Patents by Inventor Neal Calder

Neal Calder 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).

  • Control line space out tool
    Patent number: 9366132
    Abstract: A control line space out tool for use in identifying the length of control line required to extend between proximal and distal locations in a wellbore is described, the control line space out tool comprises a body having a locator for locating the tool at a proximal location within a wellbore and a passage though which a control line may pass to extend to a distal location, a grip for locking onto a control line, and an actuator for operating the grip to lock onto the control line to thereby indicate the length of control line required to extend between said locations. A method of determining a length of control line required to extend between proximal and distal locations within a wellbore is also described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2016
    Assignee: Weatherford Technology Holdings, LLC
    Inventors: Neal Calder, Michael John Maclurg
  • Control Line Space Out Tool
    Publication number: 20130014942
    Abstract: A control line space out tool for use in identifying the length of control line required to extend between proximal and distal locations in a wellbore is described, the control line space out tool comprises a body having a locator for locating the tool at a proximal location within a wellbore and a passage though which a control line may pass to extend to a distal location, a grip for locking onto a control line, and an actuator for operating the grip to lock onto the control line to thereby indicate the length of control line required to extend between said locations. A method of determining a length of control line required to extend between proximal and distal locations within a wellbore is also described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 12, 2012
    Publication date: January 17, 2013
    Inventors: Neal Calder, Michael John Maclurg