Patents by Inventor Samir P. Awad

Samir P. Awad 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: 5560436
    Abstract: A single drilling guide base for subsea oil wells includes two parts, namely a lower part (1) and an upper part (2), which are bolted together (at 7). The whole arrangement is provided with a seating indicator (5) connected to the lower part and holes in a funnel shaped portion of the upper part for the discharge of gravel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 1995
    Date of Patent: October 1, 1996
    Assignee: Petroleo Brasileiro S.A. - Petrobras
    Inventors: Samir P. Awad, Emmanuel F. Nogueira
  • Patent number: 5441112
    Abstract: An integrated oil drilling and producing base includes a single guiding funnel for guiding a wet Christmas tree into the proper position on a high pressure well head. The single guiding funnel has a cylindrical downcomer for resting directly on the high pressure well head, at least one cradle on the guiding funnel and at least one pipeline terminal hingedly mounted on said at least one cradle. The guiding funnel has a plurality of slits for allowing passage of a plurality of pipelines therethrough for connection to a respective terminal on the funnel and for connection of each terminal to the wet Christmas tree.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 1994
    Date of Patent: August 15, 1995
    Assignee: Petroleo Brasilerio S.A. - Petrobras
    Inventors: Eduardo de Melo Sanches, Samir P. Awad, Cezar Augusto Silva Paulo, Orlando Jose Soares Ribeiro
  • Patent number: 5040607
    Abstract: A subsea structure for oil well drilling, completion and production and specially designed for utilization in water depths of 1,000 m or more. The structure includes a template having radially extending structures and which extends radially from a central foundation, on top of which the template shall be set and where a central manifold for controlling the production of wells is located. Each structure arm is provided in its extremity with an opening for adaptation of a guide-base for well drilling, and one of the arms of the template (1) is intended to receive connectors (6) of export and well control lines.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 1989
    Date of Patent: August 20, 1991
    Assignee: Petroleo Brasileiro S.A. - PETROBRAS
    Inventors: Andre L. Cordeiro, Helio L. M. Falcao, Renato S. Rodrigues, Samir P. Awad