Patents by Inventor Mark Wayne McLelland

Mark Wayne McLelland 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).

  • Dissolvable bridge plugs
    Patent number: 11994000
    Abstract: A bridge plug includes a mandrel, a setting cone disposed at least partially about the mandrel, a slip ring and a sealing element disposed at least partially about the setting cone, and a guide shoe operatively coupled to a downhole end of the mandrel. The bridge plug is actuatable from a run-in state to a deployed state, wherein, when the bridge plug is in the deployed state, the mandrel is axially movable relative to the setting cone to seal or open a flow path through the bridge plug.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2024
    Assignee: NexGen Oil Tools Inc.
    Inventors: Travis Jack Power, Mark Wayne Mclelland, Tuan A. Nguyen
  • DISSOLVABLE BRIDGE PLUGS
    Publication number: 20220412186
    Abstract: A bridge plug includes a mandrel, a setting cone disposed at least partially about the mandrel, a slip ring and a sealing element disposed at least partially about the setting cone, and a guide shoe operatively coupled to a downhole end of the mandrel. The bridge plug is actuatable from a run-in state to a deployed state, wherein, when the bridge plug is in the deployed state, the mandrel is axially movable relative to the setting cone to seal or open a flow path through the bridge plug.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 6, 2022
    Publication date: December 29, 2022
    Applicant: NexGen Oil Tools Inc.
    Inventors: Travis Jack POWER, Mark Wayne MCLELLAND, Tuan A. NGUYEN
  • DISSOLVABLE BRIDGE PLUGS
    Publication number: 20220333457
    Abstract: A bridge plug includes a mandrel, a setting cone disposed at least partially about the mandrel, and a slip ring and a sealing element disposed at least partially about the setting cone. A guide shoe is operatively coupled to a downhole end of the mandrel and the bridge plug is actuatable from a run-in state to a deployed state. When the bridge plug is in the deployed state, the mandrel is axially movable relative to the setting cone to seal or open a flow path through the bridge plug.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 29, 2020
    Publication date: October 20, 2022
    Applicant: NexGen Oil Tools Inc.
    Inventors: Travis Jack Power, Mark Wayne McLelland, Tuan A. Nguyen
  • Dissolvable bridge plugs
    Patent number: 11459850
    Abstract: A bridge plug includes a mandrel, a setting cone disposed at least partially about the mandrel, and a slip ring and a sealing element disposed at least partially about the setting cone. A guide shoe is operatively coupled to a downhole end of the mandrel and the bridge plug is actuatable from a run-in state to a deployed state. When the bridge plug is in the deployed state, the mandrel is axially movable relative to the setting cone to seal or open a flow path through the bridge plug.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2022
    Assignee: NEXGEN OIL TOOLS INC.
    Inventors: Travis Jack Power, Mark Wayne McLelland, Tuan A. Nguyen
  • DISSOLVABLE BRIDGE PLUGS
    Publication number: 20200347694
    Abstract: A bridge plug includes a mandrel, a setting cone disposed at least partially about the mandrel, and a slip ring and a sealing element disposed at least partially about the setting cone. A guide shoe is operatively coupled to a downhole end of the mandrel and the bridge plug is actuatable from a run-in state to a deployed state. When the bridge plug is in the deployed state, the mandrel is axially movable relative to the setting cone to seal or open a flow path through the bridge plug.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 29, 2020
    Publication date: November 5, 2020
    Applicant: NexGen Oil Tools Inc.
    Inventors: Travis Jack Power, Mark Wayne McLelland, Tuan A. Nguyen