Patents by Inventor Michelle Kan

Michelle Kan 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).

  • Model-based selection of dissolvable sealing balls
    Patent number: 11741275
    Abstract: A system and method including modeling wellbore conditions and plug properties to predetermine the dissolution time of a plug under wellbore conditions for use in a well operation. The system and method provide an estimate of how long a dissolvable plug will remain viable based on its composition and the conditions in the wellbore. Once a plug has been selected or once wellbore conditions have been determined, the plug and/or conditions can be tested in the lab to confirm suitability prior to use downhole.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2023
    Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
    Inventors: John Paul Bir Singh, Siva Rama Krishna Jandhyala, Michelle Kan, Ernst Rudolf Man Schnell, Travis Allen Patterson, Megan McDaniel, K V V N Krishna Babu Yerubandi
  • MODEL-BASED SELECTION OF DISSOLVABLE SEALING BALLS
    Publication number: 20230128448
    Abstract: A system and method including modeling wellbore conditions and plug properties to predetermine the dissolution time of a plug under wellbore conditions for use in a well operation. The system and method provide an estimate of how long a dissolvable plug will remain viable based on its composition and the conditions in the wellbore. Once a suitable plug has been selected or once suitable wellbore conditions have been determined, the plug and/or conditions can be tested in the lab to confirm suitability prior to use downhole.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 22, 2021
    Publication date: April 27, 2023
    Inventors: John Paul Bir Singh, Siva Rama Krishna Jandhyala, Michelle Kan, Ernst Rudolf Man Schnell, Travis Allen Patterson, Megan McDaniel, K V V N Krishna Babu Yerubandi