Patents by Inventor Lee Morgan Smith

Lee Morgan Smith 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: 11346159
    Abstract: A ruggedized bidirectional cutting system with an outer wear band having a first blade-free fitting section engaging within the drill string and a first cutting section integral with the first blade-free fitting section. The first cutting section has a plurality of blades, each blade with two cutting portions extending at defined cutting angles and a blade cutting portion extending at a third angle from the longitudinal axis different from the first and second angles. Each blade has cutting inserts. A plurality of flutes are formed between pairs of blades to stabilizes and protects bottom hole equipment while a wellbore completes directional drilling objectives.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2022
    Assignee: FRANK'S INTERNATIONAL LLC.
    Inventor: Lee Morgan Smith
  • Patent number: 10590717
    Abstract: A stress-free centralizer system for wellbore tubulars having a centralizer portion with hollow vanes or solid vanes. An injectable material can be configured to harden at ambient or elevated temperatures and installed into the hollow vanes while coating a portion of the inner surface of the centralizer portion. Alternatively, a swellable encapsulation and shape shifting material can be used instead of the injectable material. Additionally, primers and adhesives can be used with the centralizer portion. Both materials when hardened or swollen can be configured to withstand temperatures and pressures within a wellbore for twenty-four hours without melting or degrading. The centralizer portion can simultaneously prevent axial movement and rotational movement while installed on the wellbore tubular, distribute load evenly around the centralizer portion, and provide cathodic protection to the wellbore tubular without using a stop collar with screws.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 14, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2020
    Assignee: ALASKAN ENERGY RESOURCES, INC.
    Inventors: Lee Morgan Smith, Alf K. Sevre, Pierre Rene Cortes
  • Publication number: 20190338601
    Abstract: A drilling rig has a bidirectional eccentric stabilizer for use in a wellbore. The bidirectional eccentric stabilizer is coupled between a drill string and a bottom hole assembly. The bidirectional eccentric stabilizer has a shaft connected between a first shaft end and a second shaft end, an annulus formed longitudinally through the shaft and a cutting portion formed on an outer surface of the shaft. The cutting portion has a first cutting portion, a second cutting portion, a plurality of helical blades, a plurality of flutes, a plurality of cutting nodes, and a plurality of impact arrestors. The bidirectional eccentric stabilizer has a center of eccentric rotation which is offset from the longitudinal axis of the shaft, enabling the bidirectional eccentric stabilizer to form a larger wellbore than a drill bit on the bottom hole assembly and a larger diameter wellbore than originally drilled by the drill bit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 3, 2018
    Publication date: November 7, 2019
    Inventors: Lee Morgan Smith, Betty A. Eastup-Smith
  • Patent number: 10364619
    Abstract: A field created integral electrically isolated centralizer and swell packer system for wellbore tubulars having in series over the wellbore tubular, a first end ring, a swell packer portion over a first and second primer optionally with cured resin, a second end ring, wherein the end rings inhibit axial movement of the swell packer portion. Integral with the swell packer portion an electrically isolating centralizer; a cured resin bonded to the wellbore tubular filling all hollow spaces of the centralizer portion integrally forming a high strength bond, while excluding bonding to the first and second end rings, the cured resin configured to cure to a hardness of at least 50 shore A and withstand temperatures and pressures within a wellbore for at least twenty-four hours without melting, while specifically excluding a sand screen.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 30, 2019
    Inventor: Lee Morgan Smith
  • Publication number: 20190040694
    Abstract: A field created integral electrically isolated centralizer and swell packer system for wellbore tubulars having in series over the wellbore tubular, a first end ring, a swell packer portion over a first and second primer optionally with cured resin, a second end ring, wherein the end rings inhibit axial movement of the swell packer portion. Integral with the swell packer portion an electrically isolating centralizer; a cured resin bonded to the wellbore tubular filling all hollow spaces of the centralizer portion integrally forming a high strength bond, while excluding bonding to the first and second end rings, the cured resin configured to cure to a hardness of at least 50 shore A and withstand temperatures and pressures within a wellbore for at least twenty-four hours without melting, while specifically excluding a sand screen.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 9, 2018
    Publication date: February 7, 2019
    Inventor: Lee Morgan Smith
  • Publication number: 20180355680
    Abstract: A stress-free centralizer system for wellbore tubulars having a centralizer portion with hollow vanes or solid vanes. An injectable material can be configured to harden at ambient or elevated temperatures and installed into the hollow vanes while coating a portion of the inner surface of the centralizer portion. Alternatively, a swellable encapsulation and shape shifting material can be used instead of the injectable material. Additionally, primers and adhesives can be used with the centralizer portion. Both materials when hardened or swollen can be configured to withstand temperatures and pressures within a wellbore for twenty-four hours without melting or degrading. The centralizer portion can simultaneously prevent axial movement and rotational movement while installed on the wellbore tubular, distribute load evenly around the centralizer portion, and provide cathodic protection to the wellbore tubular without using a stop collar with screws.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 14, 2018
