Patents by Inventor Robinson Butler Howell

Robinson Butler Howell 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).

  • Publication number: 20240151125
    Abstract: A system for treating a plurality of adjacent wells having casing includes a wireline, perforating equipment, and a fiber-optic interrogator. The wireline has at least one optical fiber disposed along its length. At least one optical fiber is configured as a distributed acoustic sensor. The perforating equipment includes a perforating gun that can couple to a termination of the wireline. Run downhole on the wireline, the perforating gun can perforate the casing. The fiber-optic interrogator is configured to couple to another termination of the wireline. The fiber-optic interrogator is configured to interrogate the at least one optical fiber for distributed acoustic sensing. The wireline deployed in a well with the perforating gun can remain in the well, while an adjacent well is stimulated to produce hydraulic fracture. During the stimulation, the fiber-optic wireline is used for distributed acoustic sensing during the fracture operation of the adjacent well.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 1, 2023
    Publication date: May 9, 2024
    Applicant: Borehole Seismic, LLC.
    Inventors: Aaron Janssen, Phillip Chen, Robinson Butler Howell
  • Publication number: 20240151865
    Abstract: There is provided system and methods for providing enhanced high definition of subterranean activities, and structures using migrate data from two independent sources. There are provided systems and methods for imaging and the resultant and images showing hydraulic fracturing and hydraulic fractures.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 16, 2024
    Publication date: May 9, 2024
    Applicant: Borehole Seismic, LLC.
    Inventors: Robinson Butler Howell, Zhao Li
  • Publication number: 20240141761
    Abstract: A system for treating a plurality of adjacent wells having casing includes a wireline, perforating equipment, and a fiber-optic interrogator. The wireline has at least one optical fiber disposed along its length. At least one optical fiber is configured as a distributed acoustic sensor. The perforating equipment includes a perforating gun that can couple to a termination of the wireline. Run downhole on the wireline, the perforating gun can perforate the casing. The fiber-optic interrogator is configured to couple to another termination of the wireline. The fiber-optic interrogator is configured to interrogate the at least one optical fiber for distributed acoustic sensing. The wireline deployed in a well with the perforating gun can remain in the well, while an adjacent well is stimulated to produce hydraulic fracture. During the stimulation, the fiber-optic wireline is used for distributed acoustic sensing during the fracture operation of the adjacent well.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 1, 2023
    Publication date: May 2, 2024
    Applicant: Borehole Seismic, LLC.
    Inventors: Aaron Janssen, Phillip Chen, Robinson Butler Howell
  • Patent number: 11874418
    Abstract: There is provided systems and methods for providing enhanced high definition images of subterranean activities, and structures using migrated data from two independent sources. There are provided systems and methods for imaging hydraulic fracturing and hydraulic fractures and the resultant images of hydraulic fracturing and hydraulic fractures, including the image of the shape of the fracture.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2024
    Assignee: Borehole Seismic, LLC.
    Inventors: Robinson Butler Howell, Zhao Li