Patents by Inventor Mark S. Passolt

Mark S. Passolt 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).

  • Publication number: 20230410227
    Abstract: A system and method that include receiving constraints that are specified as points in a three-dimensional coordinate system that represent a geological environment that includes a surface position and a subterranean portion of a wellsite and receiving data collected from at least one offset well that is located near the wellsite that pertain to a geology and at least one condition related to drilling of the at least one offset well and determining a set of points through which a wellbore is extendable at the wellsite. The system and method additionally include generating at least one well plan that is based on the constraints and the set of points for constructing a well associated with the wellbore. The system and method further include transmitting the at least one well plan to a drilling system to execute the at least one well plan to control drilling equipment to construct the well.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 1, 2023
    Publication date: December 21, 2023
    Inventors: Mark S. Passolt, Lucian Johnston, Jean-Marc Pietrzyk
  • Patent number: 11783434
    Abstract: A method can include receiving information that includes well trajectory information, wellsite equipment information and driller information; based at least in part on the information, determining a level of detail of human executable well plan instructions; based at least in part on the information, generating a well plan where the well plan includes human executable well plan instructions based on the determined level of detail; and outputting the well plan.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2023
    Assignee: Schlumberger Technology Corporation
    Inventors: Mark S. Passolt, Lucian Johnston, Jean-Marc Pietrzyk
  • Publication number: 20220251928
    Abstract: A system can include an individual workspace well design application that includes a graphical user interface that includes selectable graphical elements corresponding to subsystems of a wellsite system and graphical alert elements; a collaborative workspace well design application operatively coupled to the individual workspace well design application; and well design evaluators operatively coupled to the individual workspace well design application and the collaborative workspace well design application where the evaluators receive and analyze design parameters associated with one or more subsystems of a wellsite system to control transmission of one or more alerts that activate one or more graphical alert elements of the individual workspace well design application.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 28, 2022
    Publication date: August 11, 2022
    Inventor: Mark S. Passolt
  • Publication number: 20220164497
    Abstract: A method for designing a well, including: determining a first well construction discipline for a first participant and an authority level for the first participant within the first well construction discipline; obtaining a plurality of rules corresponding to the first well construction discipline and the authority level for the first participant within the first well construction discipline; operating, based on the plurality of rules, an interface that restricts decision options for the first participant; receiving a decision associated with the well and based on the interface from the first participant; and updating a design of the well based on the decision.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 14, 2022
    Publication date: May 26, 2022
    Inventors: Eric Jonathan Schoen, Lucian Johnston, Mark S. Passolt
  • Patent number: 11333006
    Abstract: A method can include selecting a location in an area that includes offset wells; determining design parameters of the offset wells; modeling a modeled well based at least in part on the design parameters of the offset wells to generate design parameters for the modeled well; and determining design parameters for a well at the selected location based at least in part on a portion of the design parameters of the offset wells and based at least in part on a portion of the design parameters for the modeled well.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2022
    Assignee: Schlumberger Technology Corporation
    Inventors: Lucian Johnston, Mark S. Passolt
  • Patent number: 11319780
    Abstract: A system can include an individual workspace well design application that includes a graphical user interface that includes selectable graphical elements corresponding to subsystems of a wellsite system and graphical alert elements; a collaborative workspace well design application operatively coupled to the individual workspace well design application; and well design evaluators operatively coupled to the individual workspace well design application and the collaborative workspace well design application where the evaluators receive and analyze design parameters associated with one or more subsystems of a wellsite system to control transmission of one or more alerts that activate one or more graphical alert elements of the individual workspace well design application.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2022
    Assignee: Schlumberger Technology Corporation
    Inventor: Mark S. Passolt
  • Patent number: 11250188