    Publication date: December 13, 2018
    Inventors: Lee Morgan Smith, Alf K. Sevre, Pierre Rene Cortes
  • Patent number: 10053925
    Abstract: A stress-free centralizer system for wellbore tubulars having a centralizer portion with hollow vanes or solid vanes. An injectable material can be configured to harden at ambient or elevated temperatures and installed into the hollow vanes while coating a portion of the inner surface of the centralizer portion. Alternatively, a swellable encapsulation and shape shifting material can be used instead of the injectable material. Additionally, primers and adhesives can be used with the centralizer portion. Both materials when hardened or swollen can be configured to withstand temperatures and pressures within a wellbore for twenty-four hours without melting or degrading. The centralizer portion can simultaneously prevent axial movement and rotational movement while installed on the wellbore tubular, distribute load evenly around the centralizer portion, and provide cathodic protection to the wellbore tubular without using a stop collar with screws.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2018
    Inventors: Lee Morgan Smith, Alf K. Sevre, Pierre Rene Cortes
  • Patent number: 9611715
    Abstract: An isolation liner incorporating a drill pipe and a swell packer, the swell packer configured to simultaneously cut and seals a wellbore, or slide down and seal a wellbore having a swellable section and a pair of end rings. The end rings couple the cylindrical body to the swellable wellbore packer section. Each end ring forms an annular abutment surface that cooperates with the swellable member to inhibit axial movement of the swellable member on the substantially cylindrical body. On each end ring, at least one diamond cutter insert, polyamide button, and/or tungsten carbide blocks is installed circumferentially and spaced apart symmetrically or near-symmetrically on the end ring.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2017
    Assignee: Alaskan Energy Resources, Inc.
    Inventor: Lee Morgan Smith
  • Patent number: 9562401
    Abstract: A drilling rig with mini-stabilizer tool for connecting to a measurement while drilling (MWD) system. The mini-stabilizer tool centralizes components in the wellbore for a more accurate measurement to protect measurement while drilling components from wear on shoulders of the measurement while drilling components. The mini-stabilizer tool accomplishes wear prevention by positioning the measurement while drilling components away from edges of the wellbore.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2017
    Assignee: ALASKAN ENERGY RESOURCES, INC.
    Inventor: Lee Morgan Smith
  • Patent number: 9470048
    Abstract: A bidirectional stabilizer which reduces impact damage while rotating into and out of a wellbore. The bidirectional stabilizer can be coupled on a first end to a drill string and on a second end to a drill bit. The bidirectional stabilizer can have an annulus configured for maximum wellbore fluid flow. A cutting portion can be formed on a shaft with a plurality of helical blades between the first shaft end and the second shaft end. The plurality of helical blades of the cutting portion can be on a first plane and a plurality of cutting nodes can be on a second plane for smoothing a wellbore. The plurality of cutting nodes can have at least one impact arrestor mounted directly adjacent each cutting node.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2016
    Assignee: ALASKAN ENERGY RESOURCES, INC.
    Inventors: Lee Morgan Smith, Betty A. Eastup-Smith
  • Patent number: 9428963
    Abstract: A bidirectional stabilizer, which reduces impact damage while rotating into and out of a wellbore. The bidirectional stabilizer can be coupled on a first end to a drill string and on a second end to a drill bit. The bidirectional stabilizer can have an annulus configured for maximum wellbore fluid flow. A cutting portion can be formed on a shaft with a plurality of blades between the first shaft end and the second shaft end. The plurality of blades of the cutting portion can be on a first plane and a plurality of cutting nodes can be on a second plane for smoothing a wellbore. The plurality of blades can have a wrap angle for forming a particle flow path between pairs of the plurality of blades configured with a line of sight parallel to the longitudinal axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2016
    Assignee: ALASKAN ENERGY RESOURCES, INC.
    Inventors: Lee Morgan Smith, Betty A. Eastup-Smith
  • Patent number: 9328566
    Abstract: An end ring having a first ring with an inner diameter, a second ring with the inner diameter and a thickness 25 percent greater than the first ring; a shoulder with a sloped outer surface connecting the first ring to the second ring; a plurality of flutes formed in an outer surface of the end ring, a plurality of fastener holes formed in the first and second rings, wherein the end ring either slides over a first end of a base pipe and fastens together the base pipe and edges of a rubber tubular surrounding the base pipe; or slides over a first end of a frac tubular and fastens edges of a frac sleeve to the frac tubular. The invention includes a swell packer and a frac tubular having the end rings.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2016
    Assignee: ALASKAN ENERGY RESOURCES, INC.
