Patents by Inventor Nihat Ovutmen

Nihat Ovutmen 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).

  • Flow control device and method for a downhole oil-water separator
    Patent number: 8327941
    Abstract: A downhole device having an oil/water separator having a well fluid inlet, an oil stream outlet conduit, and a water stream outlet conduit; a removable flow-restrictor located in at least one of the water stream outlet conduit or the oil stream outlet conduit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 11, 2012
    Assignee: Schlumberger Technology Corporation
    Inventors: Matthew R. Hackworth, Nihat Ovutmen, Kevin J. Forbes, Lance I. Fielder, Allan Ross
  • FLOW CONTROL DEVICE AND METHOD FOR A DOWNHOLE OIL-WATER SEPARATOR
    Publication number: 20110000675
    Abstract: A downhole device having an oil/water separator having a well fluid inlet, an oil stream outlet conduit, and a water stream outlet conduit; a removable flow-restrictor located in at least one of the water stream outlet conduit or the oil stream outlet conduit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 13, 2010
    Publication date: January 6, 2011
    Applicant: SCHLUMBERGER TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Matthew R. Hackworth, Nihat Ovutmen, Kevin J. Forbes, Lance I. Fielder, Allan Ross
  • Flow control device and method for a downhole oil-water separator
    Patent number: 7814976
    Abstract: A downhole device having an oil/water separator having a well fluid inlet, an oil stream outlet conduit, and a water stream outlet conduit; a removable flow-restrictor located in at least one of the water stream outlet conduit or the oil stream outlet conduit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2007
    Date of Patent: October 19, 2010
    Assignee: Schlumberger Technology Corporation
    Inventors: Matthew R. Hackworth, Nihat Ovutmen, Kevin J. Forbes, Lance I. Fielder, Allan Ross
  • Flow control device with a permeable membrane
    Patent number: 7673678
    Abstract: A system for use in a well includes plural flow control devices to control fluid flow in respective zones of the well, where each of at least some of the flow control devices includes a membrane having a permeable material to provide a flow restriction. The membranes of the at least some flow control devices have different permeabilities to provide corresponding different flow restrictions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2006
    Date of Patent: March 9, 2010
    Assignee: Schlumberger Technology Corporation
    Inventors: Thomas D. MacDougall, Nihat Ovutmen, Mark Fraker, Qing Yao, Donald Ross
  • FLOW CONTROL DEVICE AND METHOD FOR A DOWNHOLE OIL-WATER SEPARATOR
    Publication number: 20090056939
    Abstract: A downhole device having an oil/water separator having a well fluid inlet, an oil stream outlet conduit, and a water stream outlet conduit; a removable flow-restrictor located in at least one of the water stream outlet conduit or the oil stream outlet conduit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2007
    Publication date: March 5, 2009
    Applicant: SCHLUMBERGER TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
    Inventors: MATTHEW R. HACKWORTH, NIHAT OVUTMEN, KEVIN J. FORBES, LANCE I. FIELDER, ALLAN ROSS
  • STEAM INJECTION APPARATUS FOR STEAM ASSISTED GRAVITY DRAINAGE TECHNIQUES
    Publication number: 20080251255
    Abstract: Steam injection pipe string apparatus is disclosed comprising an elongated tubular structure with first and second ends, and a plurality of orifices formed in the elongated tubular structure. The sizes of the orifices vary from one end of the elongated tubular structure to the other, and, in one embodiment, the sizes of the orifices increase from one end of the elongated tubular structure to the other. The elongated tubular structure may comprise a plurality of blank pipes in threaded engagement with one another or a plurality of subs with different sized orifices in the subs. The orifices may be formed in the elongated tubular structure using milling techniques or by inserting a nozzle in a threaded aperture formed in the structure. A system utilizing the steam injection pipe string apparatus is especially suitable for use in a steam assisted gravity drainage system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 16, 2007
    Publication date: October 16, 2008
    Applicant: SCHLUMBERGER TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kevin J. Forbes, Nihat Ovutmen
  • Flow control device with a permeable membrane
    Publication number: 20070131434
    Abstract: A system for use in a well includes plural flow control devices to control fluid flow in respective zones of the well, where each of at least some of the flow control devices includes a membrane having a permeable material to provide a flow restriction. The membranes of the at least some flow control devices have different permeabilities to provide corresponding different flow restrictions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2006
    Publication date: June 14, 2007
    Inventors: Thomas MacDougall, Nihat Ovutmen, Mark Fraker, Qing Yao, Donald Ross