Patents by Inventor Robert Van Kuijk
Robert Van Kuijk 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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Publication number: 20230127346Abstract: A sensor package may include a sensor housing unit and a first sensor that may acquire a first set of measurements within a first measurement range. The sensor package may also include a second sensor configured to acquire a second set of measurements within a second measurement range. The first measurement range and the second measurement range may include an overlapping range used to calibrate the first set of measurements, the second set of measurements, or both.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 1, 2021Publication date: April 27, 2023Inventors: Peter R. Swinburne, Robert van Kuijk, Eshan Chittimalla, Fadhel Rezgui, Hikmet Andic, Erik Emilio Homil Espinoza, Alexey Masyukov, Nicolas Roumilly, Gatien Fangwa Tikanwou, Peter John Airey, Olivier Condat, Upendra Rao Vedullapalli, Gamanuel Dalmas
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Patent number: 10494921Abstract: A method for determining a flow distribution in a formation having a wellbore formed therein comprises the steps of positioning a bottomhole assembly in a wellbore, the assembly including an injection port for dispensing a fluid, a first sensor disposed upwell from the injection port, and a second sensor disposed downwell from the injection port, wherein each of the sensors generates a feedback signal representing a flow rate of the fluid in a portion of the wellbore, determining an approximate depth of a portion of the bottomhole assembly in the wellbore, generating a data model based upon an instruction set, the data model representing flow characteristics of the fluid in the wellbore, wherein the data model is derived from the feedback signal and the approximate depth of the injection port, and analyzing the data model based upon an instruction set to extrapolate a characteristic of the formation.Type: GrantFiled: December 6, 2011Date of Patent: December 3, 2019Assignee: SCHLUMBERGER TECHNOLOGY CORPORATIONInventors: Xiaowei Weng, Philippe M. J. Tardy, Douglas Pipchuk, Rex Burgos, Hubertus V. Thomeer, Robert Van Kuijk, Tullio Moscato
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Patent number: 10401522Abstract: Systems, methods, and devices for evaluating proper cement installation in a well are provided. In one example, a method includes receiving acoustic cement evaluation data parameterized using a first parameterization. A subset of the acoustic cement evaluation data is compared to expected nominal values of the acoustic cement evaluation data. When the subset of the acoustic cement evaluation data does not substantially conform to the expected nominal values of the acoustic cement evaluation data, all or part of the acoustic cement evaluation data is corrected to cause the subset of the acoustic cement evaluation data to more closely match the expected nominal values of the acoustic cement evaluation data. The corrected acoustic cement evaluation data may be used to estimate a presence of solids, liquids, and/or gases behind the casing.Type: GrantFiled: May 16, 2014Date of Patent: September 3, 2019Assignee: SCHLUMBERGER TECHNOLOGY CORPORATIONInventors: Robert van Kuijk, Ram Sunder Kalyanaraman
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Patent number: 10378341Abstract: Systems, methods, and devices for evaluating proper cement installation in a well are provided. In one example, a method includes receiving acoustic cement evaluation data having a first parameterization. At least a portion of the entire acoustic cement evaluation data may be corrected to account for errors in the first parameterization, thereby obtaining corrected acoustic cement evaluation data. This corrected acoustic cement evaluation data may be processed with an initial solid-liquid-gas model before performing a posteriori refinement of the initial solid-liquid-gas model, thereby obtaining a refined solid-liquid-gas model. A well log track-indicating whether a material behind the casing is a solid, liquid, or gas—may be generated by processing the corrected acoustic cement evaluation data using the refined solid-liquid-gas model.Type: GrantFiled: May 16, 2014Date of Patent: August 13, 2019Assignee: SCHLUMBERGER TECHNOLOGY CORPORATIONInventors: Robert van Kuijk, Ram Sunder Kalyanraman
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Patent number: 10119387Abstract: Systems, methods, and devices for evaluating proper cement installation in a well are provided. In one example, a method includes obtaining acoustic cement evaluation data points and processing the acoustic cement evaluation data points using a solid-liquid-gas model to assign at least some of the acoustic cement evaluation data points to a material of solid, liquid, or gas in an annulus of the wellbore behind the casing. The solid-liquid-gas model includes a tight solid-liquid-gas model in which a gas threshold range is not directly adjacent to a liquid threshold range and/or a solid-liquid-gas model that considers flexural attenuation when a pulse-echo-derived acoustic impedance is below an evanescence point.Type: GrantFiled: May 16, 2014Date of Patent: November 6, 2018Assignee: SCHLUMBERGER TECHNOLOGY CORPORATIONInventors: Robert van Kuijk, Ram Sunder Kalyanaraman
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Patent number: 9540889Abstract: A downhole tool for use in coiled tubing well operations. The tool includes a gamma ray detector for determining well location information for an associated coiled tubing application. The well location information may relate to well depth and/or the locating and identifying of a particular side branch or lateral leg of the well. Additionally, the gamma ray detector may be utilized to monitor dynamic well conditions in real-time such as the flow of injected fluids or the effectiveness of clean out applications via the coiled tubing.Type: GrantFiled: November 13, 2009Date of Patent: January 10, 2017Assignee: SCHLUMBERGER TECHNOLOGY CORPORATIONInventors: Guillaume Revellat, Robert Van Kuijk, Robert Greenaway, Sarmad Adnan
