Patents by Inventor Mikko Jaaskelainen

Mikko Jaaskelainen 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: 11828121
    Abstract: Various embodiments include methods and apparatus structured to install an optical fiber cable into a well at a well site. In a from-bottom-to-top embodiment, an anchor deployed at a selected location in a hole of the well can be used and the optical fiber cable can be pulled up to a surface of the well from the selected location. In a from-top-to-bottom embodiment, an optical fiber cable can be moved down from the surface until an end of the optical fiber cable is locked at a selected location by a catcher disposed at the selected location. With the optical fiber cable in the well, a portion of the optical fiber cable can be coupled to surface instrumentation. Additional apparatus, systems, and methods can be implemented in a variety of applications.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2023
    Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
    Inventors: Brian Vandellyn Park, Mikko Jaaskelainen, Seldon David Benjamin, Jason Edward Therrien
  • Publication number: 20230266747
    Abstract: A method of controlling a pumping sequence of a fracturing fleet at a wellsite. A managing application executing on a computer in the control van can retrieve the pumping sequence from a local or remote storage computer. The managing application can establish an electronic communication link to receive sensor data from a plurality of fracturing units. The managing application can control the plurality of fracturing units with a stage script with multiple sequential instructions for a pumping stage of a pumping sequence while receiving one or more periodic data sets from the plurality of fracturing units wherein the data sets are indicative of the current state of the pumping stage of the pumping sequence.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 2, 2023
    Publication date: August 24, 2023
    Inventors: Mikko JAASKELAINEN, Joshua Lane CAMP, Ian Bradford MITCHELL
  • Patent number: 11708759
    Abstract: A system includes a first instrumented bridge plug positionable in a downhole wellbore environment. The first instrumented bridge plug includes an acoustic source for transmitting an acoustic signal. The system also includes a second instrumented bridge plug positionable in the downhole wellbore environment. The second instrumented bridge plug includes an acoustic sensor for receiving a reflected acoustic signal originating from the acoustic signal. The reflected acoustic signal being usable to interpret wellbore formation characteristics of the downhole wellbore environment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 25, 2023
    Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
    Inventors: Mikko Jaaskelainen, Vladimir Nikolayevich Martysevich, Ronald Glen Dusterhoft
  • Patent number: 11675336
    Abstract: A method of controlling a pumping sequence of a fracturing fleet at a wellsite. A managing application executing on a computer in the control van can retrieve the pumping sequence from a local or remote storage computer. The managing application can establish an electronic communication link to receive sensor data from a plurality of fracturing units. The managing application can control the plurality of fracturing units with a stage script with multiple sequential instructions for a pumping stage of a pumping sequence while receiving one or more periodic data sets from the plurality of fracturing units wherein the data sets are indicative of the current state of the pumping stage of the pumping sequence.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2023
    Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
    Inventors: Mikko Jaaskelainen, Joshua Lane Camp, Ian Bradford Mitchell
  • Patent number: 11668852
    Abstract: A system can calculate estimated strain data for a fracture in a geological formation at each of a plurality of selected locations detectable by a strain measurement device. The system can receive real strain data from the strain measurement device for the geological formation. The system can perform an inversion to determine a probable distribution of fluid volume and hydraulic fracture orientation in the geological formation based on the estimated strain data and real strain data. The system can determine adjustments for a fracturing operation based on the inversion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2023
    Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
    Inventors: Mikko Jaaskelainen, Eric James Davis, Michel Joseph LeBlanc, John Laureto Maida, Jr.
  • Patent number: 11661838
    Abstract: Aspects of the subject technology relate to systems and methods for determining cement barrier quality of a cementing process. Systems and methods are provided for receiving data from a distributed acoustic sensing fiber optic line positioned proximate to cement barrier of a wellbore, determining at least one zonal isolation in the cement barrier based on the data received from the distributed acoustic sensing fiber optic line, and compiling a cement bond log based on the determining of the at least one zonal isolation in the cement barrier.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2023
    Assignee: HALLIBURTON ENERGY SERVICES, INC.