    Abstract: A method for designing a well, including: determining a first well construction discipline for a first participant and an authority level for the first participant within the first well construction discipline; obtaining a plurality of rules corresponding to the first well construction discipline and the authority level for the first participant within the first well construction discipline; operating, based on the plurality of rules, an interface that restricts decision options for the first participant; receiving a decision associated with the well and based on the interface from the first participant; and updating a design of the well based on the decision.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2022
    Assignee: Schlumberger Technology Corporation
    Inventors: Eric Jonathan Schoen, Lucian Johnston, Mark S. Passolt
  • Publication number: 20200320648
    Abstract: A method can include receiving information that includes well trajectory information, wellsite equipment information and driller information; based at least in part on the information, determining a level of detail of human executable well plan instructions; based at least in part on the information, generating a well plan where the well plan includes human executable well plan instructions based on the determined level of detail; and outputting the well plan.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 18, 2020
    Publication date: October 8, 2020
    Inventors: Mark S. Passolt, Lucian Johnston, Jean-Marc Pietrzyk
  • Patent number: 10774590
    Abstract: A method can include asynchronously receiving a well trajectory as part of a well plan, a fluid plan as part of the well plan and a bottom hole assembly plan as part of the well plan where the well trajectory is based at least in part on information associated with a geologic environment; asynchronously determining coherency metrics as to dependencies between the well trajectory, the fluid plan and the bottom hole assembly plan; and, based at least in part on the coherency metrics, issuing one or more messages that call for adjusting one or more of the well trajectory, the fluid plain and the bottom home assembly plan.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 15, 2020
    Assignee: Schlumberger Technology Corporation
    Inventors: Lucian Johnston, Mark S. Passolt
  • Patent number: 10760380
    Abstract: A method can include receiving well plan information that includes a reservoir target associated with a reservoir of a subterranean environment; based at least in part on characteristics of the subterranean environment, determining well trajectory metrics that comprise a geometrical metric; determining a weighted metric based at least in part on weighting of the well trajectory metrics; and, based at least in part on an assessment of the weighted metric, outputting directional drilling information for a well trajectory to the reservoir target.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2020
    Assignee: Schlumberger Technology Corporation
    Inventors: Paul Bolchover, Mark S. Passolt, Lucian Johnston, Richard William Dearden, Rushen Patel, Qing Liu
  • Publication number: 20200257836
    Abstract: A method for designing a well, including: determining a first well construction discipline for a first participant and an authority level for the first participant within the first well construction discipline; obtaining a plurality of rules corresponding to the first well construction discipline and the authority level for the first participant within the first well construction discipline; operating, based on the plurality of rules, an interface that restricts decision options for the first participant; receiving a decision associated with the well and based on the interface from the first participant; and updating a design of the well based on the decision.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 17, 2020
    Publication date: August 13, 2020
    Inventors: Eric Jonathan Schoen, Lucian Johnston, Mark S. Passolt
  • Patent number: 10706483
    Abstract: A method can include receiving information that includes well trajectory information, wellsite equipment information and driller information; based at least in part on the information, determining a level of detail of human executable well plan instructions; based at least in part on the information, generating a well plan where the well plan includes human executable well plan instructions based on the determined level of detail; and outputting the well plan.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2020
    Assignee: Schlumberger Technology Corporation
    Inventors: Mark S. Passolt, Lucian Johnston, Jean-Marc Pietrzyk
  • Patent number: 10592620
    Abstract: A method for designing a well, including: determining a first well construction discipline for a first participant and an authority level for the first participant within the first well construction discipline; obtaining a plurality of rules corresponding to the first well construction discipline and the authority level for the first participant within the first well construction discipline; operating, based on the plurality of rules, an interface that restricts decision options for the first participant; receiving a decision associated with the well and based on the interface from the first participant; and updating a design of the well based on the decision.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2020
    Assignee: Schlumberger Technology Corporation
    Inventors: Eric Jonathan Schoen, Lucian Johnston, Mark S. Passolt
  • Patent number: 10331288
