Patents by Inventor Njaal Hove

Njaal Hove 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).

  • Subsea conductor anchor
    Patent number: 9359845
    Abstract: A method of completing a subsea wellbore includes providing one or more conductor anchoring assemblies on an outer surface of a conductor; forming the subsea wellbore; positioning the conductor in the subsea wellbore; and energizing the one or more conductor anchoring assemblies into contact with the subsea wellbore, thereby stabilizing the conductor in the subsea wellbore. In yet another embodiment, the method further includes extending the subsea wellbore; positioning a casing inside the conductor, wherein the casing includes a casing anchoring assembly; and energizing the casing anchoring assembly into contact with the conductor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2016
    Inventors: Kristoffer Grodem, Hallvard Svadberg Hatloy, Sean B. Yakeley, Mona Desai, Brad T. Easley, Njaal Hove
  • SUBSEA CONDUCTOR ANCHOR
    Publication number: 20120211232
    Abstract: A method of completing a subsea wellbore includes providing one or more conductor anchoring assemblies on an outer surface of a conductor; forming the subsea wellbore; positioning the conductor in the subsea wellbore; and energizing the one or more conductor anchoring assemblies into contact with the subsea wellbore, thereby stabilizing the conductor in the subsea wellbore. In yet another embodiment, the method further includes extending the subsea wellbore; positioning a casing inside the conductor, wherein the casing includes a casing anchoring assembly; and energizing the casing anchoring assembly into contact with the conductor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 22, 2012
    Publication date: August 23, 2012
    Inventors: Kristoffer Grodem, Hallvard Svadberg Hatloy, Sean B. Yakeley, Mona Desai, Brad T. Easley, Njaal Hove