    Inventors: John Paul Bir Singh, Mikko Jaaskelainen, John L. Maida, Krishna Babu Yerubandi
  • Patent number: 11634973
    Abstract: A method of perforating a wellbore is provided. The method includes generating a shockwave that propagates throughout said wellbore by firing a perforation device at a perforating direction, and measuring the shockwave at a fiber optic cable in the wellbore using the fiber optic cable. The method further includes determining an orientation of the fiber optic cable relative to the perforating direction based on the shockwave and the perforating direction, and changing the perforating direction based on the orientation of said the optic cable for a subsequent perforation of the wellbore to minimize damage to the fiber optic cable during the subsequent perforation. The fiber optic cable is an existing cable that has been deployed before the method starts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2023
    Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
    Inventors: Brian Vandellyn Park, Mikko Jaaskelainen, Ira Jeffrey Bush
  • Publication number: 20230040293
    Abstract: A system can calculate estimated strain data for a fracture in a geological formation at each of a plurality of selected locations detectable by a strain measurement device. The system can receive real strain data from the strain measurement device for the geological formation. The system can perform an inversion to determine a probable distribution of fluid volume and hydraulic fracture orientation in the geological formation based on the estimated strain data and real strain data. The system can determine adjustments for a fracturing operation based on the inversion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 13, 2022
    Publication date: February 9, 2023
    Inventors: Mikko Jaaskelainen, Eric James Davis, Michel Joseph LeBlanc, John Laureto Maida, JR.
  • Publication number: 20230026207
    Abstract: Various embodiments include methods and apparatus structured to install an optical fiber cable into a well at a well site. In a from-bottom-to-top embodiment, an anchor deployed at a selected location in a hole of the well can be used and the optical fiber cable can be pulled up to a surface of the well from the selected location. In a from-top-to-bottom embodiment, an optical fiber cable can be moved down from the surface until an end of the optical fiber cable is locked at a selected location by a catcher disposed at the selected location. With the optical fiber cable in the well, a portion of the optical fiber cable can be coupled to surface instrumentation. Additional apparatus, systems, and methods can be implemented in a variety of applications.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2022
    Publication date: January 26, 2023
    Applicant: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
    Inventors: Brian Vandellyn Park, Mikko Jaaskelainen, Seldon David Benjamin, Jason Edward Therrien
  • Publication number: 20230012783
    Abstract: A method of controlling a pumping sequence of a fracturing fleet at a wellsite. A managing application executing on a computer in the control van can retrieve the pumping sequence from a local or remote storage computer. The managing application can establish an electronic communication link to receive sensor data from a plurality of fracturing units. The managing application can control the plurality of fracturing units with a stage script with multiple sequential instructions for a pumping stage of a pumping sequence while receiving one or more periodic data sets from the plurality of fracturing units wherein the data sets are indicative of the current state of the pumping stage of the pumping sequence.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 15, 2022
    Publication date: January 19, 2023
    Inventors: Mikko JAASKELAINEN, Joshua Lane CAMP, Ian Bradford MITCHELL
  • Patent number: 11525310
    Abstract: A method of assembling an optical fiber cable on production casing includes positioning the optical fiber cable against a production casing at a hole of a well site, and affixing the optical fiber cable against the production casing by applying an adhesive to the production casing to secure the optical fiber cable against the production casing. The method further includes applying pressure to the adhesive to adhesively bond the optical fiber cable to the production casing along a length of the production casing while the production casing is being run-in-hole.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2022
    Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
    Inventors: Brian Vandellyn Park, Mikko Jaaskelainen
  • Patent number: 11513500
    Abstract: A method of controlling a pumping sequence of a fracturing fleet at a wellsite. A managing application executing on a computer in the control van can retrieve the pumping sequence from a local or remote storage computer. The managing application can establish an electronic communication link to receive sensor data from a plurality of fracturing units. The managing application can control the plurality of fracturing units with a stage script with multiple sequential instructions for a pumping stage of a pumping sequence while receiving one or more periodic data sets from the plurality of fracturing units wherein the data sets are indicative of the current state of the pumping stage of the pumping sequence.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2022
    Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
    Inventors: Mikko Jaaskelainen, Joshua Lane Camp, Ian Bradford Mitchell
  • Patent number: 11500122
    Abstract: A system can calculate estimated strain data for a fracture in a geological formation at each of a plurality of selected locations detectable by a strain measurement device. The system can receive real strain data from the strain measurement device for the geological formation. The system can perform a linear inversion to determine a probable distribution of fluid volume and hydraulic fracture orientation in the geological formation based on the estimated strain data and real strain data. The system can determine adjustments for a fracturing operation based on the linear inversion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2022
    Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
    Inventors: Mikko Jaaskelainen, Eric James Davis, Michel Joseph LeBlanc, John Laureto Maida, Jr.
