Patents by Inventor Miguel VILLAMIZAR

Miguel VILLAMIZAR 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: 10138724
    Abstract: Systems and methods for monitoring, diagnosing and optimizing operation of a gas lift (GL) system, at least some of which include a method that includes collecting measured data representative of the GL system's state, storing the measured data, comparing the measured data to a well model's calculated data for the well and identifying likely conditions of the GL system based on mismatches between the measured data and the calculated data. The method further includes updating the model to reflect the likely conditions and selected corrections of the likely conditions, generating GL system performance curves using the updated model and presenting to a user actions recommended to achieve a GL system performance consistent with a GL system operating point on at least one of the GL system performance curves.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 27, 2018
    Assignee: Landmark Graphics Corporation
    Inventors: Maiquel Manuel Querales, Miguel Villamizar, Gustavo Carvajal, Rama Krishna Vellanki, Giuseppe Moricca, Alvin Stanley Cullick, Jose Rodriguez
  • Patent number: 9292633
    Abstract: Displaying a graphical representation of hydrocarbon production parameters. At least some of the various embodiments are methods including: reading historical values of a production parameter of a hydrocarbon well; calculating a plurality of deviation values with respect to a respective plurality of planned values regarding the production parameter; displaying, on a display device of a computer system, an overhead view of a location of the hydrocarbon well within a hydrocarbon field; and displaying, on the display device proximate the location, a graphical image that depicts each of the plurality of deviation values.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2016
    Assignee: LANDMARK GRAPHICS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Carlos M. LopezGarcia, Giuseppe Moricca, Gustavo A. Carvajal, Miguel A. Villamizar
  • Patent number: 9261097
    Abstract: The present disclosure describes systems and methods for monitoring, diagnosing and optimizing operation of an electric submersible pump (ESP). At least some illustrative embodiments include a method that includes collecting measured data representative of a state of an ESP within a well or of well conditions and storing the measured data, matching a nodal analysis model of the well to the well by matching one or more modeled values to corresponding measured data, and identifying one or more likely conditions of the ESP based at least in part on data generated by a matched model. The method further includes updating the matched model to reflect a selected correction of one of the likely conditions identified, generating ESP performance curves using the updated model, and presenting to a user an action recommended to achieve an ESP performance consistent with an ESP operating point selected from one of the ESP performance curves.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2016
    Assignee: LANDMARK GRAPHICS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Giuseppe Moricca, Maiquel Querales, Joydeep Dhar, Gustavo Carvajal, Alvin S. Cullick, Rama K. Vellanki, Miguel Villamizar, Jose Rodriguez
  • Publication number: 20140074447
    Abstract: Displaying a graphical representation of hydrocarbon production parameters. At least some of the various embodiments are methods including: reading historical values of a production parameter of a hydrocarbon well; calculating a plurality of deviation values with respect to a respective plurality of planned values regarding the production parameter; displaying, on a display device of a computer system, an overhead view of a location of the hydrocarbon well within a hydrocarbon field; and displaying, on the display device proximate the location, a graphical image that depicts each of the plurality of deviation values.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2013
    Publication date: March 13, 2014
    Applicant: LANDMARK GRAPHICS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Carlos M. LopezGarcia, Giuseppe Moricca, Gustavo A. Carvajal, Miguel A. Villamizar
  • Publication number: 20140039793
    Abstract: Systems and methods for monitoring, diagnosing and optimizing operation of a gas lift (GL) system, at least some of which include a method that includes collecting measured data representative of the GL system's state, storing the measured data, comparing the measured data to a well model's calculated data for the well and identifying likely conditions of the GL system based on mismatches between the measured data and the calculated data. The method further includes updating the model to reflect the likely conditions and selected corrections of the likely conditions, generating GL system performance curves using the updated model and presenting to a user actions recommended to achieve a GL system performance consistent with a GL system operating point on at least one of the GL system performance curves.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2012
    Publication date: February 6, 2014
    Applicant: LANDMARK GRAPHICS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Maiquel Manuel QUERALES, Miguel VILLAMIZAR, Gustavo CARVAJAL, Rama Krishna VELLANKI, Giuseppe MORICCA, Alvin Stanley CULLICK, Jose RODRIGUEZ
  • Publication number: 20140039836
    Abstract: The present disclosure describes systems and methods for monitoring, diagnosing and optimizing operation of an electric submersible pump (ESP). At least some illustrative embodiments include a method that includes collecting measured data representative of a state of an ESP within a well or of well conditions and storing the measured data, matching a nodal analysis model of the well to the well by matching one or more modeled values to corresponding measured data, and identifying one or more likely conditions of the ESP based at least in part on data generated by a matched model. The method further includes updating the matched model to reflect a selected correction of one of the likely conditions identified, generating ESP performance curves using the updated model, and presenting to a user an action recommended to achieve an ESP performance consistent with an ESP operating point selected from one of the ESP performance curves.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 10, 2012
    Publication date: February 6, 2014
    Applicant: Landmark Graphics Corporation
    Inventors: Giuseppe Moricca, Maiquel Querales, Joydeep Dhar, Gustavo Carvajal, Alvin S. Cullick, Rama K. Vellanki, Miguel Villamizar, Jose Rodriguez