Patents by Inventor Liliana Carrascal

Liliana Carrascal 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).

  • Detachable capping device and method for an oil/gas well under blowout conditions
    Patent number: 9562412
    Abstract: Offshore and onshore oil well blowouts can bring serious environmental damages which can cause serious economic loses. Oil wells under blowout conditions can be gushing fluids for months before the well is capped and plugged. Placing a capping device on the top of the well head can be challenged. In this paper it is presented a detachable capping device and a method that will help to control the well, or to plug it. The gushing fluids will be redirect through pipe to a surface vessel where they will be collected.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2017
    Inventors: Jorge Fernando Carrascal, Liliana Carrascal
  • DETACHABLE CAPPING DEVICE AND METHOD FOR AN OIL/GAS WELL UNDER BLOWOUT CONDITIONS
    Publication number: 20150090461
    Abstract: Offshore and onshore oil well blowouts can bring serious environmental damages which can cause serious economic loses. Oil wells under blowout conditions can be gushing fluids for months before the well is capped and plugged. Placing a capping device on the top of the well head can be challenged. In this paper it is presented a detachable capping device and a method that will help to control the well, or to plug it. The gushing fluids will be redirect through pipe to a surface vessel where they will be collected.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2014
    Publication date: April 2, 2015
    Inventors: Jorge Fernando Carrascal, Liliana Carrascal