Patents by Inventor Peter Besselink
Peter Besselink 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).
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Patent number: 11408257Abstract: A method to provide support within a wellbore includes underreaming a section of the wellbore at a depth spanning a layer of an unstable formation. The method also includes deploying a bistable structure within the wellbore at the depth of the layer of the unstable formation. Additionally, the method includes actuating an expandable packer within the bistable structure to expand the bistable structure in a radially outward direction from a longitudinal axis of the bistable structure. The bistable structure is in contact with walls of the underreamed section of the wellbore upon expanding in the radially outward direction.Type: GrantFiled: August 3, 2017Date of Patent: August 9, 2022Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.Inventors: Peter Besselink, Wilfried Van Moorleghem, Stephen Michael Greci
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Publication number: 20210207458Abstract: A method to provide support within a wellbore includes underreaming a section of the wellbore at a depth spanning a layer of an unstable formation. The method also includes deploying a bistable structure within the wellbore at the depth of the layer of the unstable formation. Additionally, the method includes actuating an expandable packer within the bistable structure to expand the bistable structure in a radially outward direction from a longitudinal axis of the bistable structure. The bistable structure is in contact with walls of the underreamed section of the wellbore upon expanding in the radially outward direction.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 3, 2017Publication date: July 8, 2021Inventors: Peter BESSELINK, Wilfried VAN MOORLEGHEM, Stephen Michael GRECI
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Patent number: 10550670Abstract: An expandable device comprising a plurality of expandable cells. The cells may be bistable cells or other types of cells that are expanded from a contracted position towards an expanded position. Additionally, the cells may be combined with locking mechanisms to hold the structure in an expanded position.Type: GrantFiled: July 24, 2018Date of Patent: February 4, 2020Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.Inventors: Barrie Hart, Craig D. Johnson, L. McDonald Schetky, Peter Besselink
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Publication number: 20180328152Abstract: An expandable device comprising a plurality of expandable cells. The cells may be bistable cells or other types of cells that are expanded from a contracted position towards an expanded position. Additionally, the cells may be combined with locking mechanisms to hold the structure in an expanded position.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 24, 2018Publication date: November 15, 2018Inventors: Barrie HART, Craig D. JOHNSON, L. McDonald SCHETKY, Peter BESSELINK
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Patent number: 10053963Abstract: An expandable device comprising a plurality of expandable cells. The cells may be bistable cells or other types of cells that are expanded from a contracted position towards an expanded position. Additionally, the cells may be combined with locking mechanisms to hold the structure in an expanded position.Type: GrantFiled: May 30, 2014Date of Patent: August 21, 2018Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.Inventors: Barrie Hart, Craig D. Johnson, L. McDonald Schetky, Peter Besselink
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Patent number: 9464511Abstract: A downhole completion assembly for sealing and supporting an open hole section of a wellbore includes a sealing structure movable between contracted and expanded configurations, a truss structure also movable between contracted and expanded configurations, wherein, when in their respective contracted configurations, the sealing and truss structures are each able to axially traverse production tubing extended within a wellbore, a conveyance device operably coupled to the sealing and truss structures and configured to transport the sealing and truss structures in their respective contracted configurations through the production tubing and to an open hole section of the wellbore, and a deployment device operably connected to the sealing and truss structures and configured to radially expand the sealing and truss structures from their respective contracted configurations to their respective expanded configurations.Type: GrantFiled: November 9, 2012Date of Patent: October 11, 2016Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.Inventors: Michael Fripp, John Gano, Peter Besselink, Wilfried Van Moorleghem
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Patent number: 9322249Abstract: Disclosed is a downhole completion assembly for sealing and supporting an open hole section of a wellbore and filtering fluids passing therethrough. One system includes a sealing structure arranged within the open hole section and being movable between a contracted configuration and an expanded configuration, the sealing structure having one or more perforations defined therein, and a filter device arranged about the sealing structure so as to radially overlap the one or more perforations, the filter device being configured to screen fluids passing through the one or more perforations.Type: GrantFiled: November 9, 2012Date of Patent: April 26, 2016Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.Inventors: Michael Fripp, John Gano, Peter Besselink, Wilfried Van Moorleghem