  • Patent number: 11492899
    Abstract: Methods and systems for characterizing fractures in a subterranean formation are provided. The method includes introducing an encapsulated explosive unit into a casing located in a wellbore within the subterranean formation and maintaining the encapsulated explosive unit in a stage of the casing. The method also includes detonating the encapsulated explosive unit within the stage to generate a pressure wave that passes through a group of perforations and into the fractures and measuring a reflected pressure wave using a pressure sensor coupled to the bridge plug to produce a pressure measurement. The method further includes converting the pressure measurement into an acoustic signal correlated with the pressure measurement by an acoustic signal generator contained in the bridge plug and transmitting the acoustic signal to apply acoustic pressure on a fiber optic cable coupled to an exterior surface of the casing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2022
    Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
    Inventor: Mikko Jaaskelainen
  • Patent number: 11487037
    Abstract: A production monitoring system includes a distributed acoustic sensing subsystem that includes a first optical fiber for a distributed acoustic sensing signal and a distributed temperature sensing subsystem that includes a second optical fiber for a distributed temperature sensing signal. The production monitoring system, also includes a cable positioned in a wellbore penetrating through one or more subterranean formations. The distributed acoustic sensing subsystem is communicatively coupled to the cable through the distributed temperature sensing subsystem. The cable includes one or more optical fibers used to obtain optical fiber measurements pertaining to the distributed acoustic sensing signal and the distributed temperature sensing signal. The optical fibers include a sensing fiber that is common between the distributed acoustic sensing subsystem and the distributed temperature sensing subsystem.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2022
    Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
    Inventors: Jason Edward Therrien, Mikko Jaaskelainen, Yijie Shen
  • Patent number: 11486215
    Abstract: Various embodiments include methods and apparatus structured to install an optical fiber cable into a well at a well site. In a from-bottom-to-top embodiment, an anchor deployed at a selected location in a hole of the well can be used and the optical fiber cable can be pulled up to a surface of the well from the selected location. In a from-top-to-bottom embodiment, an optical fiber cable can be moved down from the surface until an end of the optical fiber cable is locked at a selected location by a catcher disposed at the selected location. With the optical fiber cable in the well, a portion of the optical fiber cable can be coupled to surface instrumentation. Additional apparatus, systems, and methods can be implemented in a variety of applications.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2022
    Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
    Inventors: Brian Vandellyn Park, Mikko Jaaskelainen, Seldon David Benjamin, Jason Edward Therrien
  • Patent number: 11473372
    Abstract: A method performed during a run-in-hole process for a casing section includes applying pressure to a cable against an outer portion of the casing section. Additionally, the method includes ultrasonic welding the cable to the outer portion of the casing section while the pressure is applied to the cable against the outer portion of the casing section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2022
    Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
    Inventor: Mikko Jaaskelainen
  • Patent number: 11396808
    Abstract: A fracturing treatment optimization system using multi-point pressure sensitive fiber optic cables to measure interwell fluid interaction data, microdeformation strain data, microseismic data, distributed temperature data, distributed acoustic data, and distributed strain data from multiple locations along a wellbore. The fracturing treatment optimization system may analyze the interwell fluid interaction data, microdeformation strain data, microseismic data, distributed temperature data, distributed acoustic data, and distributed strain data, modify a subsurface fracture network model, and calculate interwell fluid interaction effects. The fracturing treatment optimization system may use the fracture network model to measure current and predict future fracture growth, hydraulic pressure, poroelastic pressure, strain, stress, and related completion effects. The fracturing treatment optimization system may enable real-time monitoring and analysis of treatment and monitoring wells.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 26, 2022
    Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
    Inventors: Mikko Jaaskelainen, Harold Grayson Walters, Crispin Doyle
  • Patent number: 11385107
    Abstract: A method is described for enabling Raman Based Distributed Temperature Sensing (DTS) systems to operate over larger environmental temperature ranges than any systems available today.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2022
    Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
    Inventors: Mikko Jaaskelainen, Seldon David Benjamin, Henry Timmons Moeller, II, Jason Edward Therrien
  • Patent number: 11373058
    Abstract: A sequence of stimuli produced by an electric frac pump can be generated by a treatment optimization system. Well environment responses to the sequence of stimuli may be measured by sensors and respective sensor data may be received. The sensor data may be used to select a representative system model which can then be used to control the electric frac pump. The representative system model may be used to achieve well stage objectives such as particular cluster efficiencies, complexity factors, or proximity indices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2022
    Assignee: HALLIBURTON ENERGY SERVICES INC.
    Inventors: Mikko Jaaskelainen, Henry Clifford Bland, Ronald Glen Dusterhoft