Patents by Inventor Joshua Wurtz

Joshua Wurtz 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: 20240052718
    Abstract: An annular cutter catching device includes a housing having an inner bore therethrough, a cutter configured to cut a coupon, and a coupon catching device configured to grip an outer surface of the coupon. In an embodiment, an annular cutter catching device includes one or more split rings disposed within the inner bore of the housing. In the embodiment, at least one split ring is configured to grip an outer surface of the coupon within the inner bore of the housing. In an embodiment, an annular cutter catching device includes a coupon catcher disposed within the inner bore of the housing. In an embodiment, the coupon catcher includes a set of fingers movable between an open position and a closed position. In an embodiment, the set of fingers are configured to retain the coupon within the inner bore of the housing in the closed position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2021
    Publication date: February 15, 2024
    Inventors: Gregory Giem, Benjamin Jean Yvon Durand, Matthew Dresel, Jessica Schulz, Quentin Smith, Joshua Wurtz
  • Publication number: 20230313627
    Abstract: A milling system may be used to remove the portions of a failed valve that is blocking the wellbore. When milling a partially open valve obstructing the wellbore, the target material to be removed may not be present at the central axis of the wellbore causing the target material to not fully surround the milling bit, which may cause the bit to be deflected away from the target during milling reducing milling efficiency. The disclosed milling system may be used to mill out and capture the coupon for any downhole obstruction that does not have any material near the center axis of the wellbore. A first embodiment of the milling sytem may be configured to fully mill out material within the wellbore while a second embodiment may be used to mill out material within the wellbore and further catch the milled material or coupon.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 7, 2021
    Publication date: October 5, 2023
    Inventors: Gregory Giem, Benjamin Jean Yvon Durand, Joshua Wurtz, Robert Kyle Wiesenborn, Joseph Casassa, Rodrigo Feliu
  • Patent number: 11702911
    Abstract: A downhole puncher tool may include a pump system configured to produce a force. The downhole puncher tool may include a plurality of arm systems. Each arm system may have one or more arms that are configured to extend radially outward from the downhole puncher tool upon receiving the force from the pump system. In some embodiments, at least one arm system of the plurality of arm systems comprises a punching insert that is coupled to an arm of the one or more arms, and the punching insert may have a projecting surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2023
    Assignee: SCHLUMBERGER TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Lucas Teurlay, Gregory Giem, Joshua Wurtz, Matthew Dresel
  • Publication number: 20220412180
    Abstract: Devices, systems and methods for cutting openings in a wellbore tubular by a slot cutting assembly having an anchoring system and a slot cutting tool. The anchoring assembly anchors the slot cutting assembly within the wellbore. The slot cutting tool has an extendable cutting blade that is pushed into the wellbore tubular to cut an opening through the tubular. The slot cutting tool may have an extendable stabilizing arm to stabilize and assist with cutting by the blade. The slot cutting assembly may have azimuth and depth sensors to assist with positioning the tool at a desired position downhole. A surface system may be used to control the position of the slot cutting assembly downhole.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2022
    Publication date: December 29, 2022
    Inventors: Joshua Wurtz, Joseph Matthew Casassa, Christopher Albert Babin, Robert Kyle Wiesenborn, Pierre-Arnaud Foucher, David Engel, Todor Sheiretov
  • Publication number: 20220412179
    Abstract: Systems and methods presented herein provide for cutting in a borehole or casing. A cutting device can include a first arm having a cutting blade, wherein the cutting blade has side cutting teeth and an axis of rotation that is substantially at a right angle with respect to an axis of the tool body. The cutting device can also include a second arm with a bumper. The first and second arms articulate away from the elongate body in different directions to reduce vibrations while cutting. A control device can automate the cut based on hydraulic pressure measurements. Additionally, the cutting device can also be extended or rotated on a rotary index. The cutting device can rotate around a J slot, in an example.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2022
    Publication date: December 29, 2022
    Inventors: Todor Sheiretov, Joseph Matthew Casassa, Gregory Jay Giem, David Engel, Maxim Alekseevich Klyuzhev, Joshua Wurtz, Albert Dionisio, Robert Kyle Wiesenborn, Philip Stevenson
  • Publication number: 20200190951
    Abstract: A downhole puncher tool may include a pump system configured to produce a force. The downhole puncher tool may include a plurality of arm systems. Each arm system may have one or more arms that are configured to extend radially outward from the downhole puncher tool upon receiving the force from the pump system. In some embodiments, at least one arm system of the plurality of arm systems comprises a punching insert that is coupled to an arm of the one or more arms, and the punching insert may have a projecting surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2019
    Publication date: June 18, 2020
    Inventors: Lucas Teurlay, Gregory Giem, Joshua Wurtz, Matthew Dresel