Patents by Inventor KYLE R. FONTENOT

KYLE R. FONTENOT 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).

  • Downhole communication carrier fluid
    Patent number: 11661841
    Abstract: An inexpensive electrically conductive carrier is added to well bore fluids thereby allowing for a closed loop real-time data communication system for topside management of all downhole equipment including drilling, completion, production, logging, and workover equipment. Conductive carrier fluid provides a “real-time” digital and analog bi-directional data and communication solution between the surface operations of a well-bore and downhole tools. Conductive carrier fluid provides for the application of more sophisticated software essential for exact control requirements of sophisticated downhole equipment, thereby achieving optimized tool performance as well as future downhole tools.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2023
    Assignee: CONOCOPHILLIPS COMPANY
    Inventors: Joshua C. Hayes, Leo C. Hayes, Kyle R. Fontenot
  • DOWNHOLE COMMUNICATION CARRIER FLUID
    Publication number: 20200217191
    Abstract: An inexpensive electrically conductive carrier is added to well bore fluids thereby allowing for a closed loop real-time data communication system for topside management of all downhole equipment including drilling, completion, production, logging, and workover equipment. Conductive carrier fluid provides a “real-time” digital and analog bi-directional data and communication solution between the surface operations of a well-bore and downhole tools. Conductive carrier fluid provides for the application of more sophisticated software essential for exact control requirements of sophisticated downhole equipment, thereby achieving optimized tool performance as well as future downhole tools.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2019
    Publication date: July 9, 2020
    Inventors: Joshua C. HAYES, Leo C. HAYES, Kyle R. FONTENOT
  • Methods of producing with multi-sidetracked mother wellbores
    Patent number: 9926774
    Abstract: Methods produce hydrocarbons from an unconventional reservoir using a number of sidetrack lateral wells. A first of the lateral wells is drilled and produced before being closed for drilling of a subsequent lateral well. Drilling and production from such horizontal laterals alternates between first and second mother wellbores. One mother wellbore thereby undergoes drilling and completion while the other mother wellbore is in production.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 27, 2018
    Assignee: CONOCOPHILLIPS COMPANY
    Inventors: Kyle R. Fontenot, Matthew R. Wiens
  • MULTI-SIDETRACKED WELLBORE
    Publication number: 20160215605
    Abstract: A system recovers hydrocarbons from an unconventional reservoir using a number of sidetrack lateral wells. In addition, methods related to drilling the disclosed well system provide recovery of the hydrocarbons.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 21, 2016
    Publication date: July 28, 2016
    Inventors: KYLE R. FONTENOT, MATTHEW R. WIENS