Patents by Inventor Scott David Petrie

Scott David Petrie 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).

  • Ultrasonic through barrier communication system for in riser communication
    Patent number: 11686197
    Abstract: A communication system employed during wellbore operations, such as during drilling, cementing, fracturing, or other wellbore operations, which utilizes ultrasound (i.e., acoustic waves characterized by ultrasonic frequencies) to communicate sensor and/or control information from inside a riser and/or blowout preventer (BOP) to outside the riser/BOP, and/or vice versa. More specifically, the communication system may include an internal ultrasonic module (IUM) residing inside the riser/BOP and acoustically coupled to a drill string and/or a centralizer also inside the riser/BOP. The communication system may further include an external ultrasonic module (EUM) residing outside the riser/BOP and acoustically coupled to the riser/BOP.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 5, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2023
    Assignee: FMC Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: David George Moodie, Alan Graham, Scott David Petrie, John Cristopher Whelan, Norman Lewis Mackenzie, Steven William Bremner
  • ULTRASONIC THROUGH BARRIER COMMUNICATION SYSTEM FOR IN RISER COMMUNICATION
    Publication number: 20220364463
    Abstract: A communication system employed during wellbore operations, such as during drilling, cementing, fracturing, or other wellbore operations, which utilizes ultrasound (i.e., acoustic waves characterized by ultrasonic frequencies) to communicate sensor and/or control information from inside a riser and/or blowout preventer (BOP) to outside the riser/BOP, and/or vice versa. More specifically, the communication system may include an internal ultrasonic module (IUM) residing inside the riser/BOP and acoustically coupled to a drill string and/or a centralizer also inside the riser/BOP. The communication system may further include an external ultrasonic module (EUM) residing outside the riser/BOP and acoustically coupled to the riser/BOP.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 5, 2022
    Publication date: November 17, 2022
    Applicant: FMC Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: David George Moodie, Alan Graham, Scott David Petrie, John Cristopher Whelan, Norman Lewis Mackenzie, Steven William Bremner
  • ULTRASONIC THROUGH BARRIER COMMUNICATION SYSTEM IN RISER COMMUNICATION
    Publication number: 20210270129
    Abstract: A communication system employed during wellbore operations, such as during drilling, cementing, fracturing, or other wellbore operations, which utilizes ultrasound (i.e., acoustic waves characterized by ultrasonic frequencies) to communicate sensor and/or control information from inside a riser and/or blowout preventer (BOP) to outside the riser/BOP, and/or vice versa. More specifically, the communication system may include an internal ultrasonic module (IUM) residing inside the riser/BOP and acoustically coupled to a drill string and/or a centralizer also inside the riser/BOP. The communication system may further include an external ultrasonic module (EUM) residing outside the riser/BOP and acoustically coupled to the riser/BOP.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 3, 2018
    Publication date: September 2, 2021
    Applicant: FMC Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: David George Moodie, Alan Graham, Scott David Petrie, John Cristopher Whelan, Norman Lewis Mackenzie, Steven William Bremner