Patents by Inventor Richard William Dearden

Richard William Dearden 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).

  • Well planning service
    Patent number: 10760380
    Abstract: A method can include receiving well plan information that includes a reservoir target associated with a reservoir of a subterranean environment; based at least in part on characteristics of the subterranean environment, determining well trajectory metrics that comprise a geometrical metric; determining a weighted metric based at least in part on weighting of the well trajectory metrics; and, based at least in part on an assessment of the weighted metric, outputting directional drilling information for a well trajectory to the reservoir target.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2020
    Assignee: Schlumberger Technology Corporation
    Inventors: Paul Bolchover, Mark S. Passolt, Lucian Johnston, Richard William Dearden, Rushen Patel, Qing Liu
  • WELL PLANNING SERVICE
    Publication number: 20180106133
    Abstract: A method can include receiving well plan information that includes a reservoir target associated with a reservoir of a subterranean environment; based at least in part on characteristics of the subterranean environment, determining well trajectory metrics that comprise a geometrical metric; determining a weighted metric based at least in part on weighting of the well trajectory metrics; and, based at least in part on an assessment of the weighted metric, outputting directional drilling information for a well trajectory to the reservoir target.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 15, 2016
    Publication date: April 19, 2018
    Inventors: Paul Bolchover, Mark S. Passolt, Lucian Johnston, Richard William Dearden, Rushen Patel, Qing Liu