Patents by Inventor Reid Elliott Zevenbergen

Reid Elliott Zevenbergen 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).

  • Telemetrically operable packers
    Patent number: 10273776
    Abstract: A down-hole packer is provided for positioning in a wellbore to establish a seal with a surrounding surface. The packer includes a sealing element that is responsive to compression by a setting piston to radially expand into the wellbore. An actuator is provided to longitudinally move the setting piston in response to a telemetry signal received by the down-hole packer. The actuator can include a hydraulic pump, an electromechanical motor or valves operable to control hydraulic energy to apply a down-hole force to the setting piston.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2019
    Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
    Inventors: Reid Elliott Zevenbergen, Gregory Thomas Werkheiser, Eric Conzemius, Megan Rae Kelley
  • Telemetrically operable packers
    Patent number: 10273777
    Abstract: A down-hole packer is provided for positioning in a wellbore to establish a seal with a surrounding surface. The packer includes a sealing element that is responsive to compression by a setting piston to radially expand into the wellbore. An actuator is provided to longitudinally move the setting piston in response to a telemetry signal received by the down-hole packer. The actuator can include a hydraulic pump, an electromechanical motor or valves operable to control hydraulic energy to apply a down-hole force to the setting piston.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2019
    Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc
    Inventors: Eric Conzemius, Megan Rae Kelley, Reid Elliott Zevenbergen, Gregory Thomas Werkheiser
  • Telemetrically Operable Packers
    Publication number: 20170284168
    Abstract: A down-hole packer is provided for positioning in a wellbore to establish a seal with a surrounding surface. The packer includes a sealing element that is responsive to compression by a setting piston to radially expand into the wellbore. An actuator is provided to longitudinally move the setting piston in response to a telemetry signal received by the down-hole packer. The actuator can include a hydraulic pump, an electromechanical motor or valves operable to control hydraulic energy to apply a down-hole force to the setting piston.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 15, 2014
    Publication date: October 5, 2017
    Inventors: Reid Elliott Zevenbergen, Gregory Thomas Werkheiser, Eric Conzemius, Megan Rae Kelley
  • Telemetrically Operable Packers
    Publication number: 20170275962
    Abstract: A down-hole packer is provided for positioning in a wellbore to establish a seal with a surrounding surface. The packer includes a sealing element that is responsive to compression by a setting piston to radially expand into the wellbore. An actuator is provided to longitudinally move the setting piston in response to a telemetry signal received by the down-hole packer. The actuator can include a hydraulic pump, an electromechanical motor or valves operable to control hydraulic energy to apply a down-hole force to the setting piston.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 15, 2014
    Publication date: September 28, 2017
    Applicant: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc
    Inventors: Eric Conzemius, Megan Rae Kellay, Reid Elliott Zevenbergen, Gregory Thomas Werkheiser
  • Time delayed secondary retention mechanism for safety joint in a wellbore
    Patent number: 9745836
    Abstract: Certain aspects and features of the present invention are directed to a safety joint that can be disposed in a wellbore through a fluid-producing formation. The safety joint can include a body configured to be disposed in the wellbore, a primary retention mechanism, a secondary retention mechanism, and a time delay mechanism. The primary retention mechanism can be coupled to the body and can prevent the actuation of the safety joint. The secondary retention mechanism can be coupled to the body and can prevent the actuation of the safety joint in response to the primary retention mechanism allowing the actuation of the safety joint. The time delay mechanism can generate a time delay between the primary retention mechanism allowing the actuation of the safety joint and the secondary retention mechanism preventing the actuation of the safety joint.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2017
    Assignee: HALLIBURTON ENERGY SERVICES, INC.
    Inventors: Reid Elliott Zevenbergen, Paul David Ringgenberg, Russell S. Haake
  • TIME DELAYED SECONDARY RETENTION MECHANISM FOR SAFETY JOINT IN A WELLBORE
    Publication number: 20150101790
    Abstract: Certain aspects and features of the present invention are directed to a safety joint that can be disposed in a wellbore through a fluid-producing formation. The safety joint can include a body configured to be disposed in the wellbore, a primary retention mechanism, a secondary retention mechanism, and a time delay mechanism. The primary retention mechanism can be coupled to the body and can prevent the actuation of the safety joint. The secondary retention mechanism can be coupled to the body and can prevent the actuation of the safety joint in response to the primary retention mechanism allowing the actuation of the safety joint. The time delay mechanism can generate a time delay between the primary retention mechanism allowing the actuation of the safety joint and the secondary retention mechanism preventing the actuation of the safety joint.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 25, 2012
    Publication date: April 16, 2015
    Applicant: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
    Inventors: Reid Elliott Zevenbergen, Paul David Ringgenberg, Russell S. Haake