Patents by Inventor Matthew Wade OEHLER

Matthew Wade OEHLER 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).

  • Mitigating water inclusion in downhole pumps
    Patent number: 10563491
    Abstract: Downhole pumps may include, at the inlet, a component that reduces the amount of water taken up by the pump. For example, a downhole assembly may include a tool string that includes a fluid pump, a fluid intake subassembly, a motor, and a downhole control system each coupled such that a fluid flowing into the fluid intake assembly is conveyed to the fluid pump; one or more inlets defined in the fluid intake subassembly; a flow line fluidly coupled to at least one of the one or more inlets and containing a filter component that contains a filter media at least partially coated with a relative permeability modifier (RPM), wherein the fluid flowing through the flow line contacts the RPM.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2020
    Assignee: HALLIBURTON ENERGY SERVICES, INC.
    Inventors: Matthew Wade Oehler, Larry Steven Eoff
  • MITIGATING WATER INCLUSION IN DOWNHOLE PUMPS
    Publication number: 20180010432
    Abstract: Downhole pumps may include, at the inlet, a component that reduces the amount of water taken up by the pump. For example, a downhole assembly may include a tool string that includes a fluid pump, a fluid intake subassembly, a motor, and a downhole control system each coupled such that a fluid flowing into the fluid intake assembly is conveyed to the fluid pump; one or more inlets defined in the fluid intake subassembly; a flow line fluidly coupled to at least one of the one or more inlets and containing a filter component that contains a filter media at least partially coated with a relative permeability modifier (RPM), wherein the fluid flowing through the flow line contacts the RPM.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 25, 2015
    Publication date: January 11, 2018
    Inventors: Matthew Wade OEHLER, Larry Steven EOFF