Patents by Inventor Juan Carlos Flores

Juan Carlos Flores 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: 11199073
    Abstract: A plug with a resettable closure member including a body defining a flow bore and a closure member seat, a closure assembly connected to the body, the assembly includes a closure member and a magnetic catch disposed to hold the closure member in an open position, the magnetic catch being configured to release the closure member upon a selected hydrodynamic load upon the closure member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 14, 2021
    Assignee: BAKER HUGHES OILFIELD OPERATIONS LLC
    Inventors: Eugene Stolboushkin, Juan Carlos Flores Perez, Seth Burke
  • Publication number: 20210355775
    Abstract: A disposable setting tool includes a housing having a first end, a second end, and an intermediate portion having an outer surface and an inner surface defining a passage. A piston assembly is arranged in the passage. The piston assembly including a first piston portion and a second piston portion that extends axially outwardly of the second end of the housing. The first piston portion includes a first end portion, a second end portion, and an intermediate section having an outer surface portion and an inner surface portion that extends between the first end portion and the second end portion. The inner surface portion defines a pressure passage. An atmospheric chamber is defined between the inner surface of the housing and the outer surface portion of the piston assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 18, 2020
    Publication date: November 18, 2021
    Applicant: Baker Hughes Oilfield Operations LLC
    Inventors: YingQing Xu, Gregory Hern, Juan Carlos Flores Perez
  • Patent number: 11162336
    Abstract: A device for controlling fluid flow in a borehole includes a support structure including a fluid conduit, the fluid conduit defining a flow path having a longitudinal axis, and a valve seat connected to the support structure and disposed within the fluid conduit. The valve seat defines a first engagement surface and has an opening configured to permit fluid flow through the fluid conduit, the first engagement surface having an inclined shape, the inclined shape defining an angle with respect to the longitudinal axis. The device also includes a valve member disposed within the fluid conduit, the valve member configured to be actuated to move the valve member between an open position and a closed position, the valve member engaging the first engagement surface to restrict the fluid flow when in the closed position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 2, 2021
    Assignee: BAKER HUGHES OILFIELD OPERATIONS LLC
    Inventor: Juan Carlos Flores Perez
  • Publication number: 20210332682
    Abstract: A system for diverting fluid in a borehole string includes an object configured to be deployed in the borehole string. The borehole string includes a plurality of fluid ports defining a plurality of zones along a length of the borehole string, each fluid port extending from a fluid conduit in the borehole string to at least one of: an annular region of the borehole string and a subterranean region. The object is configured to be advanced by a fluid to a fluid port to obstruct the fluid port and divert the fluid in the borehole string to another fluid port. The object includes a core portion made from a first material having a first property, and an outer portion at least partially surrounding the core portion and made from a second material, the second material being deformable and having a second property that is different than the first property.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 23, 2020
    Publication date: October 28, 2021
    Applicant: Baker Hughes Oilfield Operations LLC
    Inventors: Juan Carlos Flores Perez, Edward O'Malley
  • Patent number: 11131162
    Abstract: A frac plug system, downhole tool and method of securing a frac plug system in a wellbore in a formation. A mandrel includes a first end and a second end. A setting assembly is coupled to the mandrel at the first end, and an anchor is arranged at the second end of the mandrel and receptive to the setting assembly. The anchor is settable to engage the wellbore. A bottom sub is arranged at the second end of the mandrel and includes a first member movable relative to the mandrel. A gas generates a pressure to shift the first member along the mandrel to move the anchor against the setting assembly, securing the setting assembly in the wellbore via radial deployment of the anchor. The mandrel is separated from the bottom sub to leave the setting assembly and the anchor in the wellbore.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 28, 2021
    Assignee: BAKER HUGHES, A GE COMPANY, LLC
    Inventors: Gregory Hern, YingQing Xu, Juan Carlos Flores Perez
  • Patent number: 11125045
    Abstract: A frac plug system downhole tool and method of securing a frac plug system in a wellbore. A mandrel extending from a first end to a second end. A setting assembly is on the first end of the mandrel and is movable along the mandrel. An anchor is at the second end of the mandrel and is expandable to engage the wellbore. A gas generates a pressure to move the setting assembly along the mandrel to expand the anchor at the second end of the mandrel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 21, 2021
    Assignee: BAKER HUGHES, A GE COMPANY, LLC
    Inventors: Gregory Hern, YingQing Xu, Juan Carlos Flores Perez
  • Publication number: 20210262302
