Patents by Inventor Pierre-Yves Corre
Pierre-Yves Corre 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: 9291027Abstract: A packer is disclosed comprising a body with a first end and a second end, wherein the first end and the second end are configured to establish a connection with downhole equipment and wherein at least one of the first end and the second end is configured to establish a fluid flow between the downhole equipment, at least one guard drain, at least one sample drain, at least one guard drain flow line, at least one sample drain flow line configured to transport fluid flow from and to the at least one sample drain and one of the first end and the second end of the body, two swivel connections and a sealing element.Type: GrantFiled: January 25, 2013Date of Patent: March 22, 2016Assignee: Schlumberger Technology CorporationInventors: Morten Kristensen, Cosan Ayan, Pierre-Yves Corre
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Publication number: 20160047200Abstract: A technique involves a packer formed as an expandable packer with an internal expandable bladder. The expandable bladder is formed with a section that is radially enlarged relative to an axial end of the expandable bladder when the bladder is in a relaxed state. The bladder configuration enables use of a reduced expansion ratio while still allowing expansion of the packer to a desired large diameter.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 26, 2015Publication date: February 18, 2016Inventors: Jean-Louis Pessin, Pierre-Yves Corre, Guillaume Boutillon
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Patent number: 9181771Abstract: A packer assembly with an enhanced sealing layer is provided. The packer assembly may have an outer bladder with drains. The packer assembly may further have an inflatable inner packer disposed inside the outer bladder such that inflation of the inner packer causes the outer bladder to expand. End pieces may be coupled to the inner bladder and the outer bladder, and flowlines may be in fluid communication with the drains and the end pieces. A piston ring may reinforce the packer assembly. The piston ring may have three or more passive pistons which expand with the packer assembly during testing.Type: GrantFiled: October 5, 2012Date of Patent: November 10, 2015Assignee: Schlumberger Technology CorporationInventors: Pierre-Yves Corre, Jean-Louis Pessin, Julian Pop, Stéphane Metayer, Stephen Yeldell
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Patent number: 9175776Abstract: A technique involves a packer formed as an expandable packer with an internal expandable bladder. The expandable bladder is formed with a section that is radially enlarged relative to an axial end of the expandable bladder when the bladder is in a relaxed state. The bladder configuration enables use of a reduced expansion ratio while still allowing expansion of the packer to a desired large diameter.Type: GrantFiled: August 15, 2011Date of Patent: November 3, 2015Assignee: Schlumberger Technology CorporationInventors: Jean-Louis Pessin, Pierre-Yves Corre, Guillaume Boutillon
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Patent number: 9097107Abstract: A technique involves collecting formation fluids through a single packer having at least one drain located within the single packer. The single packer is designed with an outer structural layer that expands across an expansion zone to facilitate creation of a seal with a surrounding wellbore wall. An inflatable bladder can be used within the outer structural layer to cause expansion, and a seal can be disposed for cooperation with the outer structural layer to facilitate sealing engagement with the surrounding wellbore wall. One or more drain features are used to improve the sampling process and/or to facilitate flow through the drain over the life of the single packer.Type: GrantFiled: July 23, 2013Date of Patent: August 4, 2015Assignee: Schlumberger Technology CorporationInventors: Pierre-Yves Corre, Edward Harrigan, Alexander F. Zazovsky, Stephane Briquet, Stephen Yeldell, Carsten Sonne, Stephane Metayer
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Publication number: 20150176405Abstract: A tool may be used within a wellbore, the wellbore including a wall and extending in a formation with formation fluid. The tool may include a packer expandable against the wellbore wall and ports included within the packer and selectively openable to enable formation fluid to flow into the tool from the formation. The ports include a sample port to sample formation fluid from the formation, and include a guard port to guard the sample port from contamination. At least one of the ports is configurable between a sample port and a guard port.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 20, 2013Publication date: June 25, 2015Applicant: Schlumberger Technology CorporationInventors: Pierre-Yves Corre, Cosan Ayan, Morten Kristensen
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Publication number: 20150176406Abstract: Packers may be inflated within the wellbore to engage and isolate a portion of the wellbore wall. Charges included within the packers may then be fired to perforate the formation. According to certain embodiments, the charges may be located within drains in the packers that can be subsequently employed to sample the surrounding formation.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 20, 2013Publication date: June 25, 2015Applicant: Schlumberger Technology CorporationInventors: Pierre-Yves Corre, Stephane Metayer, Jean-Louis Pessin
