Patents by Inventor Karl Ronny Klungtvedt

Karl Ronny Klungtvedt 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).

  • COMPOSITION FOR MAKING A DRILLING FLUID A NON-INVASIVE DRILLING FLUID
    Publication number: 20240141224
    Abstract: A composition is for making a drilling fluid a non-invasive drilling fluid. The composition has a first component comprising particles having a scratch hardness above 2 Mohs and a second component comprising particles selected from the group of fragmented seeds of Tamarindus indica, comminuted bark from Litsea glutinosa, or comminuted Ocimum tenuiflorum. Also disclosed is a non-invasive drilling fluid having the composition, and a method for drilling a wellbore.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 4, 2024
    Publication date: May 2, 2024
    Applicant: European Mud Company AS
    Inventors: Jan Kristian Vasshus, Karl Ronny Klungtvedt, Swapan Kumar Mandal
  • Composition for making a drilling fluid a non-invasive drilling fluid
    Patent number: 11912928
    Abstract: A composition is for making a drilling fluid a non-invasive drilling fluid. The composition has a first component comprising particles having a scratch hardness above 2 Mohs and a second component comprising particles selected from the group of fragmented seeds of Tamarindus indica, comminuted bark from Litsea glutinosa, or comminuted Ocimum tenuiflorum. Also disclosed is a non-invasive drilling fluid having the composition, and a method for drilling a wellbore.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2024
    Assignee: European Mud Company AS
    Inventors: Jan Kristian Vasshus, Karl Ronny Klungtvedt, Swapan Kumar Mandal
  • COMPOSITION FOR MAKING A DRILLING FLUID A NON-INVASIVE DRILLING FLUID
    Publication number: 20220251437
    Abstract: A composition is for making a drilling fluid a non-invasive drilling fluid. The composition has a first component comprising particles having a scratch hardness above 2 Mohs and a second component comprising particles selected from the group of fragmented seeds of Tamarindus indica, comminuted bark from Litsea glutinosa, or comminuted Ocimum tenuiflorum. Also disclosed is a non-invasive drilling fluid having the composition, and a method for drilling a wellbore.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2020
    Publication date: August 11, 2022
    Applicant: European Mud Company AS
    Inventors: Jan Kristian Vasshus, Karl Ronny Klungtvedt, Swapan Kumar Mandal