    Abstract: An apparatus for setting a plug in a borehole penetrating a subsurface formation includes a tool mandrel defining a chamber having a port and a power charge disposed in the chamber for emitting a pressurized gas upon ignition. The apparatus also includes an outer sleeve at least partially surrounding the tool mandrel and defining an annulus between the outer sleeve and the tool mandrel where the annulus is in communication with the port. The apparatus further includes a piston disposed in the annulus and having an outer surface facing uphole within the annulus, the piston being in mechanical communication with a setting sleeve of the plug, wherein displacement of the setting sleeve causes setting of a slip and a seal of the plug.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 25, 2020
    Publication date: August 26, 2021
    Applicant: Baker Hughes Oilfield Operations LLC
    Inventors: Juan Carlos Flores Perez, YingQing Xu
  • Publication number: 20210238957
    Abstract: A plug with a resettable closure member including a body defining a flow bore and a closure member seat, a closure assembly connected to the body, the assembly includes a closure member and a magnetic catch disposed to hold the closure member in an open position, the magnetic catch being configured to release the closure member upon a selected hydrodynamic load upon the closure member
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2020
    Publication date: August 5, 2021
    Applicant: Baker Hughes Oilfield Operations LLC
    Inventors: Eugene Stolboushkin, Juan Carlos Flores Perez, Seth Burke
  • Publication number: 20210002972
    Abstract: A method of forming a sand control device comprising: infusing a curable inorganic mixture with a degradable material configured to disintegrate upon exposure to an external stimuli; forming the curable inorganic mixture infused with the degradable material about a tubular; and curing the curable inorganic mixture infused with the degradable material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 2, 2019
    Publication date: January 7, 2021
    Applicant: Baker Hughes Oilfield Operations LLC
    Inventors: Rostyslav Dolog, Yash Parekh, Juan Carlos Flores Perez, Valery N. Khabashesku, Qusai A. Darugar
  • Patent number: 10822918
    Abstract: A sand control screen system including a housing having an inner diameter, a filtration configuration disposed about the housing, a filtered volume between the housing and the filtration configuration, and a breach feature segregating the filtered volume from the inner diameter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2020
    Assignee: BAKER HUGHES, A GE COMPANY, LLC
    Inventors: Juan Carlos Flores Perez, Vitaly Y. Shkred
  • Publication number: 20200277838
    Abstract: A frac plug system, downhole tool and method of securing a frac plug system in a wellbore in a formation. A mandrel includes a first end and a second end. A setting assembly is coupled to the mandrel at the first end, and an anchor is arranged at the second end of the mandrel and receptive to the setting assembly. The anchor is settable to engage the wellbore. A bottom sub is arranged at the second end of the mandrel and includes a first member movable relative to the mandrel. A gas generates a pressure to shift the first member along the mandrel to move the anchor against the setting assembly, securing the setting assembly in the wellbore via radial deployment of the anchor. The mandrel is separated from the bottom sub to leave the setting assembly and the anchor in the wellbore.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 19, 2020
    Publication date: September 3, 2020
    Applicant: Baker Hughes, a GE company, LLC
    Inventors: Gregory Hern, YingQing Xu, Juan Carlos Flores Perez
  • Publication number: 20200277837
    Abstract: A frac plug system downhole tool and method of securing a frac plug system in a wellbore. A mandrel extending from a first end to a second end. A setting assembly is on the first end of the mandrel and is movable along the mandrel. An anchor is at the second end of the mandrel and is expandable to engage the wellbore. A gas generates a pressure to move the setting assembly along the mandrel to expand the anchor at the second end of the mandrel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 19, 2020
    Publication date: September 3, 2020
    Applicant: Baker Hughes, a GE company, LLC
    Inventors: Gregory Hern, YingQing Xu, Juan Carlos Flores Perez
  • Patent number: 10612335
    Abstract: A downhole assembly comprises a disintegrable article comprising a metal, a metal alloy, a metal composite, or a combination comprising at least one of the foregoing; the disintegrable article being corrodible in a downhole fluid; a current source configured to supply electrons to the disintegrable article and to delay or reduce the corrosion of the disintegrable article in the downhole fluid; and a controller configured to control the supply of electrons to the disintegrable article.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2020
    Assignee: BAKER HUGHES, A GE COMPANY, LLC
    Inventor: Juan Carlos Flores Perez
  • Patent number: 10577897
    Abstract: A sand control sleeve includes a body; a port extending through the body; and a filtration material disposed relative the port and configured to attain a first condition where relatively less of the port is occupied. A second condition where relatively more of the port is occupied by the material. A method for producing fluid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 6, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2020
    Assignee: BAKER HUGHES, A GE COMPANY, LLC
    Inventors: Juan Carlos Flores Perez, Rostyslav Dolog
