Andre MAXIMO, Edward PACHECO, David HOLMES, Keshava RANGARAJAN, Scott David SENFTEN, Joseph Blake WINSTON, Xi WANG, Clifton Brent WALKER, Ashwani DEV, Nagaraj SIRINIVASAN
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Patent number: 11346202Abstract: A drill bit subsystem can include a drill bit, a processor, and a non-transitory computer-readable medium for storing instructions and for being positioned downhole with the drill bit. The instructions of the non-transitory computer-readable medium can include a machine-teachable module and a control module that are executable by the processor. The machine-teachable module can receive depth data and rate of drill bit penetration from one or more sensors in a drilling operation, and determine an estimated lithology of a formation at which the drill bit subsystem is located. The control module can use the estimated lithology to determine an updated location of the drill bit subsystem, and control a direction of the drill bit using the updated location and a drill plan.Type: GrantFiled: June 27, 2018Date of Patent: May 31, 2022Assignee: Landmark Graphics CorporationInventors: Greg Daniel Brumbaugh, Youpeng Huang, Janaki Vamaraju, Joseph Blake Winston, Aimee Jackson Taylor, Keshava Rangarajan, Avinash Wesley
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Patent number: 11315014Abstract: A computer implemented method, computer program product, and system for managing execution of a workflow comprising a set of subworkflows, comprising optimizing the set of subworkflows using a deep neural network, wherein each subworkflow of the set of subworkflows has a set of tasks, wherein each task of the sets of tasks has a requirement of resources of a set of resources; wherein each task of the sets of tasks is enabled to be dependent on another task of the sets of tasks, training the deep neural network by: executing the set of subworkflows, collecting provenance data from the execution, and collecting monitoring data that represents the state of said set of resources, wherein the training causes the neural network to learn relationships between the states of said set of resources, the said sets of tasks, their parameters and the obtained performance, optimizing an allocation of resources of the set of resources to each task of the sets of tasks to ensure compliance with a user-defined quality metric bType: GrantFiled: August 16, 2018Date of Patent: April 26, 2022Assignee: EMC IP HOLDING COMPANY LLCInventors: Jonas F. Dias, Angelo Ciarlini, Romulo D. Pinho, Vinicius Gottin, Andre Maximo, Edward Pacheco, David Holmes, Keshava Rangarajan, Scott David Senften, Joseph Blake Winston, Xi Wang, Clifton Brent Walker, Ashwani Dev, Chandra Yeleshwarapu, Nagaraj Srinivasan
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Patent number: 11176081Abstract: Various embodiments include systems and methods of operating the systems that include operation of a plurality of first nodes and second nodes in response to a request, where each first node is a first type of processing unit and each second node is a second type of processing unit, where the second type of processing node is different from the first type of processing node. Each of the first and second nodes can be operable in parallel with the other nodes of their respective plurality. Each second node may be operable to respond to the request using data and/or metadata it holds and/or operable in response to data and/or metadata from one or more of the first nodes. Additional apparatus, systems, and methods are disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: June 23, 2016Date of Patent: November 16, 2021Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.Inventors: Joseph Blake Winston, Scott David Senften, Keshava Prasad Rangarajan
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Publication number: 20210285309Abstract: Systems, methods, and computer-readable media are described for intelligent, real-time monitoring and managing of changes in oilfield equilibrium to optimize production of desired hydrocarbons and economic viability of the field. In some examples, a method can involve generating, based on a topology of a field of wells, a respective graph for the wells, each respective graph including computing devices coupled with one or more sensors and/or actuators. The method can involve collecting, via the computing devices, respective parameters associated with one or more computing devices, sensors, actuators, and/or models, and identifying a measured state associated with the computing devices, sensors, actuators, and/or models.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 27, 2017Publication date: September 16, 2021Applicant: LANDMARK GRAPHICS CORPORATIONInventors: Joseph Blake WINSTON, Brent Charles HOUCHENS, Feifei ZHANG, Avinash WESLEY, Andrew Shane ELSEY, Jonathan NGUYEN, Keshava RANGARAJAN, Olivier GERMAIN
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Publication number: 20210209055Abstract: Various embodiments include systems and methods of operating the systems that include operation of a plurality of first nodes and second nodes in response to a request, where each first node is a first type of processing unit and each second node is a second type of processing unit, where the second type of processing node is different from the first type of processing node. Each of the first and second nodes can be operable in parallel with the other nodes of their respective plurality. Each second node may be operable to respond to the request using data and/or metadata it holds and/or operable in response to data and/or metadata from one or more of the first nodes. Additional apparatus, systems, and methods are disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 23, 2016Publication date: July 8, 2021Inventors: Joseph Blake Winston, Scott David Senften, Keshava Prasad Rangarajan
