Patents by Inventor Mirjam Zwanenburg

Mirjam Zwanenburg 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: 10444188
    Abstract: A technique facilitates monitoring of pipe, such as coiled tubing. The monitoring may be used to detect conditions which occur within the pipe itself or in components employed along an interior of the pipe. A magnetic sensor system is positioned along an exterior of the pipe, e.g. coiled tubing. During relative movement between the pipe and the magnetic sensor system, the magnetic sensor system monitors for the condition, e.g. change/abnormality, of interest. In some applications, the magnetic sensor system is used to monitor changes in a physical property of the pipe, and/or a component within the pipe, during a succession of operations employing the pipe.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2019
    Assignee: SCHLUMBERGER TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Mirjam Zwanenburg, David P. Smith, Zhanke Liu, Michelle Torregrossa, Liam Zsolt
  • Patent number: 9671371
    Abstract: A technique facilitates anomaly recognition and tracking in a variety of components, such as tubular components. The technique comprises sensing for anomalies in the component, and storing detected anomalies in a storage medium. The detected anomalies are matched with stored digital descriptions of anomalies. The stored digital descriptions may be anomalies of similar types and/or anomalies detected on the specific component being tested. The detected anomalies are ranked according to similarities with respect to the stored digital descriptions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2017
    Assignee: SCHLUMBERGER TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Zhanke Liu, Shunfeng Zheng, Mirjam Zwanenburg
  • Patent number: 9416611
    Abstract: An embodiment of a method for forming slots in a wellbore casing, comprises providing at least one cutting tool, the cutting tool comprising at least a jetting assembly and an indexing assembly, disposing the cutting tool into the wellbore via a conveyance, stopping movement along the wellbore axis of the cutting tool, and forming slots in the casing by actuating the indexing assembly such that the jetting assembly forms slots in a predetermined pattern in the casing. In an embodiment, the method further comprises flowing a material into the slots formed in the casing to seal the wellbore.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2016
    Assignee: SCHLUMBERGER TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Matthias Heil, Frank Andriessen, Mirjam Zwanenburg
  • Publication number: 20160231280
    Abstract: A technique facilitates monitoring of pipe, such as coiled tubing. The monitoring may be used to detect conditions which occur within the pipe itself or in components employed along an interior of the pipe. A magnetic sensor system is positioned along an exterior of the pipe, e.g. coiled tubing. During relative movement between the pipe and the magnetic sensor system, the magnetic sensor system monitors for the condition, e.g. change/abnormality, of interest. In some applications, the magnetic sensor system is used to monitor changes in a physical property of the pipe, and/or a component within the pipe, during a succession of operations employing the pipe.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 1, 2013
    Publication date: August 11, 2016
    Applicant: Schlumberger Canada Limited
    Inventors: Mirjam Zwanenburg, David P. Smith, Zhanke Liu, Michelle Torregrossa, Liam Zsolt
  • Publication number: 20150377012
    Abstract: A technique facilitates anomaly recognition and tracking in a variety of components, such as tubular components. The technique comprises sensing for anomalies in the component, and storing detected anomalies in a storage medium. The detected anomalies are matched with stored digital descriptions of anomalies. The stored digital descriptions may comprise anomalies of similar types and/or anomalies detected on the specific component being tested. The detected anomalies are ranked according to similarities with respect to the stored digital descriptions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2014
    Publication date: December 31, 2015
    Inventors: Zhanke Liu, Shunfeng Zheng, Mirjam Zwanenburg
  • Publication number: 20150337612
    Abstract: An embodiment of a method for forming slots in a wellbore casing, comprises providing at least one cutting tool, the cutting tool comprising at least a jetting assembly and an indexing assembly, disposing the cutting tool into the wellbore via a conveyance, stopping movement along the wellbore axis of the cutting tool, and forming slots in the casing by actuating the indexing assembly such that the jetting assembly forms slots in a predetermined pattern in the casing. In an embodiment, the method further comprises flowing a material into the slots formed in the casing to seal the wellbore.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 24, 2011
    Publication date: November 26, 2015
    Applicant: SCHLUMBERGER TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Matthias Heil, Frank Andriessen, Mirjam Zwanenburg
  • Publication number: 20140327443
    Abstract: A technique facilitates detection of an object passing along a conduit, such as a wellbore conduit. The object is released into an internal passage of the conduit, and the conduit is monitored at a given location or locations along the conduit. Movement of the object past the location or locations is detected by a sensor, such as a sensor positioned externally with respect to the internal passage of the conduit. Passage of the object is monitored via detection of a unique electro-magnetic signature as the object moves along the interior of the conduit and past the location.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 18, 2014
    Publication date: November 6, 2014
    Inventors: Zhanke Liu, Shunfeng Zheng, Mirjam Zwanenburg