Patents by Inventor Rodney Joseph Wetzel, JR.

Rodney Joseph Wetzel, JR. 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).

  • Compositions And Methods For Controlled Break Of Fluid-Loss Barriers Post-Perforation
    Publication number: 20180171750
    Abstract: Embodiments of the disclosure are materials, methods, and tools to make and break fluid loss control barriers within the perforations of a wellbore on-demand. Tools include heat emitting tools, magnetic tools, acoustic tools, gamma ray tools, and vacuum tools.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2017
    Publication date: June 21, 2018
    Inventors: Michael James Fuller, David Reuel Underdown, Andreea Madalina Tatulescu, Rodney Joseph Wetzel, JR., Kenyon James Blake
  • Filter Media For Sand Control Screen Assemblies
    Publication number: 20170362922
    Abstract: A sand control screen assembly having a filter medium that provides a controlled offset between a shroud and the filter medium, and/or between a base pipe and the filter medium. The sand control screen assembly may also include a drainage layer positioned about the base pipe. The sand control screen assembly is utilized for preventing the flow of particulate material of a predetermined size therethrough and allowing the flow of production fluids therethrough.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2016
    Publication date: December 21, 2017
    Inventors: Antonio Lazo, Namhyo Kim, David Underdown, John Alasdair Cameron, Rodney Joseph Wetzel, JR.
  • Sand control device and methods for identifying erosion
    Patent number: 9803454
    Abstract: A sand control screen assembly includes a base pipe, a mesh layer, and a sand screen layer. The base pipe includes a tubular surface and a plurality of perforations formed in the surface. The mesh layer is disposed around the base pipe. Additionally, the mesh layer comprises a plurality of functionalized fibers, wherein one or more of the plurality of functionalized fibers break off from the mesh layer when impacted by one or more particulates. In some embodiments, a sand control screen assembly includes a screen layer with a functionalized coating.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2017
    Assignee: CHEVRON U.S.A. INC.
    Inventors: Rodney Joseph Wetzel, Jr., Michael James Fuller
  • Sand Control Device and Methods for Identifying Erosion
    Publication number: 20160168960
    Abstract: A sand control screen assembly includes a base pipe, a mesh layer, and a sand screen layer. The base pipe includes a tubular surface and a plurality of perforations formed in the surface. The mesh layer is disposed around the base pipe. Additionally, the mesh layer comprises a plurality of functionalized fibers, wherein one or more of the plurality of functionalized fibers break off from the mesh layer when impacted by one or more particulates. In some embodiments, a sand control screen assembly includes a screen layer with a functionalized coating.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2014
    Publication date: June 16, 2016
    Applicant: CHEVRON U.S.A. INC.
    Inventors: Rodney Joseph Wetzel, JR., Michael James Fuller