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Publication number: 20210115778Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure relate to projecting control parameters of equipment associated with forming a wellbore, stimulating the wellbore, or producing fluid from the wellbore. A system includes the equipment and a computing device. The computing device is operable to project a control parameter value of the equipment using an equipment control process, and to receive confirmation that the projected control parameter value is within an allowable operating range. The computing device is also operable to adjust the equipment control process based on the confirmation, and to control the equipment to operate at the projected control parameter value. Further, the computing device is operable to receive real-time data associated with the forming of the wellbore, the stimulating of the wellbore, or the producing fluid from the wellbore. Furthermore, the computing device is operable to adjust the equipment control process based on the real-time data.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 2, 2018Publication date: April 22, 2021Inventors: Keshava Rangarajan, Joseph Blake Winston, Srinath Madasu, Xi Wang, Yogendra Narayan Pandey, Wei Chiu, Jeffery Padgett, Aimee Jackson Taylor
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Publication number: 20200378236Abstract: A drill bit subsystem can include a drill bit, a processor, and a non-transitory computer-readable medium for storing instructions and for being positioned downhole with the drill bit. The instructions of the non-transitory computer-readable medium can include a machine-teachable module and a control module that are executable by the processor. The machine-teachable module can receive depth data and rate of drill bit penetration from one or more sensors in a drilling operation, and determine an estimated lithology of a formation at which the drill bit subsystem is located. The control module can use the estimated lithology to determine an updated location of the drill bit subsystem, and control a direction of the drill bit using the updated location and a drill plan.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 27, 2018Publication date: December 3, 2020Inventors: Greg Daniel Brumbaugh, Youpeng Huang, Janaki Vamaraju, Joseph Blake Winston, Aimee Jackson Taylor, Keshava Rangarajan, Avinash Wesley
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Publication number: 20200182036Abstract: A method of managing oilfield activity with a control system is provided having a plurality of virtual sensors and integrating the virtual sensors into a virtual sensor network. The method includes determining interdependencies among the virtual sensors, obtaining operational information from the virtual sensors, and providing virtual sensor output to the control system based on the determined interdependencies and the operational information.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 5, 2018Publication date: June 11, 2020Inventors: Keshava RANGARAJAN, Joseph Blake WINSTON, Anuj JIAN, Xi WANG
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Publication number: 20200057675Abstract: A computer implemented method, computer program product, and system for managing execution of a workflow comprising a set of subworkflows, comprising optimizing the set of subworkflows using a deep neural network, wherein each subworkflow of the set of subworkflows has a set of tasks, wherein each task of the sets of tasks has a requirement of resources of a set of resources; wherein each task of the sets of tasks is enabled to be dependent on another task of the sets of tasks, training the deep neural network by: executing the set of subworkflows, collecting provenance data from the execution, and collecting monitoring data that represents the state of said set of resources, wherein the training causes the neural network to learn relationships between the states of said set of resources, the said sets of tasks, their parameters and the obtained performance, optimizing an allocation of resources of the set of resources to each task of the sets of tasks to ensure compliance with a user-defined quality metric bType: ApplicationFiled: August 16, 2018Publication date: February 20, 2020Inventors: Jonas F. Dias, Angelo Ciarlini, Romulo D. Pinho, Vinicius Gottin, Andre Maximo, Edward Pacheco, David Holmes, Keshava Rangarajan, Scott David Senften, Joseph Blake Winston, Xi Wang, Clifton Brent Walker, Ashwani Dev, Chandra Yeleshwarapu, Nagaraj Srinivasan
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Publication number: 20190323323Abstract: Systems, methods, and computer-readable media are described for the mutual improvement of physics-based and data-driven models related to an oilfield. These may involve generating, via a processor, with an oilfield related condition as a first input, a first output based on one of a physics-based model or a data-based model; generating, using the first input or a second input, a second output based on the other of the physics-based model or the data-based model not used to generate the first output; and modifying, automatically, at least one of the physics-based model, data-driven model, the first input or the second input, based on the first output or second output.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 27, 2017Publication date: October 24, 2019Inventors: Feifei ZHANG, Brent Charles HOUCHENS, Joseph Blake WINSTON, Michael Keith REDMAN, Avinash WESLEY, Ethan MYERS, Kaiji LU
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Publication number: 20190243026Abstract: A system including a work environment having a topology comprising a plurality of computing devices coupled with at least one of one or more sensors, one or more actuators, and one or more models. One or more processors communicatively coupled with the computing devices and having a memory having stored therein instructions which, when executed, cause the processors to generate, based on the topology, a graph for the work environment; collect respective parameters associated with the computing devices, sensors, actuators, and models; identify an environmental anomaly associated with at least one of the sensors; and generate a decision tree to determine a cause of the environmental anomaly.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 27, 2017Publication date: August 8, 2019Applicant: LANDMARK GRAPHICS CORPORATIONInventors: Brent Charles HOUCHENS, Joseph Blake WINSTON, Feifei ZHANG, Amir BAR, Ankush AGRAWAL, Paul SAAD, Keshava RANGARAJAN, Olivier GERMAIN