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Patent number: 9212542Abstract: A downhole completion assembly for sealing and supporting an open hole section of a wellbore includes a sealing structure movable between a contracted configuration and an expanded configuration, wherein, when in the contracted configuration, the sealing structure is able to axially traverse production tubing extended within a wellbore. A conveyance device is coupled to the sealing structure and configured to transport the sealing structure through the production tubing and to an open hole section of the wellbore. A deployment device is operably connected to the sealing structure and configured to radially expand the sealing structure from the contracted configuration to the expanded configuration when the sealing structure is arranged in the open hole section.Type: GrantFiled: November 9, 2012Date of Patent: December 15, 2015Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.Inventors: Michael Fripp, John Gano, Peter Besselink, Wilfried Van Moorleghem
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Patent number: 9169724Abstract: A downhole completion assembly for sealing and supporting an open hole section of a wellbore includes a first sealing structure having opposing first and second ends and being arranged within an open hole section of a wellbore, the first sealing structure being movable between a contracted configuration and an expanded configuration. A second sealing structure has opposing first and second ends and is arranged proximate the first sealing structure within the wellbore, the second sealing structure also being movable between a contracted configuration and an expanded configuration. When in their respective expanded configurations, the first and second sealing structures are frustoconical in shape and the first end of the second sealing structure is at least partially nested within the second end of the first sealing structure.Type: GrantFiled: November 9, 2012Date of Patent: October 27, 2015Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.Inventors: Michael Fripp, John Gano, Peter Besselink, Wilfried Van Moorleghem
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Publication number: 20140299331Abstract: An expandable device comprising a plurality of expandable cells. The cells may be bistable cells or other types of cells that are expanded from a contracted position towards an expanded position. Additionally, the cells may be combined with locking mechanisms to hold the structure in an expanded position.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 30, 2014Publication date: October 9, 2014Applicant: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.Inventors: Barrie Hart, Craig D. Johnson, L. McDonald Schetky, Peter Besselink
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Patent number: 8789581Abstract: An example downhole completion system includes a first sealing structure arranged within an open hole section of a wellbore and being movable between a contracted configuration and an expanded configuration, a second sealing structure arranged axially adjacent the first sealing structure and also being movable between a contracted configuration and an expanded configuration, and a flow control device arranged between the first and second sealing structures and configured to provide a flow path for fluids to communicate between a surrounding subterranean formation and an interior of the downhole completion system.Type: GrantFiled: October 9, 2013Date of Patent: July 29, 2014Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.Inventors: Michael Fripp, John Gano, Peter Besselink, Wilfried Van Moorleghem
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Patent number: 8776876Abstract: An expandable device comprising a plurality of expandable cells. The cells may be bistable cells or other types of cells that are expanded from a contracted position towards an expanded position. Additionally, the cells may be combined with locking mechanisms to hold the structure in an expanded position.Type: GrantFiled: December 28, 2012Date of Patent: July 15, 2014Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.Inventors: Barrie Hart, Craig D. Johnson, L. McD Schetky, Peter Besselink
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Patent number: 8776899Abstract: Disclosed is a downhole completion assembly for sealing and supporting an open hole section of a wellbore and providing flow control through the downhole completion assembly. One downhole completion system includes a first sealing structure arranged within an open hole section of a wellbore and being movable between a contracted configuration and an expanded configuration, a second sealing structure arranged axially adjacent the first sealing structure and also being movable between a contracted configuration and an expanded configuration, and a flow control device arranged between the first and second sealing structures and configured to provide a flow path for fluids to communicate between a surrounding subterranean formation and an interior of the downhole completion system.Type: GrantFiled: November 9, 2012Date of Patent: July 15, 2014Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.Inventors: Michael Fripp, John Gano, Peter Besselink, Wilfried Van Moorleghem
