Patents by Inventor Patrick Laursen

Patrick Laursen 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: 6840337
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for removing cuttings in a deviated borehole using drilling fluids. The apparatus includes a pipe string and a bottom hole assembly having a down hole motor and bit for drilling the borehole. The pipe string has one end attached to the bottom hole assembly and does not rotate during drilling. The apparatus and methods raise at least a portion of the pipe string in the deviated borehole to remove cuttings from underneath the pipe string portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2002
    Date of Patent: January 11, 2005
    Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
    Inventors: James B. Terry, Carey J. Naquin, Patrick Laursen, James Estep, Martin Paulk, E. Alan Coats, Ron Crook, Rickey L. Morgan
  • Publication number: 20040040749
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for removing cuttings in a deviated borehole using drilling fluids. The apparatus includes a pipe string and a bottom hole assembly having a down hole motor and bit for drilling the borehole. The pipe string has one end attached to the bottom hole assembly and does not rotate during drilling. The apparatus and methods raise at least a portion of the pipe string in the deviated borehole to remove cuttings from underneath the pipe string portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 28, 2002
    Publication date: March 4, 2004
    Applicant: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
    Inventors: James B. Terry, Carey J. Naquin, Patrick Laursen, James Estep, Martin Paulk, E. Alan Coats, Ron Crook, Rickey L. Morgan
  • Publication number: 20040040707
    Abstract: Apparatus and methods are disclosed for sequentially treating multiple zones in underground formation in a single trip of the well treatment work string. In the one embodiment, the work string includes composite tubing having electrical conductors embedded within the walls, the conductors enabling power transmission and two way communication between the surface and the sensor or detectors downhole so that real time data can be sensed and communicated. Isolation packers are actuated via electrical signals from the surface communicated to the bottom hole assembly via the conductors. A detector located in the bottom hole assembly may be provided to detect perforations or other anomalies in the casing, such as joints, enabling the surface controller to position packers properly in blank segments of casing so that well intervals can be properly isolated and the adjacent formation effectively treated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2002
    Publication date: March 4, 2004
    Inventors: Ronald G. Dusterhoft, Richard Vaclavik, Patrick Laursen, James Estep, Haoshi Song, Martin D. Paulk, James Terry