Patents by Inventor Peter Reid Maher

Peter Reid Maher 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: 11933125
    Abstract: A plug retrieval tool includes a mandrel lowerable into a wellbore. A retrieval head is coupled to the mandrel for selectively latching onto a plug. A shroud is telescopically coupled to the mandrel about the retrieval head and moveable repeatedly between an extended position below the retrieval head for displacing debris on the plug and a retracted position for moving the retrieval head closer to the plug to latch onto the plug. A resistance mechanism provides a resistance to moving the shroud each time the shroud is moved toward the retracted position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2024
    Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
    Inventors: Peter Reid Maher, Colby Munro Ross, Jhess Menard
  • Patent number: 11891870
    Abstract: Provided, in one aspect, is a downhole magnetic debris removal apparatus. The downhole magnetic debris removal apparatus, in one aspect, includes a housing having a longitudinal axis, and a plurality of magnets arranged as one or more Halbach arrays of magnets coupled to the housing, the one or more Halbach arrays of magnets having a strong side and a weak side.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2024
    Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
    Inventors: Peter Reid Maher, Robert W. Bennett, David Allen Dockweiler
  • Publication number: 20230417115
    Abstract: A plug retrieval tool includes a mandrel lowerable into a wellbore. A retrieval head is coupled to the mandrel for selectively latching onto a plug. A shroud is telescopically coupled to the mandrel about the retrieval head and moveable repeatedly between an extended position below the retrieval head for displacing debris on the plug and a retracted position for moving the retrieval head closer to the plug to latch onto the plug.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 24, 2022
    Publication date: December 28, 2023
    Applicant: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
    Inventors: Peter Reid Maher, Colby Munro Ross, Jhess Menard
  • Patent number: 11634959
    Abstract: A setting module for setting a packer assembly in a wellbore can include a motor, a sensor, and an electronic control device. The sensor can detect pressure of fluid from a surface of the wellbore in an inner diameter of the setting module and output detected pressure to an electronic control device. The electronic control device can detect a triggering pressure sequence of the fluid from the surface and can, in response to detecting the triggered pressure sequence, output a command to the motor to drive a pump to cause a slip to move for setting the packer assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2023
    Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
    Inventors: Peter Reid Maher, Jon-Howard Elliott Hanson
  • Patent number: 11608717
    Abstract: A variety of systems and methods are disclosed for cleaning a wellbore ahead of a well tool. The well tool is deployed on a tubular conveyance to a depth into a well. An interior surface of the well is wiped ahead of the well tool to dislodge debris from the interior surface of the well as the tubular conveyance advances downhole. The debris is filtered ahead of the well tool as the tubular conveyance advances downhole to keep the filtered debris away from the well tool. The well tool may then be used to perform a tool function when the tubular conveyance has reached the depth, without being affected by the filtered debris.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2023
    Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
    Inventors: Gunnar Lehrling, Peter Reid Maher
  • Publication number: 20230069763
    Abstract: A setting module for setting a packer assembly in a wellbore can include a motor, a sensor, and an electronic control device. The sensor can detect pressure of fluid from a surface of the wellbore in an inner diameter of the setting module and output detected pressure to an electronic control device. The electronic control device can detect a triggering pressure sequence of the fluid from the surface and can, in response to detecting the triggered pressure sequence, output a command to the motor to drive a pump to cause a slip to move for setting the packer assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2021
    Publication date: March 2, 2023
    Inventors: Peter Reid Maher, Jon-Howard Elliott Hanson
  • Publication number: 20230049390
    Abstract: A downhole tool for cleaning debris from an inner surface of a downhole casing that includes an inner mandrel moveable within the casing; and a scraper mandrel movably coupled to the outside of the inner mandrel by the engagement of a lug within a groove, the scraper mandrel including a scraper blade positioned on an outside of the scraper mandrel. Longitudinal movement of the scraper mandrel relative to the inner mandrel causes the lug to move within the groove, causing the scraper mandrel and the scraper blade to rotate relative to the inner mandrel and clean debris from the inner surface of the casing. The longitudinal movement is achieved by restraining movement of the scraper mandrel relative to the inner mandrel by contacting the debris with a scraper blade on the outside of the scraper mandrel, causing the scraper mandrel to move longitudinally relative to the inner mandrel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 11, 2021
    Publication date: February 16, 2023
    Applicant: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
    Inventors: Peter Reid Maher, Brittany Morgan Emerson
  • Patent number: 11566492