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Publication number: 20150176376Abstract: A tool to be used within a wellbore including a wall, the wellbore extending through a formation including formation fluid, includes a first packer and a second packer. The first packer includes a packer port to enable formation fluid flow through the first packer, with the second packer spaced from the first packer. The first packer and the second packer are expandable to abut the wellbore wall to form an interval within the wellbore between the first packer and the second packer, in which the tool further includes an interval port in fluid communication with the interval.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 20, 2013Publication date: June 25, 2015Applicant: Schlumberger Technology CorporationInventors: Adriaan Gisolf, Nathan Landsiedel, Pierre-Yves Corre, Ashers Partouche, Julian Pop, Beatriz E. Barbosa, Cosan Ayan, George C. Tevis
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Publication number: 20150176392Abstract: Packers may be inflated within the wellbore to engage and isolate a portion of the wellbore casing. Charges included within the packers may then be fired to perforate the casing. According to certain embodiments, the charges may be located within drains in the packers that can be subsequently employed to induce and measure pressure changes within the casing and surrounding formation. The pressure measurements in turn can be used to determine the integrity and/or permeability of the casing.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 20, 2013Publication date: June 25, 2015Applicant: Schlumberger Technology CorporationInventor: Pierre-Yves Corre
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Publication number: 20150167420Abstract: In one example a tool is provided, having a body configured to expand from a first diameter to a second diameter, an outer covering for the body, the outer surface having at least one inlet to accept fluid through the outer covering into the body, the outer covering to outer proximate ends and at least two anti-creep rings abutting the outer covering at each of the outer proximate ends, wherein the anti-creep rings constrain the outer covering from movement.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 13, 2013Publication date: June 18, 2015Applicant: Schlumberger Technology CorporationInventors: Patrice Milh, Pierre-Yves Corre
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Patent number: 9022105Abstract: An arrangement having a body with at least one drain provided in the body is disclosed. The drain is configured to receive fluid when the body is expanded from a first unexpanded condition to a second expanded condition. At least one flowline is connectable to the drain. A screen is positioned over the drain and is configurable to expand from the first unexpanded condition to the second expanded condition.Type: GrantFiled: June 25, 2012Date of Patent: May 5, 2015Assignee: Schlumberger Technology CorporationInventors: Pierre-Yves Corre, Stephane Metayer, Alexander F. Zazovsky, Stephen Yeldell, Jean-Louis Pessin
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Patent number: 8894069Abstract: Inflatable packers are provided with one or more components to improve longevity and/or functionality. One or more of the packer components utilizes reinforced materials incorporated in a manner that enables the improved longevity and/or functionality.Type: GrantFiled: November 28, 2006Date of Patent: November 25, 2014Assignee: Schlumberger Technology CorporationInventors: Zheng Rong Xu, Frank Espinosa, John R. Lovell, Pierre-Yves Corre, David Milton Eslinger
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Publication number: 20140224511Abstract: An apparatus, system and method of sampling a reservoir fluid is disclosed. An inflatable packer is deployed into a wellbore having one or more fluid ports for receiving the reservoir fluid. The fluid ports are positionable at different longitudinal and/or radial positions. One or more pumps are connected to the fluid ports and are within the packer. A fluid exit may optionally be provided in the packer to expel the reservoir fluid received from one of the fluid ports back into the wellbore.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 25, 2012Publication date: August 14, 2014Applicant: SCHLUMBERGER TECHNOLOGY CORPORATIONInventors: Jean-Louis Pessin, Pierre-Yves Corre, Stephane Metayer
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Publication number: 20140209302Abstract: A packer is disclosed comprising a body with a first end and a second end, wherein the first end and the second end are configured to establish a connection with downhole equipment and wherein at least one of the first end and the second end is configured to establish a fluid flow between the downhole equipment, at least one guard drain, at least one sample drain, at least one guard drain flow line, at least one sample drain flow line configured to transport fluid flow from and to the at least one sample drain and one of the first end and the second end of the body, two swivel connections and a sealing element.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 25, 2013Publication date: July 31, 2014Applicant: SCHLUMBERGER TECHNOLOGY CORPORATIONInventors: Morten Kristensen, Cosan Ayan, Pierre-Yves Corre