  • Publication number: 20190292877
    Abstract: A sand control screen system including a housing having an inner diameter, a filtration configuration disposed about the housing, a filtered volume between the housing and the filtration configuration, and a breach feature segregating the filtered volume from the inner diameter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 21, 2018
    Publication date: September 26, 2019
    Applicant: Baker Hughes, a GE company, LLC
    Inventors: Juan Carlos Flores Perez, Vitaly Y. Shkred
  • Patent number: 10316142
    Abstract: A downhole tool for controlling the flow of a fluid in a wellbore comprises: an annular body having a flow passage therethrough; a frustoconical element disposed about the annular body; a sealing element carried on the annular body and configured to engage a portion of the frustoconical element; and a bottom sub disposed about the annular body; wherein at least one of the frustoconical element and the bottom sub comprise a polymeric composite that includes: a polymer component comprising one or more of the following: a poly(ether ether ketone); or an epoxy, and a filler crosslinked with the polymer component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2019
    Assignee: BAKER HUGHES, A GE COMPANY, LLC
    Inventors: Rostyslav Dolog, Juan Carlos Flores, Darryl Ventura, Valery N. Khabashesku
  • Patent number: 10221643
    Abstract: A downhole assembly includes a downhole tool including a degradable-on-demand material, the degradable-on-demand material including a matrix material, and a unit in contact with the matrix material, the unit including a core comprising an energetic material configured to generate energy upon activation to facilitate degradation of the downhole tool and, an activator disposed in contact with the core, the activator having a triggering system including an electrical circuit, an igniter in the electrical circuit arranged to ignite the energetic material, a sensor configured to sense a target event or parameter within the borehole, and a control unit arranged to receive sensed signals from the sensor and to deliver a start signal to the electrical circuit in response to the sensed signals indicating an occurrence of the target event or parameter wherein, after the start signal is delivered from the control unit, the electrical circuit is closed and the igniter is initiated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2019
    Assignee: BAKER HUGHES, A GE COMPANY, LLC
    Inventors: Zhihui Zhang, Zhiyue Xu, Goang-Ding Shyu, Juan Carlos Flores Perez, James Doane, Yingqing Xu
  • Patent number: 10221641
    Abstract: A downhole assembly includes a matrix material and a unit in contact with the matrix material. The unit includes a core having an energetic material, an activator disposed in direct contact with the core, and at least one layer disposed on the core. The activator includes a triggering system having an igniter and a pre-set timer connected in an electrical circuit. The igniter is inactive in an open condition of the electrical circuit, and, after a pre-set time period, the pre-set timer closes the electrical circuit and the igniter is activated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2019
    Assignee: BAKER HUGHES, A GE COMPANY, LLC
    Inventors: Zhihui Zhang, Zhiyue Xu, Goang-Ding Shyu, Juan Carlos Flores Perez, James Doane, Yingqing Xu
  • Patent number: 10221642
    Abstract: A downhole assembly includes a downhole tool including a degradable-on-demand material including: a matrix material; and, a unit in contact with the matrix material. The unit includes a core including an energetic material configured to generate energy upon activation to facilitate degradation of the downhole tool; and, an activator disposed in contact with the core, the activator including a triggering system having an electrical circuit and an igniter within the electrical circuit, the electrical circuit having an open condition and a closed condition, the electrical circuit configured to be in the closed condition after movement of an object downhole that engages directly or indirectly with the triggering system, and the igniter arranged to ignite the energetic material in the closed condition of the electrical circuit. In the open condition of the electrical circuit the igniter is inactive, and in the closed condition of the electrical circuit the igniter is activated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2019
    Assignee: BAKER HUGHES, A GE COMPANY, LLC
    Inventors: Zhihui Zhang, Zhiyue Xu, Goang-Ding Shyu, Juan Carlos Flores Perez, James Doane, Yingqing Xu
  • Patent number: 10184326
    Abstract: A perforating system for creating perforations that azimuthally circumscribe an inner wall of a wellbore, and that are at substantially the same depth in the wellbore. The perforating system includes perforating assemblies that are housed in a gun body and spaced axially apart. The perforating assemblies have shaped charges positioned at selective angles around an axis of the gun body and at substantially the same axial location in the gun body. Bulkheads are provided between adjacent shaped charges, so that initiating the shaped charges forms angularly spaced apart perforations in a tubular in which the perforating system is inserted. Pressurizing the wellbore with fracturing fluid extends the perforations into fractures, where the fractures are normal to an axis of the wellbore and in a plane of minimum stress.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 22, 2019
    Assignee: Baker Hughes, a GE Company LLC
    Inventor: Juan Carlos Flores