    Abstract: A downhole tool for cleaning debris from an inner surface of a downhole casing that includes an inner mandrel moveable within the casing; and a scraper mandrel movably coupled to the outside of the inner mandrel by the engagement of a lug within a groove, the scraper mandrel including a scraper blade positioned on an outside of the scraper mandrel. Longitudinal movement of the scraper mandrel relative to the inner mandrel causes the lug to move within the groove, causing the scraper mandrel and the scraper blade to rotate relative to the inner mandrel and clean debris from the inner surface of the casing. The longitudinal movement is achieved by restraining movement of the scraper mandrel relative to the inner mandrel by contacting the debris with a scraper blade on the outside of the scraper mandrel, causing the scraper mandrel to move longitudinally relative to the inner mandrel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2023
    Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
    Inventors: Peter Reid Maher, Brittany Morgan Emerson
  • Publication number: 20230021731
    Abstract: A downhole tool for cleaning a wellbore includes a tool body having a passage therein. A liquid is to flow through the passage of the tool body and have an intermittent flow pattern. An inner sleeve positioned within the tool body includes a recess having a recess pattern. In response to the intermittent flow pattern of the flow of fluid, a shift pin positioned in the recess of the inner sleeve is to traverse through the recess pattern. The downhole tool includes at least one scraper blade. The scraper blade is movable between a retracted position and a radially expanded position. In response to the shift pin traversing the recess pattern of the recess, the scraper blade can be expanded radially outward toward a wall of the wellbore from the retracted position to the expanded position and/or retracted inward away from the wall of the wellbore from the expanded position to the retracted position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 20, 2021
    Publication date: January 26, 2023
    Inventors: Jon-Howard Elliott Hanson, Kyle Wayne Davis, Peter Reid Maher, Timothy Simmonds, Alan Pace, Gavin Munro
  • Publication number: 20220325611
    Abstract: A variety of systems and methods are disclosed for cleaning a wellbore ahead of a well tool. The well tool is deployed on a tubular conveyance to a depth into a well. An interior surface of the well is wiped ahead of the well tool to dislodge debris from the interior surface of the well as the tubular conveyance advances downhole. The debris is filtered ahead of the well tool as the tubular conveyance advances downhole to keep the filtered debris away from the well tool. The well tool may then be used to perform a tool function when the tubular conveyance has reached the depth, without being affected by the filtered debris.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 2, 2021
    Publication date: October 13, 2022
    Applicant: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
    Inventors: Gunnar Lehrling, Peter Reid Maher
  • Patent number: 11466542
    Abstract: This disclosure provides a downhole debris removal apparatus, a method for assembling a downhole debris removal apparatus, and a well system including the same. The downhole debris removal apparatus, in one aspect, includes a crossover sub, the crossover sub having a first sub end with one of a sub pin thread or sub box thread, a second sub end with the other of the sub box thread or sub pin thread, and a fluid passageway extending from the first sub end to the second sub end. The downhole debris removal apparatus, according to this aspect, further includes a debris removal tube having a first tube end and a second tube end, the first tube end removably engaged with the crossover sub between the first sub end and the second end.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2022
    Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
    Inventors: Todd J. Roy, Peter Reid Maher
  • Publication number: 20220195844
    Abstract: This disclosure provides a downhole debris removal apparatus, a method for assembling a downhole debris removal apparatus, and a well system including the same. The downhole debris removal apparatus, in one aspect, includes a crossover sub, the crossover sub having a first sub end with one of a sub pin thread or sub box thread, a second sub end with the other of the sub box thread or sub pin thread, and a fluid passageway extending from the first sub end to the second sub end. The downhole debris removal apparatus, according to this aspect, further includes a debris removal tube having a first tube end and a second tube end, the first tube end removably engaged with the crossover sub between the first sub end and the second end.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2020
    Publication date: June 23, 2022
    Inventors: Todd J. Roy, Peter Reid Maher
  • Publication number: 20220145728
    Abstract: This disclosure provides a downhole debris removal apparatus, a method for operating a downhole debris removal apparatus, and a well system including the same. The downhole debris removal apparatus, in one aspect, includes an inner pipe positioned within a tubular, and a filtration member substantially encircling the inner pipe. The downhole debris removal apparatus, in this aspect, further includes a cleaning assembly positioned radially about at least a portion of the filtration member, the cleaning assembly configured to move relative to the filtration member to dislodge particulate matter from the filtration member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 10, 2020
    Publication date: May 12, 2022
    Inventors: Peter Reid Maher, Nicholas Albert Kuo, Austin Lee Wright
  • Publication number: 20210285301
    Abstract: Provided, in one aspect, is a downhole magnetic debris removal apparatus. The downhole magnetic debris removal apparatus, in one aspect, includes a housing having a longitudinal axis, and a plurality of magnets arranged as one or more Halbach arrays of magnets coupled to the housing, the one or more Halbach arrays of magnets having a strong side and a weak side.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 9, 2021
    Publication date: September 16, 2021
    Inventors: Peter Reid Maher, Robert W. Bennett, David Allen Dockweiler