    Abstract: A method. The method may include obtaining, from a graphical user interface (GUI), a selection of a first oilfield object. The first oilfield object may define a portion of a first wellbore design. The method may further include determining a target context of a second wellbore design. The method may further include obtaining, from the first oilfield object, source oilfield data describing the portion of the first wellbore design. The method may further include adjusting the source oilfield data, according to the target context of the second wellbore design, to obtain target oilfield data for the second wellbore design. The method may further include generating, using the target oilfield data, a second oilfield object within the target context. The method may further include presenting, within the GUI, the second oilfield object.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2019
    Assignee: Schlumberger Technology Corporation
    Inventors: Lucian Johnston, Mark S. Passolt
  • Publication number: 20180106133
    Abstract: A method can include receiving well plan information that includes a reservoir target associated with a reservoir of a subterranean environment; based at least in part on characteristics of the subterranean environment, determining well trajectory metrics that comprise a geometrical metric; determining a weighted metric based at least in part on weighting of the well trajectory metrics; and, based at least in part on an assessment of the weighted metric, outputting directional drilling information for a well trajectory to the reservoir target.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 15, 2016
    Publication date: April 19, 2018
    Inventors: Paul Bolchover, Mark S. Passolt, Lucian Johnston, Richard William Dearden, Rushen Patel, Qing Liu
  • Publication number: 20180087351
    Abstract: A method can include selecting a location in an area that includes offset wells; determining design parameters of the offset wells; modeling a modeled well based at least in part on the design parameters of the offset wells to generate design parameters for the modeled well; and determining design parameters for a well at the selected location based at least in part on a portion of the design parameters of the offset wells and based at least in part on a portion of the design parameters for the modeled well.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 1, 2016
    Publication date: March 29, 2018
    Inventors: Lucian Johnston, Mark S. Passolt
  • Publication number: 20180087321
    Abstract: A method can include asynchronously receiving a well trajectory as part of a well plan, a fluid plan as part of the well plan and a bottom hole assembly plan as part of the well plan where the well trajectory is based at least in part on information associated with a geologic environment; asynchronously determining coherency metrics as to dependencies between the well trajectory, the fluid plan and the bottom hole assembly plan; and, based at least in part on the coherency metrics, issuing one or more messages that call for adjusting one or more of the well trajectory, the fluid plain and the bottom home assembly plan.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 15, 2016
    Publication date: March 29, 2018
    Inventors: Lucian Johnston, Mark S. Passolt
  • Publication number: 20180080306
    Abstract: A system can include an individual workspace well design application that includes a graphical user interface that includes selectable graphical elements corresponding to subsystems of a wellsite system and graphical alert elements; a collaborative workspace well design application operatively coupled to the individual workspace well design application; and well design evaluators operatively coupled to the individual workspace well design application and the collaborative workspace well design application where the evaluators receive and analyze design parameters associated with one or more subsystems of a wellsite system to control transmission of one or more alerts that activate one or more graphical alert elements of the individual workspace well design application.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 1, 2016
    Publication date: March 22, 2018
    Inventor: Mark S. Passolt
  • Publication number: 20180075544
    Abstract: A method can include receiving information that includes well trajectory information, wellsite equipment information and driller information; based at least in part on the information, determining a level of detail of human executable well plan instructions; based at least in part on the information, generating a well plan where the well plan includes human executable well plan instructions based on the determined level of detail; and outputting the well plan.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 15, 2016
    Publication date: March 15, 2018
    Inventors: Mark S. Passolt, Lucian Johnston, Jean-Marc Pietrzyk
  • Publication number: 20170206289
    Abstract: A method for designing a well, including: determining a first well construction discipline for a first participant and an authority level for the first participant within the first well construction discipline; obtaining a plurality of rules corresponding to the first well construction discipline and the authority level for the first participant within the first well construction discipline; operating, based on the plurality of rules, an interface that restricts decision options for the first participant; receiving a decision associated with the well and based on the interface from the first participant; and updating a design of the well based on the decision.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 10, 2015
    Publication date: July 20, 2017
    Inventors: Eric Jonathan Schoen, Lucian Johnston, Mark S. Passolt