Patents by Inventor Kevin Berscheidt

Kevin Berscheidt 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: 10323478
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a modular insert float system and method that can be inserted into a casing and attached to the casing internal surface by internal slips and sealing components. The system is modular in that three main components: an upper valve assembly, a lower valve assembly, and a pair of casing anchor and seal assemblies along with top and bottom shoes form a kit that can be used for virtually any casing of a given size regardless of the threads, casing material grades, length of joint, or other variations. Further, the system allows for insertion of the casing into the wellbore without damaging the formation from forcing wellbore fluid into the formation and causing the loss of wellbore fluid in the wellbore.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2019
    Inventors: Kevin Berscheidt, Michael Sutton, Cleo Holland
  • Publication number: 20180266206
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a modular insert float system and method that can be inserted into a casing and attached to the casing internal surface by internal slips and sealing components. The system is modular in that three main components: an upper valve assembly, a lower valve assembly, and a pair of casing anchor and seal assemblies along with top and bottom shoes form a kit that can be used for virtually any casing of a given size regardless of the threads, casing material grades, length of joint, or other variations. Further, the system allows for insertion of the casing into the wellbore without damaging the formation from forcing wellbore fluid into the formation and causing the loss of wellbore fluid in the wellbore.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2017
    Publication date: September 20, 2018
    Inventors: Kevin BERSCHEIDT, Michael SUTTON, Cleo HOLLAND
  • Patent number: 8322449
    Abstract: A method of removing a downhole tool from a wellbore comprising contacting the tool with a heat source wherein the tool comprises at least one load-bearing component comprising a thermally degradable material. A method of reducing the structural integrity of a downhole tool comprising fabricating the load-bearing components of the tool from a thermally degradable material. A method of removing a downhole tool comprising mechanically milling and/or drilling the tool from a wellbore wherein the tool comprises at least one load bearing component comprising a phenolic resin wherein the phenolic resin comprises a rosole, a novalac or combinations thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 4, 2012
    Assignees: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc., MCR Oil Tools, LLC
    Inventors: Robert Preston Clayton, Kevin Berscheidt, Michael C. Robertson
  • Publication number: 20120031626
    Abstract: A method of removing a downhole tool from a wellbore comprising contacting the tool with a heat source wherein the tool comprises at least one load-bearing component comprising a thermally degradable material. A method of reducing the structural integrity of a downhole tool comprising fabricating the load-bearing components of the tool from a thermally degradable material. A method of removing a downhole tool comprising mechanically milling and/or drilling the tool from a wellbore wherein the tool comprises at least one load bearing component comprising a phenolic resin wherein the phenolic resin comprises a rosole, a novalac or combinations thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 19, 2011
    Publication date: February 9, 2012
    Applicant: HALLIBURTON ENERGY SERVICES, INC.
    Inventors: Robert P. CLAYTON, Kevin BERSCHEIDT, Michael C. ROBERTSON
  • Patent number: 8056638
    Abstract: A method of removing a downhole tool from a wellbore comprising contacting the tool with a heat source wherein the tool comprises at least one load-bearing component comprising a thermally degradable material. A method of reducing the structural integrity of a downhole tool comprising fabricating the load-bearing components of the tool from a thermally degradable material. A method of removing a downhole tool comprising mechanically milling and/or drilling the tool from a wellbore wherein the tool comprises at least one load bearing component comprising a phenolic resin wherein the phenolic resin comprises a rosole, a novalac or combinations thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2011
    Assignees: Halliburton Energy Services Inc., MCR Oil Tools, LLC
    Inventors: Robert P. Clayton, Kevin Berscheidt, Michael C. Robertson
  • Publication number: 20100101803
    Abstract: A method of removing a downhole tool from a wellbore comprising contacting the tool with a heat source wherein the tool comprises at least one load-bearing component comprising a thermally degradable material. A method of reducing the structural integrity of a downhole tool comprising fabricating the load-bearing components of the tool from a thermally degradable material. A method of removing a downhole tool comprising mechanically milling and/or drilling the tool from a wellbore wherein the tool comprises at least one load bearing component comprising a phenolic resin wherein the phenolic resin comprises a rosole, a novalac or combinations thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 30, 2009
    Publication date: April 29, 2010
    Applicant: HALLIBURTON ENERGY SERVICES, INC.
    Inventors: Robert CLAYTON, Kevin BERSCHEIDT
  • Publication number: 20080202764
    Abstract: A method of removing a downhole tool from a wellbore comprising contacting the tool with a heat source wherein the tool comprises at least one load-bearing component comprising a thermally degradable material. A method of reducing the structural integrity of a downhole tool comprising fabricating the load-bearing components of the tool from a thermally degradable material. A method of removing a downhole tool comprising mechanically milling and/or drilling the tool from a wellbore wherein the tool comprises at least one load bearing component comprising a phenolic resin wherein the phenolic resin comprises a rosole, a novalac or combinations thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 22, 2007
    Publication date: August 28, 2008
    Applicant: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert Clayton, Kevin Berscheidt
  • Publication number: 20050247458
    Abstract: The present invention relates to subterranean cementing operations, and more particularly to an apparatus useful in loading cementing plugs and darts into tubulars, and methods of using such apparatus in subterranean cementing operations. An example of a method of the present invention is a method of placing a compressible object having a cross-section within a tubular, including the steps of: reducing the cross-section of the compressible object; placing the compressible object with the reduced cross-section in a tubular; and releasing the compressible object within the tubular. Another example of a method of the present invention is a method of reducing the radial cross-section of a compressible object. Other examples of apparatus of the present invention include apparatus for placing a compressible object into a tubular.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 7, 2004
    Publication date: November 10, 2005
    Inventors: Michael Stevens, David Szarka, Kevin Berscheidt, Henry Rogers, Brett Fears