Patents by Inventor Ray P. Vincent, Jr.

Ray P. Vincent, Jr. 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: 6725934
    Abstract: A completion technique to replace cementing casing, perforating, fracturing, and gravel packing with an open hole completion is disclosed. Each zone to be isolated by the completion assembly features a pair of isolators, which are preferably tubular with a sleeve of a sealing material such as an elastomer on the outer surface. The screen is preferably made of a weave in one or more layers with a protective outer, and optionally an inner, jacket with openings. The completion assembly can be lowered on rigid or coiled tubing which, internally to the completion assembly, includes the expansion assembly. The expansion assembly is preferably an inflatable design with features that provide limits to the delivered expansion force and/or diameter. A plurality of zones can be isolated in a single trip.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2001
    Date of Patent: April 27, 2004
    Assignee: Baker Hughes Incorporated
    Inventors: Martin P. Coronado, Edward T. Wood, Benn A. Voll, Mohamed F. Khodaverdian, Ray P. Vincent, Jr., Van Nhat Ho