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Publication number: 20140166275Abstract: A method and/or a system determines mechanical properties of a fluid-bearing formation. One or more packers may be used to measure and/or collect data regarding mechanical properties of a formation. The formation characteristics may be, for example, the stability of the formation, design parameters for frac-pack/gravel-pack operations, and sand production. The packer may expand within a wellbore of a formation until enough pressure is applied to fracture a wall of the wellbore. Before, during and/or after the fracturing of the wall, multiple measurements may be taken by the packer. After fractures are initiated, fluid may be pumped into and/or drawn from the formation using drains disposed on the packer. Additional packers may be used above and/or below the packer for isolating intervals of the wellbore.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 13, 2013Publication date: June 19, 2014Applicant: Schlumberger Technology CorporationInventors: Pierre-Yves Corre, Jean-Louis Pessin, Julian Pop
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Publication number: 20140157883Abstract: Flowline pressure equalizer systems, methods and/or apparatuses for use on a downhole tool are provided. A pressure equalizer may be provided in communication with two flowlines. The pressure equalizer may use equalizing chambers and equalizing pistons to regulate pressure in one or both flowlines. Further, one or more flow routing modules may be interchangeable to further alter the flow scheme between the flowlines. Different plugs may house various flow routing configurations such that the plugs may be installed and/or removed in the tool string automatically or by a user.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 13, 2013Publication date: June 12, 2014Applicant: SCHLUMBERGER TECHNOLOGY CORPORATIONInventors: CHEN TAO, PIERRE-YVES CORRE, NATHAN LANDSIEDEL, SYLVAIN BEDOUET
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Publication number: 20140151039Abstract: An arrangement having a body with at least one drain provided in the body is disclosed. The drain is configured to receive fluid when the body is expanded from a first unexpanded condition to a second expanded condition. At least one flowline is connectable to the drain. A screen is positioned over the drain and is configurable to expand from the first unexpanded condition to the second expanded condition.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 25, 2012Publication date: June 5, 2014Applicant: SCHLUMBERGER TECHNOLOGY CORPORATIONInventors: Pierre-Yves Corre, Stephane Metayer, Alexander F. Zazovsky, Stephen Yeldell, Jean-Louis Pessin
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Publication number: 20140144625Abstract: A technique involves collecting formation fluids through a single packer. The single packer comprises an outer bladder with drains positioned in the outer bladder to obtain formation fluid samples. Features also may be incorporated into the single packer to limit sealing in the circumferential spaces between the drains and to provide a larger sampling surface than provided simply via the drain surface area.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 21, 2011Publication date: May 29, 2014Applicant: Schlumberger Technology CorporationInventors: Pierre-Yves Corre, Stephane Metayer, Jean-Louis Pessin, Kathiravane Tingat Cody, Alexander F. Zazovsky
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Patent number: 8726988Abstract: An apparatus for obtaining a fluid at a position within a wellbore that penetrates a subterranean formation includes a body adapted to be disposed in the wellbore on a conveyance equipped with one or more expandable packers providing a sample region disposed between an upper cleanup zone and a lower cleanup zone when expanded into abutting contact with the wellbore wall; an upper cleanup port provided at the upper cleanup zone; a lower cleanup port provided at the lower cleanup zone; at least one fluid cleanup flowline in fluid connection with the upper and lower cleanup ports; a sampling inlet provided at the sampling region; and a sampling flowline in fluid connection with the sampling inlet for drawing fluid from the sampling region.Type: GrantFiled: October 31, 2012Date of Patent: May 20, 2014Assignee: Schlumberger Technology CorporationInventors: Julian J. Pop, Pierre-Yves Corre
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Publication number: 20140131031Abstract: Filtration systems, methods and/or apparatuses for use on a packer system are provided. Filtration assemblies and/or filters may prevent mud, gravel, and/or other solids from clogging and/or entering drains on a packer. The filters and/or filtration assemblies may have multiple dynamic components to prevent debris from entering the packer system. Rotary filters, cylindrical filters, and/or belt filters may be used to clear fluid obstructions from sampling drains. Helices and/or turbines may harness power of fluid flowing through the drains and/or flowlines to operate moving dynamic components of systems and/or apparatuses. The filters and/or filtration assemblies may be interchangeable such that various filters may be used on a single packer system.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 13, 2013Publication date: May 15, 2014Applicant: Schlumberger Technology CorporationInventors: Kathiravane Tingat Cody, Pierre-Yves Corre, Stephane Metayer