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Publication number: 20160103238Abstract: Systems, methods, and devices for evaluating proper cement installation in a well are provided. In one example, a method includes receiving acoustic cement evaluation data parameterized using a first parameterization. A subset of the acoustic cement evaluation data is compared to expected nominal values of the acoustic cement evaluation data. When the subset of the acoustic cement evaluation data does not substantially conform to the expected nominal values of the acoustic cement evaluation data, all or part of the acoustic cement evaluation data is corrected to cause the subset of the acoustic cement evaluation data to more closely match the expected nominal values of the acoustic cement evaluation data. The corrected acoustic cement evaluation data may be used to estimate a presence of solids, liquids, and/or gases behind the casing.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 16, 2014Publication date: April 14, 2016Inventors: Robert van Kuijk, Ram Sunder Kalyanaraman
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Publication number: 20160076358Abstract: Systems, methods, and devices for evaluating proper cement installation in a well are provided. In one example, a method includes obtaining acoustic cement evaluation data points and processing the acoustic cement evaluation data points using a solid-liquid-gas model to assign at least some of the acoustic cement evaluation data points to a material of solid, liquid, or gas in an annulus of the wellbore behind the casing. The solid-liquid-gas model includes a tight solid-liquid-gas model in which a gas threshold range is not directly adjacent to a liquid threshold range and/or a solid-liquid-gas model that considers flexural attenuation when a pulse-echo-derived acoustic impedance is below an evanescence point.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 16, 2014Publication date: March 17, 2016Inventors: Robert van KUIJK, Ram Sunder KALYANARAMAN
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Publication number: 20160069181Abstract: Systems, methods, and devices for evaluating proper cement installation in a well are provided. In one example, a method includes receiving acoustic cement evaluation data having a first parameterization. At least a portion of the entire acoustic cement evaluation data may be corrected to account for errors in the first parameterization, thereby obtaining corrected acoustic cement evaluation data. This corrected acoustic cement evaluation data may be processed with an initial solid-liquid-gas model before performing a posteriori refinement of the initial solid-liquid-gas model, thereby obtaining a refined solid-liquid-gas model. A well log track-indicating whether a material behind the casing is a solid, liquid, or gas-may be generated by processing the corrected acoustic cement evaluation data using the refined solid-liquid-gas model.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 16, 2014Publication date: March 10, 2016Inventors: Robert van Kuijk, Ram Sunder Kalyanraman
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Publication number: 20150233239Abstract: A method for determining a flow distribution in a formation having a wellbore formed therein comprises the steps of positioning a bottomhole assembly in a wellbore, the assembly including an injection port for dispensing a fluid, a first sensor disposed upwell from the injection port, and a second sensor disposed downwell from the injection port, wherein each of the sensors generates a feedback signal representing a flow rate of the fluid in a portion of the wellbore, determining an approximate depth of a portion of the bottomhole assembly in the wellbore, generating a data model based upon an instruction set, the data model representing flow characteristics of the fluid in the wellbore, wherein the data model is derived from the feedback signal and the approximate depth of the injection port, and analyzing the data model based upon an instruction set to extrapolate a characteristic of the formation.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 6, 2011Publication date: August 20, 2015Applicant: SCHLUMBERGER TECHNOLOGY CORPORATIONInventors: Xiaowei Wang, Philippe M.J. Tardy, Douglas Pipchuk, Rex Burgos, Hubertus V. Thomeer, Robert Van Kuijk, Tullio Moscato
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Patent number: 8859090Abstract: A micro-structured surface for immersing in a multiphase fluid mixture comprises a substrate having pores and a wetting liquid phase trapped in the pores. The wetting liquid phase is immiscible with all the phases of the multiphase fluid mixture. Alternatively, the wetting liquid phase is miscible with one of the phase of the multiphase fluid mixture.Type: GrantFiled: August 24, 2009Date of Patent: October 14, 2014Assignee: Schlumberger Technology CorporationInventors: Dan Angelescu, Tullio Moscato, Frederic Pauchet, Robert Van Kuijk
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Publication number: 20140251602Abstract: A technique for determining conditions downhole in a well, particularly load conditions acting on a well tool, e.g. a bottom hole assembly. The loads acting on a bottom hole assembly or other well tool during a well related operation are measured. Load data is collected and may be transmitted uphole in real time for evaluation at a surface control unit. Based on the load data and other possible data related to the downhole operation, corrective actions can be taken to improve the operation.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 22, 2014Publication date: September 11, 2014Applicant: Schlumberger Technology CorporationInventors: Michael H. Kenison, Richard Morrison, Robert Van Kuijk, Jose Vidal Noya, Carlos Foinquinos Bocco, Robin Mallalieu
