Patents by Inventor Robert Kyle Wiesenborn

Robert Kyle Wiesenborn 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: 11821277
    Abstract: Examples described herein include systems and methods associated with a mechanical service tool. In one example, the service tool includes a power jar, an accelerator, and a linear actuator. The accelerator can be coupled to the power jar and provide assistance to the power jar. The linear actuator can be coupled to the accelerator and configured such to pull the accelerator spring within the accelerator with a force sufficient to fire the power jar. When the power jar is in a released state, the linear actuator can also be used to push or pull the entire accelerator and power jar assembly, which in turn can push or pull the target object within the wellbore. The linear actuator can also be used to move the power jar from a released state to a set state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2023
    Assignee: SCHLUMBERGER TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Rodrigo Feliu, Matthew Billingham, Robert Kyle Wiesenborn
  • Publication number: 20230313627
    Abstract: A milling system may be used to remove the portions of a failed valve that is blocking the wellbore. When milling a partially open valve obstructing the wellbore, the target material to be removed may not be present at the central axis of the wellbore causing the target material to not fully surround the milling bit, which may cause the bit to be deflected away from the target during milling reducing milling efficiency. The disclosed milling system may be used to mill out and capture the coupon for any downhole obstruction that does not have any material near the center axis of the wellbore. A first embodiment of the milling sytem may be configured to fully mill out material within the wellbore while a second embodiment may be used to mill out material within the wellbore and further catch the milled material or coupon.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 7, 2021
    Publication date: October 5, 2023
    Inventors: Gregory Giem, Benjamin Jean Yvon Durand, Joshua Wurtz, Robert Kyle Wiesenborn, Joseph Casassa, Rodrigo Feliu
  • Publication number: 20230115832
    Abstract: A mechanical service tool that may include one or more anchors, a cutter, a communication and control system, and one or more sensors, as well as methods for operating the mechanical service tool, are provided. The one or more anchors may extend radially from the mechanical service tool and the cutter may move relative to the mechanical service tool. The cutter may include a drilling bit. The communication and control system may obtain remote commands that control the cutter, the one or more anchors, or both. The one or more sensors may detect operational conditions of the mechanical service tool and may be operatively coupled to the communication and control system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2022
    Publication date: April 13, 2023
    Inventors: Robert Kyle Wiesenborn, Matthew Dresel, Pierre-Olivier Gourmelon, Rex Mennem, Matthew Billingham, Todor Sheiretov, Nathan Landsiedel, Yoann Couble, Wade DuPree
  • Publication number: 20230066142
    Abstract: Examples described herein include systems and methods associated with a mechanical service tool. In one example, the service tool includes a power jar, an accelerator, and a linear actuator. The accelerator can be coupled to the power jar and provide assistance to the power jar. The linear actuator can be coupled to the accelerator and configured such to pull the accelerator spring within the accelerator with a force sufficient to fire the power jar. When the power jar is in a released state, the linear actuator can also be used to pull or pull the entire accelerator and power jar assembly, which in turn can push or pull the target object within the wellbore. The linear actuator can also be used to move the power jar from a released state to a set state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2022
    Publication date: March 2, 2023
    Inventors: Rodrigo Feliu, Matthew Billingham, Robert Kyle Wiesenborn
  • Publication number: 20220412180
    Abstract: Devices, systems and methods for cutting openings in a wellbore tubular by a slot cutting assembly having an anchoring system and a slot cutting tool. The anchoring assembly anchors the slot cutting assembly within the wellbore. The slot cutting tool has an extendable cutting blade that is pushed into the wellbore tubular to cut an opening through the tubular. The slot cutting tool may have an extendable stabilizing arm to stabilize and assist with cutting by the blade. The slot cutting assembly may have azimuth and depth sensors to assist with positioning the tool at a desired position downhole. A surface system may be used to control the position of the slot cutting assembly downhole.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2022
    Publication date: December 29, 2022
    Inventors: Joshua Wurtz, Joseph Matthew Casassa, Christopher Albert Babin, Robert Kyle Wiesenborn, Pierre-Arnaud Foucher, David Engel, Todor Sheiretov
  • Publication number: 20220412179
    Abstract: Systems and methods presented herein provide for cutting in a borehole or casing. A cutting device can include a first arm having a cutting blade, wherein the cutting blade has side cutting teeth and an axis of rotation that is substantially at a right angle with respect to an axis of the tool body. The cutting device can also include a second arm with a bumper. The first and second arms articulate away from the elongate body in different directions to reduce vibrations while cutting. A control device can automate the cut based on hydraulic pressure measurements. Additionally, the cutting device can also be extended or rotated on a rotary index. The cutting device can rotate around a J slot, in an example.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2022
    Publication date: December 29, 2022
    Inventors: Todor Sheiretov, Joseph Matthew Casassa, Gregory Jay Giem, David Engel, Maxim Alekseevich Klyuzhev, Joshua Wurtz, Albert Dionisio, Robert Kyle Wiesenborn, Philip Stevenson
  • Patent number: 11536107
    Abstract: A mechanical service tool that may include one or more anchors, a cutter, a communication and control system, and one or more sensors, as well as methods for operating the mechanical service tool, are provided. The one or more anchors may extend radially from the mechanical service tool and the cutter may move relative to the mechanical service tool. The cutter may include a drilling bit. The communication and control system may obtain remote commands that control the cutter, the one or more anchors, or both. The one or more sensors may detect operational conditions of the mechanical service tool and may be operatively coupled to the communication and control system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2022
    Assignee: SCHLUMBERGER TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Robert Kyle Wiesenborn, Matthew Dresel, Pierre-Olivier Gourmelon, Rex Mennem, Matthew Billingham, Todor Sheiretov, Nathan Landsiedel, Yoann Couble, Wade DuPree
  • Publication number: 20200332615
    Abstract: A mechanical service tool that may include one or more anchors, a cutter, a communication and control system, and one or more sensors, as well as methods for operating the mechanical service tool, are provided. The one or more anchors may extend radially from the mechanical service tool and the cutter may move relative to the mechanical service tool. The cutter may include a drilling bit. The communication and control system may obtain remote commands that control the cutter, the one or more anchors, or both. The one or more sensors may detect operational conditions of the mechanical service tool and may be operatively coupled to the communication and control system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 21, 2018
    Publication date: October 22, 2020
    Inventors: Robert Kyle Wiesenborn, Matthew Dresel, Pierre-Olivier Gourmelon, Rex Mennem, Matthew Billingham, Todor Sheiretov, Nathan Landsiedel, Yoann Couble, Wade DuPree