Patents by Inventor Michael James Cornelssen

Michael James Cornelssen 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: 6851478
    Abstract: The invention provides a Y-body Christmas tree for use with coil tubing and other wellhead components which integrates components of a Christmas tree, while providing for coil tubing access without necessarily adding to the vertical height of the unit. The Y-body Christmas tree includes firstly, a body formed as a single piece of steel and forming a vertical bore extending axially therethrough, wherein the body comprises in sequence from the bottom to the top: i) a bottom connector for connecting to a wellhead component located therebelow; ii) a first valve housing section forming a side opening communicating with the vertical bore; iii) a flow tee housing section forming at least one side opening communicating with the vertical bore, for producing well flow; and iv) a top connector for connecting to a wellhead component located thereabove.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2003
    Date of Patent: February 8, 2005
    Assignee: Stream-Flo Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Michael James Cornelssen, Tony M. Lam, Keith David Farquharson
  • Publication number: 20040154790
    Abstract: The invention provides a Y-body Christmas tree for use with coil tubing and other wellhead components which integrates components of a Christmas tree, while providing for coil tubing access without necessarily adding to the vertical height of the unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 7, 2003
    Publication date: August 12, 2004
    Inventors: Michael James Cornelssen, Tony M. Lam, Keith David Farquharson
  • Patent number: 6688386
    Abstract: This invention provides a tubing hanger system which isolates production tubing from a power cable, protects the cable from high pressure, and enables pressure testing of the production and cable seals. A tubing hanger member is seated in a tubing head to seal against a central bore, and a tubing head adapter is fastened above the tubing head. The tubing head adapter and the tubing hanger member form a tubing port and a cable port. A tubing seal-off nipple connects and seals the tubing port in each of the tubing head adapter and the tubing hanger member, and a cable seal-off nipple connects and seals the cable port in each of the tubing head adapter and the tubing hanger member. Seals are provided between the cable and cable port in the tubing hanger member, and between the cable and cable port in the tubing head adapter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 18, 2002
    Date of Patent: February 10, 2004
    Assignee: Stream-Flo Industries Ltd.
    Inventors: Michael James Cornelssen, Keith David Farquharson
  • Publication number: 20030136556
    Abstract: This invention provides a tubing hanger system which permits isolation of the production tubing from the electrical power cable, thereby isolating the electrical power cable from high pressures encountered in the production tubing. Further, the tubing hanger system enables pressure testing of the integrity of both the production and cable seals, without requiring disassembly of any components of the tubing hanger assembly or damaging the electrical power cable, in advance of high pressure operations. Specifically, the invention provides a tubing hanger assembly for use in a tubing head of a production well, and which provides for passage of production fluids from the production tubing mounted therebelow, through a central bore in the tubing head and through the tubing hanger assembly, while also providing isolation of the production tubing from an electrical power cable passing through the tubing hanger assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 18, 2002
    Publication date: July 24, 2003
    Inventors: Michael James Cornelssen, Keith David Farquharson