Patents by Inventor Samuel Mark Zimmerman

Samuel Mark Zimmerman 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: 7600572
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for use in a subterranean well is described. The apparatus typically includes a mandrel and a packing element. The mandrel may have an outer surface and a non-circular cross-section and the packing element may be arranged about the mandrel, the packing element having a non-circular inner surface matching the mandrel outer surface such that concentric rotation between the mandrel and the packing element is precluded. The apparatus may include slips having cavities to facilitate removal of the apparatus. The apparatus also may include a valve for controlling upward fluid flow through a hollow mandrel. The valve may include a flapper having at least one tab to engage at least one recession in the mandrel such that rotation between the mandrel and the valve is precluded when the valve is in a closed position. The apparatus may further include a central member which is releaseably attached to the mandrel by a release mechanism.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2006
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2009
    Assignee: BJ Services Company
    Inventors: Gabriel Slup, Douglas J. Lehr, Tommy J. Allen, Blake Robin Cox, Donald W. Deel, Samuel Mark Zimmerman
  • Publication number: 20080066917
    Abstract: An annular fracturing combo tool and method for perforating and annular fracturing multiple zones of a wellbore on a single trip, the tool being releasably connected to coiled tubing. The annular fracturing combo tool may include a locating device connected beneath a packing device used to hydraulically isolate a portion of the wellbore. The packing device may be connected beneath a sand jetting sub. The sand jetting sub may be releasably connected to an end of coiled tubing, which is used to run the annular fracturing combo tool into the well bore and to supply the sand jetting sub with abrasive material to perforate the wellbore. The coiled tubing may also supply the sand jetting sub with fluid to circulate out of the sand jetting sub during the fracturing process. A yo-yo disconnect tool may releasably connect the annular fracturing combo tool to the end of coiled tubing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2006
    Publication date: March 20, 2008
    Applicant: BJ Services Company
    Inventors: Douglas J. Lehr, Samuel Mark Zimmerman
  • Patent number: 7255178
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for use in a subterranean well is described. The apparatus typically includes a mandrel and a packing element. The mandrel may have an outer surface and a non-circular cross-section and a the packing element may be arranged about the mandrel, the packing element having a non-circular inner surface matching the mandrel outer surface such that concentric rotation between the mandrel and the packing element is precluded. The apparatus may include slips having cavities to facilitate removal of the apparatus. The apparatus also may include a valve for controlling fluid flow through a hollow mandrel. The valve may include a flapper having at least one tab to engage at least one recession in the mandrel such that rotation between the mandrel and the valve is precluded when the valve is in a closed position. The apparatus may further include a central member which is releaseably attached to the mandrel by a release mechanism.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2003
    Date of Patent: August 14, 2007
    Assignee: BJ Services Company
    Inventors: Gabriel Slup, Douglas J. Lehr, Hubert F. Garrison, III, Tommy J. Allen, Blake Robin Cox, Donald W. Deel, Samuel Mark Zimmerman
  • Publication number: 20040045723
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for use in a subterranean well is described. The apparatus typically includes a mandrel and a packing element. The mandrel may have an outer surface and a non-circular cross-section and a the packing element may be arranged about the mandrel, the packing element having a non-circular inner surface matching the mandrel outer surface such that concentric rotation between the mandrel and the packing element is precluded. The apparatus may include slips having cavities to facilitate removal of the apparatus. The apparatus also may include a valve for controlling fluid flow through a hollow mandrel. The valve may include a flapper having at least one tab to engage at least one recession in the mandrel such that rotation between the mandrel and the valve is precluded when the valve is in a closed position. The apparatus may further include a central member which is releaseably attached to the mandrel by a release mechanism.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 10, 2003
    Publication date: March 11, 2004
    Applicant: BJ Services Company
    Inventors: Gabriel Slup, Douglas J. Lehr, Hubert F. Garrison, Tommy J. Allen, Blake Robin Cox, Donald Wayne Deel, Samuel Mark Zimmerman