Patents by Inventor Matthew B. Stokes

Matthew B. Stokes 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: 10240434
    Abstract: An assembly and method for completion of lateral wellbores is disclosed. The completion assembly includes a junction fitting with main and lateral legs, and a lateral completion string and anchoring device connected to the downhole end of the lateral leg and the uphole end of the junction fitting, respectively. A working string, positioned within the lateral leg, anchoring device, and lateral completion string, includes a setting tool that is removably connected to the anchoring device and a completion tool assembly located within the lateral completion string. The completion assembly is run by the working string into the wellbore. After setting the anchoring device, the working string conveys the completion tool assembly within the lateral completion string for gravel packing, fracturing, frac-packing, acidizing, cementing, perforating, and inflating packers, for example. After wellbore completion, the completion tool assembly is removed through the lateral leg of the junction fitting.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2019
    Assignee: HALLIBURTON ENERGY SERVICES INC.
    Inventors: David J. Steele, Matthew B. Stokes
  • Patent number: 10145177
    Abstract: A diverter assembly can include a diverter having a deflection surface, and an annular seal device externally disposed and longitudinally displaceable on the assembly in response to a pressure differential being applied across the device. A well system can include a diverter assembly positioned in a casing, the assembly including a diverter and an annular seal device that seals off an annulus between the assembly and the casing, whereby a pressure differential across the device is reduced by movement of the device on the assembly. A method of sealing off an annulus formed between a diverter assembly and a casing can include positioning an annular seal device on a mandrel, the device being slidingly and sealingly engaged with an outer surface of the mandrel, connecting the mandrel to a diverter, and installing the assembly comprising the device, the mandrel and the diverter in the casing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 15, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 4, 2018
    Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
    Inventor: Matthew B. Stokes
  • Publication number: 20180045020
    Abstract: An assembly and method for completion of lateral wellbores is disclosed. The completion assembly includes a junction fitting with main and lateral legs, and a lateral completion string and anchoring device connected to the downhole end of the lateral leg and the uphole end of the junction fitting, respectively. A working string, positioned within the lateral leg, anchoring device, and lateral completion string, includes a setting tool that is removably connected to the anchoring device and a completion tool assembly located within the lateral completion string. The completion assembly is run by the working string into the wellbore. After setting the anchoring device, the working string conveys the completion tool assembly within the lateral completion string for gravel packing, fracturing, frac-packing, acidizing, cementing, perforating, and inflating packers, for example. After wellbore completion, the completion tool assembly is removed through the lateral leg of the junction fitting.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 24, 2017
    Publication date: February 15, 2018
    Inventors: David J. Steele, Matthew B. Stokes
  • Patent number: 9822612
    Abstract: An assembly and method for completion of lateral wellbores is disclosed. The completion assembly includes a junction fitting with main and lateral legs, and a lateral completion string and anchoring device connected to the downhole end of the lateral leg and the uphole end of the junction fitting, respectively. A working string, positioned within the lateral leg, anchoring device, and lateral completion string, includes a setting tool that is removably connected to the anchoring device and a completion tool assembly located within the lateral completion string. The completion assembly is run by the working string into the wellbore. After setting the anchoring device, the working string conveys the completion tool assembly within the lateral completion string for gravel packing, fracturing, frac-packing, acidizing, cementing, perforating, and inflating packers, for example. After wellbore completion, the completion tool assembly is removed through the lateral leg of the junction fitting.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2017
    Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
    Inventors: David J. Steele, Matthew B. Stokes
  • Publication number: 20170130564
    Abstract: An assembly and method for completion of lateral wellbores is disclosed. The completion assembly includes a junction fitting with main and lateral legs, and a lateral completion string and anchoring device connected to the downhole end of the lateral leg and the uphole end of the junction fitting, respectively. A working string, positioned within the lateral leg, anchoring device, and lateral completion string, includes a setting tool that is removably connected to the anchoring device and a completion tool assembly located within the lateral completion string. The completion assembly is run by the working string into the wellbore. After setting the anchoring device, the working string conveys the completion tool assembly within the lateral completion string for gravel packing, fracturing, frac-packing, acidizing, cementing, perforating, and inflating packers, for example. After wellbore completion, the completion tool assembly is removed through the lateral leg of the junction fitting.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 28, 2014
    Publication date: May 11, 2017
    Applicant: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
    Inventors: David J. Steele, Matthew B. Stokes
  • Publication number: 20160298391
    Abstract: A diverter assembly can include a diverter having a deflection surface, and an annular seal device externally disposed and longitudinally displaceable on the assembly in response to a pressure differential being applied across the device. A well system can include a diverter assembly positioned in a casing, the assembly including a diverter and an annular seal device that seals off an annulus between the assembly and the casing, whereby a pressure differential across the device is reduced by movement of the device on the assembly. A method of sealing off an annulus formed between a diverter assembly and a casing can include positioning an annular seal device on a mandrel, the device being slidingly and sealingly engaged with an outer surface of the mandrel, connecting the mandrel to a diverter, and installing the assembly comprising the device, the mandrel and the diverter in the casing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 15, 2014
    Publication date: October 13, 2016
    Applicant: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
    Inventor: Matthew B. Stokes
  • Patent number: 9399897
    Abstract: A method of orienting a well tool can include setting down weight on an orienting device, thereby securing in position an engagement member that was previously free to displace circumferentially in the device, and after the securing, engaging the engagement member with an orienting profile. Another method of orienting a well tool can include compressing the orienting device between sections of a tool string, thereby securing in position an engagement member that was previously free to displace circumferentially in the device, the securing step including deforming a structure of the orienting device, and after the securing, engaging the engagement member with an orienting profile.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 26, 2016
    Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
    Inventor: Matthew B. Stokes
  • Publication number: 20160010408
    Abstract: A method of orienting a well tool can include setting down weight on an orienting device, thereby securing in position an engagement member that was previously free to displace circumferentially in the device, and after the securing, engaging the engagement member with an orienting profile. Another method of orienting a well tool can include compressing the orienting device between sections of a tool string, thereby securing in position an engagement member that was previously free to displace circumferentially in the device, the securing step including deforming a structure of the orienting device, and after the securing, engaging the engagement member with an orienting profile.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2013
    Publication date: January 14, 2016
    Inventor: Matthew B. STOKES
  • Publication number: 20140015201
    Abstract: A seal mechanism for use with a downhole component comprises a first tubular member and a second tubular member, wherein the first tubular member is disposed within the second tubular member and separated therefrom by an extrusion gap; a circumferential groove disposed on the first tubular member; a seal disposed within the circumferential groove, wherein the seal is selectively positionable into engagement with the second tubular member; and a high pressure seal back-up disposed within the circumferential groove, wherein the distance between an inside diameter of the high pressure seal back-up and an outside diameter of the high pressure seal back-up is configured to remain substantially constant when pressure increases on the high pressure seal back-up, and wherein the high pressure seal back-up is configured to have an increase in its outer diameter in response to a pressure increase.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 25, 2013
    Publication date: January 16, 2014
    Applicant: HALLIBURTON ENERGY SERVICES, INC.
    Inventor: Matthew B. Stokes