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Publication number: 20140090857Abstract: Disclosed is a downhole completion assembly for sealing and supporting an open hole section of a wellbore and providing flow control through the downhole completion assembly. One downhole completion system includes a first sealing structure arranged within an open hole section of a wellbore and being movable between a contracted configuration and an expanded configuration, a second sealing structure arranged axially adjacent the first sealing structure and also being movable between a contracted configuration and an expanded configuration, and a flow control device arranged between the first and second sealing structures and configured to provide a flow path for fluids to communicate between a surrounding subterranean formation and an interior of the downhole completion system.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 9, 2013Publication date: April 3, 2014Applicant: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.Inventors: Michael Fripp, John Gano, Peter Besselink, Wilfried Van Moorleghem
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Publication number: 20130180706Abstract: An expandable device comprising a plurality of expandable cells. The cells may be bistable cells or other types of cells that are expanded from a contracted position towards an expanded position. Additionally, the cells may be combined with locking mechanisms to hold the structure in an expanded position.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 28, 2012Publication date: July 18, 2013Applicant: Halliburton Energy Serices, Inc.Inventors: Barrie Hart, Craig D. Johnson, L. McD Schetky, Peter Besselink
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Patent number: 8397804Abstract: An expandable device comprising a plurality of expandable cells. The cells may be bistable cells or other types of cells that are expanded from a contracted position towards an expanded position. Additionally, the cells may be combined with locking mechanisms to hold the structure in an expanded position.Type: GrantFiled: March 27, 2012Date of Patent: March 19, 2013Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.Inventors: Barrie Hart, Craig D. Johnson, L. McD Schetky, Peter Besselink
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Patent number: 8230913Abstract: An expandable device comprising a plurality of expandable cells. The cells may be bistable cells or other types of cells that are expanded from a contracted position towards an expanded position. Additionally, the cells may be combined with locking mechanisms to hold the structure in an expanded position.Type: GrantFiled: August 13, 2010Date of Patent: July 31, 2012Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.Inventors: Barrie Hart, Craig D. Johnson, L. McD. Schetky, Peter Besselink
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Patent number: RE45011Abstract: An apparatus suitable for use in a wellbore comprises an expandable bistable device. An exemplary device has a plurality of bistable cells formed into a tubular shape. Each bistable cell comprises at least two elongated members that are connected to each other at their ends. The device is stable in a first configuration and a second configuration.Type: GrantFiled: August 31, 2010Date of Patent: July 15, 2014Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.Inventors: L. McDonald Schetky, Craig D. Johnson, Matthew R. Hackworth, Patrick W. Bixenman, Peter Besselink
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Patent number: RE45099Abstract: An apparatus suitable for use in a wellbore comprises an expandable bistable device. An exemplary device has a plurality of bistable cells formed into a tubular shape. Each bistable cell comprises at least two elongated members that are connected to each other at their ends. The device is stable in a first configuration and a second configuration.Type: GrantFiled: August 31, 2010Date of Patent: September 2, 2014Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.Inventors: L. McDonald Schetky, Craig D. Johnson, Matthew R. Hackworth, Patrick W. Bixenman, Peter Besselink
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Patent number: RE45244Abstract: An apparatus suitable for use in a wellbore comprises an expandable bistable device. An exemplary device has a plurality of bistable cells formed into a tubular shape. Each bistable cell comprises at least two elongated members that are connected to each other at their ends. The device is stable in a first configuration and a second configuration.Type: GrantFiled: August 31, 2010Date of Patent: November 18, 2014Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.Inventors: L. McD. Schetky, Craig D. Johnson, Matthew R. Hackworth, Patrick W. Bixenman, Peter Besselink