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Patent number: 8733438Abstract: A technique for determining conditions downhole in a well, particularly load conditions acting on a well tool, e.g. a bottom hole assembly. The loads acting on a bottom hole assembly or other well tool during a well related operation are measured. Load data is collected and may be transmitted uphole in real time for evaluation at a surface control unit. Based on the load data and other possible data related to the downhole operation, corrective actions can be taken to improve the operation.Type: GrantFiled: May 1, 2008Date of Patent: May 27, 2014Assignee: Schlumberger Technology CorporationInventors: Michael H. Kenison, Richard Morrison, Robert Van Kuijk, Jose Vidal Noya, Carlos Foinquinos Bocco, Robin Mallalieu
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Patent number: 8616282Abstract: Systems and methods for determining at least one parameter of a fluid in a well are provided. The system has a downhole system deployable into the well, and sensor elements to measure fluid parameter(s) of the fluid in the well. Each of the sensor elements is provided with a base and sensors. The base is positionable on the coiled tubing system about the injection port. The sensors are positionable in the base. Each of the sensors are thermally isolated from each other, and are capable of operating as both a heater to heat the fluid, and as a temperature sensor for measuring a temperature of the fluid. The sensors are operatively interchangeable such that the sensors may selectively heat and measure the temperature of the fluid whereby fluid parameters of the fluid are determined.Type: GrantFiled: June 28, 2010Date of Patent: December 31, 2013Assignee: Schlumberger Technology CorporationInventors: Tullio Moscato, Robert Van Kuijk, Xu Wu, Jacques Jundt
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Publication number: 20110315375Abstract: Systems and methods for determining at least one parameter of a fluid in a well are provided. The system has a downhole system deployable into the well, and sensor elements to measure fluid parameter(s) of the fluid in the well. Each of the sensor elements is provided with a base and sensors. The base is positionable on the coiled tubing system about the injection port. The sensors are positionable in the base. Each of the sensors are thermally isolated from each other, and are capable of operating as both a heater to heat the fluid, and as a temperature sensor for measuring a temperature of the fluid. The sensors are operatively interchangeable such that the sensors may selectively heat and measure the temperature of the fluid whereby fluid parameters of the fluid are determined.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 28, 2010Publication date: December 29, 2011Inventors: Tullio Moscato, Robert Van Kuijk, Xu Wu, Jacques Jundt
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Publication number: 20110283778Abstract: A micro-structured surface for immersing in a multiphase fluid mixture comprises a substrate having pores and a wetting liquid phase trapped in the pores. The wetting liquid phase is immiscible with all the phases of the multiphase fluid mixture. Alternatively, the wetting liquid phase is miscible with one of the phase of the multiphase fluid mixture.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 24, 2009Publication date: November 24, 2011Inventors: Dan Angelescu, Tullio Moscato, Frederic Pauchet, Robert Van Kuijk
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Publication number: 20100089571Abstract: A downhole tool for use in coiled tubing well operations. The tool includes a gamma ray detector for determining well location information for an associated coiled tubing application. The well location information may relate to well depth and/or the locating and identifying of a particular side branch or lateral leg of the well. Additionally, the gamma ray detector may be utilized to monitor dynamic well conditions in real-time such as the flow of injected fluids or the effectiveness of clean out applications via the coiled tubing.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 13, 2009Publication date: April 15, 2010Inventors: Guillaume Revellat, Robert Van Kuijk, Robert Greenaway, Sarmad Adnan
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Patent number: 7617052Abstract: An ultrasonic estimating method and apparatus are presented for estimating a mud velocity in a casing including a transducer and adapted to be positioned inside the casing and displaced through the casing at a plurality of azimuth and a plurality of depths.Type: GrantFiled: June 23, 2006Date of Patent: November 10, 2009Assignee: Schlumberger Technology CorporationInventors: Robert Van Kuijk, Jean-Luc Le Calvez, Jeff Alford
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Publication number: 20090071645Abstract: A technique for determining conditions downhole in a well, particularly load conditions acting on a well tool, e.g. a bottom hole assembly. The loads acting on a bottom hole assembly or other well tool during a well related operation are measured. Load data is collected and may be transmitted uphole in real time for evaluation at a surface control unit. Based on the load data and other possible data related to the downhole operation, corrective actions can be taken to improve the operation.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 1, 2008Publication date: March 19, 2009Inventors: Michael H. Kenison, Richard Morrison, Robert Van Kuijk, Jose Vidal Noya, Carlos Foinquinos Bocco, Robin Mallalieu
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Publication number: 20070213935Abstract: A system and method to provide high quality visualization of data acquired in the three dimensions of a wellbore and to enable the visualization of the real raw data as acquired in the well along with—on the same display screen—the full interpreted version of these raw data. The method and system of the invention thus enable the users to have full and simple means to understand the nature and integrity of the various layers surrounding a cased well from the casing itself to the annular between the casing and the formation.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 29, 2006Publication date: September 13, 2007Applicant: Schlumberger Technology CorporationInventors: Marc Fagnou, Robert Van Kuijk