    Inventors: Lee Morgan Smith, Betty A. Eastup-Smith
  • Patent number: 9316056
    Abstract: A drilling rig with bidirectional dual eccentric reamer which forms a larger wellbore than originally drilled and larger than the drill bit diameter. The bidirectional dual eccentric reamer has a shaft with a longitudinal axis supporting a plurality of reamer portions. The reamer portions have a plurality of helical blades of varying thicknesses. The plurality of helical blades can have a plurality of cutting nodes and cutting inserts. The plurality of helical blades have a center of eccentric rotation which is offset from the longitudinal axis, thereby creating an eccentric rotation which allows for the formation of a larger wellbore than originally drilled and larger than the drill bit diameter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2016
    Assignee: ALASKAN ENERGY RESOURCES, INC.
    Inventor: Lee Morgan Smith
  • Patent number: 9297209
    Abstract: A bidirectional stabilizer and a drill string wherein the bidirectional stabilizer reduces motion while rotating into and out of a wellbore. The bidirectional stabilizer can be coupled on a first shaft end to the drill string and on a second shaft end to a bottom hole assembly or other downhole equipment. The bidirectional stabilizer can have an annulus configured for maximum wellbore fluid flow. A cutting portion can be formed on a shaft with a plurality of blades between the first shaft end and the second shaft end. The plurality of blades of the cutting portion can be on a first plane and a plurality of cutting nodes can be on a second plane for smoothing a wellbore.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2016
    Assignee: ALASKAN ENERGY RESOURCES, INC.
    Inventors: Lee Morgan Smith, Betty A. Eastup-Smith
  • Patent number: 9273519
    Abstract: A downhole dual cutting reamer for bidirectional reaming of a wellbore with a tubular body with two cutting sections between end segments. Each cutting section has a plurality of helical blades separated by a flute, and wherein the helical blades are formed from at least two spiral angled sections connected together, with cutting components on the spiral angled sections. The cutting components can be polydiamond cutter nodes, high strength carbide cutting nodes, and tungsten carbide facing coating. The outer diameter of each cutting section is larger than the outer diameter of each of the end segments.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2016
    Assignee: Tercel IP Ltd.
    Inventor: Lee Morgan Smith
  • Patent number: 9267352
    Abstract: A swell packer configured to simultaneously cut and seal a wellbore or slide down and seal a wellbore. The swell packer has a swellable wellbore packer section and a pair of end rings. The end rings couple the substantially cylindrical body to the swellable wellbore packer section. Each end ring forms an annular abutment surface that cooperates with the swellable member to inhibit axial movement of the swellable member on the substantially cylindrical body. At least one diamond cutter insert, polyamide button, or tungsten carbide block can be installed circumferentially and spaced apart symmetrically or near-symmetrically on at least one of the end rings.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2016
    Assignee: ALASKAN ENERGY RESOURCES, INC.
    Inventor: Lee Morgan Smith
  • Patent number: 9151119
    Abstract: A bidirectional dual eccentric reamer which can form a larger wellbore than originally drilled and a wellbore larger than the drill bit diameter. The bidirectional dual eccentric reamer can have a shaft with a longitudinal axis supporting a plurality of reamer portions. The reamer portions have a plurality of helical blades of varying thicknesses. The plurality of helical blades can have a plurality of cutting nodes and cutting inserts. The plurality of helical blades can have a center of eccentric rotation which is offset from the longitudinal axis, thereby creating an eccentric rotation. This allows for the formation of a larger wellbore than originally drilled and a wellbore larger than the drill bit diameter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2015
    Assignee: ALASKAN ENERGY RESOURCES, INC.
    Inventor: Lee Morgan Smith
  • Patent number: 9145746
    Abstract: A mini-stabilizer tool for connecting to a measurement while drilling (MWD) system. The mini-stabilizer tool centralizes components in the wellbore for a more accurate measurement to protect measurement while drilling components from wear on shoulders of the measurement while drilling components. The mini-stabilizer tool accomplishes wear prevention by positioning the measurement while drilling components away from edges of the wellbore.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 29, 2015
    Assignee: ALASKAN ENERGY RESOURCES, INC.
    Inventor: Lee Morgan Smith
  • Publication number: 20140246247
    Abstract: A downhole dual cutting reamer for bidirectional reaming of a wellbore with a tubular body with two cutting sections between end segments. Each cutting section has a plurality of helical blades separated by a flute, and wherein the helical blades are formed from at least two spiral angled sections connected together, with cutting components on the spiral angled sections. The cutting components can be polydiamond cutter nodes, high strength carbide cutting nodes, and tungsten carbide facing coating. The outer diameter of each cutting section is larger than the outer diameter of each of the end segments.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 23, 2013
    Publication date: September 4, 2014
    Applicant: TERCEL IP LIMITED
    Inventor: Lee Morgan Smith
  • Patent number: 8739865
    Abstract: An end ring for a swell packer for use in a wellbore, wherein the swell packer has a central metal tubular with a rubber exterior tubular disposed over the central metal tubular. The rubber exterior tubular can swell in the presence of a well completion fluid and the end ring can sealingly engage one end of the rubber exterior tubulars disposed over the central metal tubular.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 3, 2014
    Assignee: LB Enterprises, LLC
    Inventors: Lee Morgan Smith, Betty A. Eastup-Smith