Patents by Inventor Patrick Michael Cargol

Patrick Michael Cargol 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: 11268354
    Abstract: A dynamically positioned vessel (DPV) is located above an injection well, inject water or other fluids temporarily or for a short period of time, adjust the injection parameters, and either continue operating for the life of the system or as long as required to add permanent facilities on another platform. The DPV is connected to the potential injection well via a hybrid riser system. The hybrid riser system includes a rigid portion and a flexible portion. Injection using the DPV and the hybrid rise system can be more economical than injection using a conventional mobile offshore drilling unit (MODU) and a rigid riser.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2022
    Inventors: David Older, James V. Maher, Patrick Michael Cargol
  • Publication number: 20210396100
    Abstract: A dynamically positioned vessel (DPV) is located above an injection well, inject water or other fluids temporarily or for a short period of time, adjust the injection parameters, and either continue operating for the life of the system or as long as required to add permanent facilities on another platform. The DPV is connected to the potential injection well via a hybrid riser system. The hybrid riser system includes a rigid portion and a flexible portion. Injection using the DPV and the hybrid rise system can be more economical than injection using a conventional mobile offshore drilling unit (MODU) and a rigid riser.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 18, 2021
    Publication date: December 23, 2021
    Inventors: David Older, James V. Maher, Patrick Michael Cargol
  • Patent number: 9970255
    Abstract: A relief well injection spool for use in killing a well has a body with a pair of inlets opening to a bore on an interior of the body, a ram body cooperative with the bore of the body so as to selectively open and close the bore, an upper connector affixed to the body and adapted to connect the body to a lower end of a blowout preventer, and a wellhead connector affixed to a lower end of the body. Each of the pair of inlets has a valve cooperative therewith. The upper connector opens to the bore of the body. The wellhead connector is adapted to connect to a relief well wellhead. The wellhead connector also opens to the bore of the body. A floating vessel can be provided so as to deliver a kill fluid into at least one of the pair of inlets.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 15, 2018
    Assignees: TRENDSETTER ENGINEERING, INC., ADD ENERGY GROUP AS
    Inventors: Mario R. Lugo, Brett Morry, Patrick Michael Cargol, Ole Rygg, Ray Tommy Oskarsen